I’ve got an Airtable base. I’ve created a front end in Softr that pulls in much of the info. What I want to do is pull in the records into Softr, but also allow users to add records from Softr.
I’ve got them pulling into Softr and I’ve been able to add records from Softr, except for one element: In my Airtable I have a field called ‘Company’. In Softr I’m able to choose from existing ‘Company’ names, but I can’t add a new ‘Company’. Is there any way I can enable that so that I can create new ‘Company’ names from within Softr?
Hi there! You’ll need to use something like an action button that can be found in your actions tab of the block editor, or our conditional forms. Both of those methods (and more) allow for users in Softr to add records back into your Airtable base.
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Thanks I’ve seen that video. The issue isn’t adding records back to Airtable. I’ve got that sorted. The issue is adding records back where for a given field I’m able to either choose from a pre-determined list of names already in the AT table, or I’m able to add a totally new name. It’s the latter part of adding a totally new name to a pre-existing list of names, that I’m having difficulty with. Many thanks
I see. You can use hidden fields to map new items to a related record.
However, within a modal if the selection isn’t already there, you cannot at the moment create a new record (sub item) and assign it to the selected item.