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Submitted on
‎Apr 26, 2024
04:00 AM
Submitted by
mainway
on
‎Apr 26, 2024
04:00 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? The automations list should be searchable by automation name. When there are lots of automations, finding the right one is annoying, even when organising them in sections. How does is solve the user problems? Faster access, better experience. How was this validated? I struggle daily with it, and hope others find it useful, too. Who is the target audience? All Airtable devs.
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Submitted on
‎Mar 02, 2023
12:52 PM
Submitted by
Shannon_Ball
on
‎Mar 02, 2023
12:52 PM

Hello, I'd like to suggest that you freeze the header row in the Interface list element! I prefer to use the list over the grid because it's more visually appealing, but when you're scrolling through a long list it would be helpful to still see the header row like you can with the grid element.
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Submitted on
‎Jul 16, 2023
09:31 PM
Submitted by
Tobias_LGKR
on
‎Jul 16, 2023
09:31 PM

I would love to see a detailed change log by Airtable where everything that is added or changed gets documented. Everything. Things get changed, added and improved constantly. Often small and helpful things (that I need) which go unnoticed for quite some time because they are not communicated. I would consult such a change log page every morning before I start my work to see what exactly is new. It could be an improved version of the existing "What's new" page but with every detail, not only three changes per month often published way after the fact. That page is already fed by an Airtable app. So it would be extremely low effort to plug every development team into that tool to communicate changes as soon as they are rolled out.
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Submitted on
‎Jun 21, 2023
02:19 PM
Submitted by
perrytancredi
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‎Jun 21, 2023
02:19 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? ...include an option for automation on field updates to not trigger on each keystroke (i.e. to trigger when focus is lost on the watched field or some other solution) How does is solve the user problems? ...triggering automations on each keystroke causes several problems, especially with two-way sync either within Airtable or with external sources (discussed here: https://community.airtable.com/t5/automations/automation-starts-immediately-after-the-first-keystroke/td-p/101927) How was this validated? ...I have a base that this is causing issues for Who is the target audience? ...anyone who has automations in bases that are enabled with two-way sync
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Submitted on
‎Jun 21, 2024
10:47 AM
Submitted by
Jason_Knighten1
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‎Jun 21, 2024
10:47 AM

To whom it may concern, An enhancement suggestion from Kalypso: In Interfaces, add more background color options and allow adding background color to single elements including list views, Grid, views, etc. that are not grouped with other elements. Alternatively or additionally, enable full background color capabilities that all elements sit on top of Expected Benefits: Improved aesthetics for Interfaces. Please consider adding this capability. Regards, Jason Knighten
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Submitted on
‎Sep 19, 2023
09:00 AM
Submitted by
Paul_Bhandari
on
‎Sep 19, 2023
09:00 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Add the ability to embed a custom image into a dashboard. Add the ability to embed a custom image into an interface. Add the ability to add a custom image to a base instead of the base name. How does is solve the user problems? Adds in branding and personalization for the company/ team using Airtable. Allows teams to recognize the base they are in if they are dealing with more than one company/ team. How was this validated? I am not sure how to answer this. Who is the target audience? All companies, business, teams who want to further personalize their Airtable experience. If someone like myself deals with multiple teams, I want to be sure I am providing a dashboard that reflects the teams branding instead of just choosing a color that closely resembles the branding.
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Submitted on
‎Sep 18, 2023
08:30 AM
Submitted by
Andy_Lin1
on
‎Sep 18, 2023
08:30 AM

