Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 19, 2025
05:33 AM
Submitted by
Pim_Wagenmakers
on
‎Feb 19, 2025
05:33 AM

Hi, I would like to have the option to show the page design in the Interface sections. We use a lot of documents that are made with the page designer. We now need to load the data and then locate the extension. With my colleagues working with the interfaces it would be fantastic to have the possibility to print the selected record as the page designed with the page designer. Hopefully you can help me out with this. Thank you for the reply in advance!
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 21, 2025
08:01 AM
Submitted by
eduardo
on
‎Feb 21, 2025
08:01 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Add formatting options for user fields. Specifically, provide the option to display first names only (e.g., Eduardo). Additional options, such as displaying first names with initials (Eduardo M.) or profile pictures only (which default to initials for users with no set profile picture) would also be helpful, if possible. How does it solve the user problems? Adding these new formatting options would help make large grids more compact by shortening the column width of user fields, resulting in a more efficient use of screen space. Small teams might also appreciate the option to display first names only if they are looking to strike a more casual tone. How was this validated? N/A Who is the target audience? Anyone who uses user fields in their Airtable bases.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 14, 2025
03:01 AM
Submitted by
asierorbe
on
‎Feb 14, 2025
03:01 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? It would be great to have the option to render a map as a component of Interfaces, similar to the Map extension on the case. How does it solve the user's problems? It's a really graphic way to visualize location-based data
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Jan 30, 2025
09:14 PM
Submitted by
Mike_AutomaticN
on
‎Jan 30, 2025
09:14 PM

List views within interfaces, and List page layouts do not support/show the sum of values of a given field (e.g. number, currency, etc). However, this is actually supported for grid views. -see comparison in image below. Even if something similar can be achieved using different workarounds as mentioned by @ScottWorld and @ATSolutionist in this other post submitted by @Scott_Brasted, a native out of the box solution seems completely needed. Mike, Consultant @ Automatic Nation
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 19, 2025
07:09 AM
Submitted by
OlhaZalevska
on
‎Feb 19, 2025
07:09 AM

Hello! It would be great to have the option to hide Prefill Fields in a form, especially when pre-filling fields with dynamic data. In my case, I have a table with users, and I need to add more information about them. To do this, I create a new table and a form. Then, I set up an automation to transfer some data from the new form to the main table. I will repeat this process several times, as I need to conduct multiple surveys at specific time intervals. The problem is that I need a reliable unique identifier. I would like to send each user an individual URL with Prefill Fields containing their unique ID. However, I don’t want them to see or modify this ID. Unfortunately, I don’t see an option to create a truly hidden field in standard forms—only conditional fields. Thanks for considering this request!
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 12, 2025
10:35 PM
Submitted by
ohthatjonathan
on
‎Feb 12, 2025
10:35 PM

It would be really helpful if read-only viewers of public interface pages had the option of exporting grid-view content to a CSV (preferably matching their filtering and sorting). Currently (Feb 2025) the export to CSV option is only available to org members who are assigned to the interface and logged into Airtable. The option shouldn't be enabled by default, but we should have the choice to enable this if we want to. In our use case, we want external / public users — without Airtable access — to be able to view a simple price list and download it as a CSV.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Jan 07, 2025
11:48 AM
Submitted by
Michael_Andrew
on
‎Jan 07, 2025
11:48 AM

I would be great if we could add buttons or links at the top of an interface sidesheets/full sheet record detail view to 'jump' to groups within the sheet. For record details sheets that are pretty long, this would be useful.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Jan 13, 2025
07:16 AM
Submitted by
MichaelSargent
on
‎Jan 13, 2025
07:16 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? Somewhere within the Automations tab, it should show you how many automations you've created and how many are remaining out of your 50. Otherwise, users are forced to manually count how many automations they've created and then subtract, which seems completely unnecessary.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Feb 12, 2025
01:25 AM
Submitted by
Anton_Pettersso
on
‎Feb 12, 2025
01:25 AM

As we have view descriptions to identify the purpose of a view, it would be very helpful to implement the same feature in the forms list. In our case we have several forms for different purposes that are each tied to a number of automations. For the users editing the forms it's currently difficult to navigate the forms list and be sure you are editing the correct form as there is no description and/or internal name of it to indicate the purpose.
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Status:
New Ideas
Submitted on
‎Dec 02, 2024
09:30 AM
Submitted by
kuovonne
on
‎Dec 02, 2024
09:30 AM

What is the proposed idea/solution? In the configuration screen for a linked record field, show the name of the backlink field. This could be either read-only or editable. For same-table links, state that the field is a same-table link and does not have a backlink field. When creating a new linked record field to a different table, state that a backlink field will be created and display the name that will be used (or let the user enter a name for the backlink). How does is solve the user problems? Many novice creators do not realize that a back link field is created when they create a new linked record field. This would let them know. Once users are accustomed to the creation of backlink fields, some are surprised and confused when same table links do not have backlink fields. This would make things clearer for them. Creators often don't think about naming the backlink field, as the default name usually works when there is only one linked between two tables. However, sometimes the default name doesn't work and should be changed, especially when there are multiple links between tables. Showing the name reminds creators to pay attention to the backlink field name. When deleting a linked record field, the backlink field also often needs to be deleted as well (versus hanging around as a single line text field). Showing the name of the backlink field will make creators more aware that they should delete the backlink field, and also make it easier to find the backlink field to delete it. When there are multiple links between tables, especially in legacy bases where backlinks were not named well, it can be difficult to figure out relationships. Although the Base Schema extension shows which linked record fields go together, in a large base, the diagram is a huge tangled mess and too hard to work with. It is also possible to identify backlinks by looking at field data, but this is cumbersome and depends on knowing the data values or having the ability to put in test data. The "Show Dependencies" tool lists the backlink field among all the other field dependencies. This is probably the easiest way to see the name of the backlink field, but the nature of the dependency is not obvious to new users. Scripting is another way of identifying backlinks, but that is also a niche skill. How was this validated? Personal experience maintaining bases. Who is the target audience? People with creator permissions who will be creating and maintaining linked record fields, including both novice and experienced creators.
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