Do I understand correctly that you’re referencing table names and not IDs from Airtable? Renaming a table breaks the mapping? If so, why is it architected this way?
Initially, Airtable did not work with table IDs only names and we relied on names (btw SQL and all also use names; there is no ID) hence we thought that relying on name is better across more datasources… moreover if we would rely on IDs then it would bring it’s own challenges e.g. renaming tables would not work if user deletes Table1 and calls Table2 as Table1… each has pros and cons and we decided to go with names again given it’s universal across SQL and many other systems.
Hey Artur, quick follow-up question here - if I have two tables in airtable with identical data, let’s say “A” and “B,” and I delete table “A” and change table b’s name to “A”, will that effectively maintain my setup with filters, blocks, etc, minus a few of the linked record fields that would inherently differ?
Thanks in advance for your insight.
@scout you will need to go into blocks where the table is used and select it one more time just the table the rest should be maintained
Thanks for the clarification!