I'd like to see a formula function for looking up values in linked records, something like: LOOKUP({Linked Record field}, {Field in linked table}) Basically, a two-criteria lookup similar to "INDEX MATCH MATCH" in Excel without needing to import all the fields from the linked table into the current one. Or just a dot/membership operator in SQL databases. Currently, if I want to fetch data from a linked record, I need to use a Lookup field. This is fine if I want to display the field's values in my table or consistently refer to it in a formula; but if I have multiple fields I want to reference in a single formula, then I would need to add a Lookup field for each of the source fields. This adds an number of extra fields to my base that only serve a single formula field and clutter up my field lists. (Or I would need to do something hacky with the formula, or use scripts/automations.) For example, say I have two tables: Articles and Authors. Articles has fields like Article Author, Article Type, and Article Cost. Authors has fields like Name, Email, and the rate schedule (News Rate, Feature Rate, Review Rate), as below: Articles Article Author – Linked record: Authors Article Type – Single select: News, Feature, Review Article Cost – Formula: ? Authors Name – Short Text Email – Email News Rate – Currency Feature Rate – Currency Review Rate – Currency Articles Written – Linked record: Articles If I want to lookup an author's email address, I can add a Lookup field and it's a good reference to have for every record in my article table. However, for an article's cost, I only want to see the relevant rate from the author's record. Currently, in order to do this, I'd need to add Lookup fields for each rate because the Formula field can only reference fields in the current table: Articles Article Author – Linked record: Authors Article Type – Single select: News, Feature, Review Article Cost – Formula: SWITCH({Article Type}, "News", {News Cost}... News Cost – Lookup: Author.{News Rate} Feature Cost – Lookup: Author.{Feature Rate} Review Cost – Lookup: Author.{Review Rate} But now I have three fields dedicated to this one formula. The fields are of no other use in that particular table and are basically clutter that I have to hide in every view. If a LOOKUP function existed, then I don't need those extra fields, and instead my formula would look something like SWITCH({Article Type}, "News", LOOKUP({Article Author}, {News Rate})... This would benefit anyone working with rate cards, inventories, or schedules (or any case where they need to perform a variable-field lookup). Another use case is doing a "deep" lookup, such as getting the country code for a phone number based on a city. Say you have a base with tables Phone Numbers, Cities, Countries; and Phone Numbers are linked to Cities, and Cities are linked to Countries; and {Country Code} is a field within Countries. Because Lookup fields in Airtable only go to one other table (you can't lookup a Linked Record field in another table and get data from that third table), you would have to add a Lookup field to Cities for {Country Code}.
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM
Submitted by
Tito_Alverio
on
‎May 18, 2023
04:25 PM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Be able to group and/or hide tables in a base. For example I am linking to records in other bases, so tables are being imported into bases. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organzied and focused for users. How does is solve the user problems? Helps with staying organized and keeping a base clean. I'd like to hide these synced tables to keep the base organized and focused for users. It could help clearly show which tables are meant to be interacted with, while other tables are purely due to being referenced, thus wanting to hide them. How was this validated? ? Who is the target audience? Everyone using Airtable
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New Ideas
Submitted on
‎May 11, 2023
05:23 PM
Submitted by
Mike_Lopez
on
‎May 11, 2023
05:23 PM

Easy, I have a lot of columns and it would be great that we could freeze panes so I don't have to be scrolling back and forth! Also I love how the base and other areas say how many records there are in that window, it would be great if that option would be on the list layout and last but not least, I love to have buttons like "New Form Here" for X reason, it would be great to be able to add buttons on list layout. Thanks!!
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Submitted on
‎Feb 16, 2024
10:48 AM
Submitted by
Danarone
on
‎Feb 16, 2024
10:48 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? This idea proposes more dynamic options for scaling, rotating or providing 'hovering information' for text in Field Headings so they are readable when columns are narrow in Grid View and List Views. Currently text very easily becomes truncated and unreadable. Row height helps with field contents but not Field Headings. Hovering only works if there is a Description in the Field. Note: this idea is essentially requesting behavior that you see in most spreadsheet programs. Here is a typical Grid view... When you shrink the columns it looks like this which is too easily truncated and unreadable... Proposed Idea A: Enable hovering context information for all text whether there is a Description in the Field or not. If there is a Field Description it would be displayed underneath the Field Name in the floating context window. Proposed Idea B: Field Names can be rotated (similar to spreadsheets). Maybe 45 and 90 (as shown below) Field Names and all other text scales down to ~6 point before it begins truncating. Like the 'In Progress' text below Overall make the margins in all fields super tight. Field Row Height can be changed so the text wraps and stacks. (Not shown below but you get the idea) ... How does is solve the user problems? Keeps information readable when trying to conserve screen real-estate. ... How was this validated? Not validated yet. ... Who is the target audience? Creators who are trying to show as much information as possible on the screen while keeping information readable. ...
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