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Build a Dashboard using Airtable Data with On2Air Forms

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You can create dashboards showcasing Airtable data for your clients, teammates, and non-Airtable users with On2Air Forms! You can allow your user to view data from their own Airtable record, allow them to update information, and/or allow them to add new data to their record.

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In this tutorial

🎥 Build an Airtable Dashboard - Video Tutorial

Set up Your Form

  • Choose your Airtable Base and Table

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  • Click Designer to open the Form Designer
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  • In the Form Designer, click the Grid Options icon
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  • In the Grid Options, choose the Number of Columns you want and set the Max Size of the form, then click Save
  • In the example, there are 3 columns and the width is set to 1,920px

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  • Add a Field Set in each column by clicking Add a Field Set
  • You can also move the Field Sets around by clicking Move Field Sets

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Click Add Fields and add any field you need in each of your Field Sets.

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  • Go through each Field and configure the settings on each one, such as Field Visibility, SubForms for linked records, and any extra Configurations you need
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  • You can further customize the dashboard like in the example by adding a Header and/or OnAir Static Text fields

Design the Form Header

Static Text

  • Preview your new dashboard by choosing Preview, then choose Edit Mode, then choose an Airtable record
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Remove the Submission Button

To finalize making your form look like a full dashboard, you can remove the Submission button

  • Click the Page menu
  • Click Submission Page
  • Enable Hide Submission
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Generate a URL for Every Record in Your Table

Now that your dashboard is set up, let’s quickly generate unique URLs for every record in your table

  • Click Share Form
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  • Choose the Update option and choose Airtable Link/Button

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  • Click Copy Formula
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  • In your Airtable source table that’s linked to your form, add a Formula or Button field and paste the On2Air formula into your Airtable formula field and click Save
  • We used a Formula field in this example, so you can see the actual URL. You can also add a Button with the formula if you want a button in your base.

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  • You’ll then see a unique URL created for every record in your table
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  • Now, when you click on any of the URLs, you will see a dashboard for the record with their individual information

Examples

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Share the URL

  • You can use this URL to share with others to update a record using the fields you added to your form