QuickBase product release scheduled for Sunday, June 7th
We are rolling out another update to QuickBase.
Here’s a quick look at some of the new features that will be coming out with the June product release.
Formulas in form rules…huh?
Dynamic form rules are used by application designers to make forms behave differently based on specific conditions. They set the condition and tell QuickBase what action (or actions) to perform. Until now, derived fields such as formulas and lookup fields were not available for use in form rules. With this release, that limitation is now gone.
From one of our development partners during the beta test:
“The new formula rule mods are amazing!!!! What a huge difference this will make for creating more user friendly forms.”
I certainly hope you’ll feel the same way.
Not to alarm you, but…
We’ve improved the Alert system that lives on your MyQuickBase page. QuickBase now visually alerts you when you get a new alert, distinguishes between high and low priority alerts and whether or not you’ve read them. The alerts management UI also now lets you delete alerts in bulk.
In addition, we have added a new alert to warn application managers if one of your application tables is approaching it’s size limit.
Notice to night owls
If you are QuickBasing, a new term I just made up, at 4:30AM Pacific on Sunday, please use the downtime required to launch these new features to contemplate how you will take advantage of the new form rules functionality. We have scheduled the upgrade window from 4:30 to 4:50AM. Long enough to make an egg sandwich.
Enjoy!
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Ben Tune on June 1, 2009 at 11:33 am
Perfect timing (almost)! I was just trying to figure out how to use formula fields in rules last week.
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Chris Greene on June 1, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Thanks for the addition of formula fields to form rules. This will make a big diff in how forms rules are set up.
Chris
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Melissa on June 1, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Hunter Walker on June 1, 2009 at 3:45 pm
I cannot express how excited we are for the dynamic form rules. First conditional drop downs and now this! Christmas was early this year!
Thanks QB Team!
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Eric Hansen on June 1, 2009 at 5:34 pm
This is incredible!!! I am so happy to be able to have more power over my form rules! This will save all those creative workarounds I was used to dreaming up! And to second Hunter Walker… Conditional Drop Downs & Form Rules!!!! Thank you QuickBase!!!
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Scott Burday on June 1, 2009 at 8:59 pm
It is good to see the enhancement pipeline opening up! Keep it coming.
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QuickBasing on June 1, 2009 at 9:01 pm
QuickBasing has been mentioned 2 years ago within our company when we first starting QB….too funny!
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Bruce Martin on June 2, 2009 at 7:53 am
Where can I get a complete list of changes for the release?
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D.J. Moberley on June 2, 2009 at 8:51 am
Great upgrade! When will we be allowed to change the background color? 
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Diane Anderson on June 2, 2009 at 10:16 am
Thanks for listening and making it happen. Keep the enhancements coming!!
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Ton Jense on June 2, 2009 at 11:54 am
Yes!
This is really is a big step forward.
It was high on my whishlist…..
Thank you !
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Jolanda on June 3, 2009 at 9:33 pm
This is great! I was also using workarounds and this will definitely be a great help with our own next update,in which this feature will play a major part. Thanks QB!!
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