10 More Tips & Tricks to make you a better builder
In this episode of Build It With Tim, we'll explore 10 essential tips and tricks to enhance your experience within the Tadabase platform. Our goal is to unveil some hidden features and provide valuable insights to empower you as a builder. Let's dive into a summary of these tips and how you can use them effectively to optimize your application building process.
Tip 1: Page Versioning Page versioning allows you to revert to previous versions of your pages, ensuring you can undo any accidental changes. By leaving version comments, you gain a detailed history of edits made by different users.
Tip 2: Page Status Option Toggle your page status from on to off to control page accessibility. Disabled pages show a 404 error, useful when your app or a specific page is under construction or no longer functional but you want to keep it for reference.
Tip 3: Efficient Page Navigation Filter pages by layout or security role and enable the 'show slug' option to quickly identify specific pages, especially in large applications.
Tip 4: Read-Only Mode Lock down your application's front end in read-only mode, allowing viewing but preventing data creation, deletion, or editing. This feature is valuable when you want to showcase your app without allowing modifications.
Tip 5: Table Connection Overview The Support option in App Settings provides insights into table connections, helping you understand how different data tables interact. This visual aid enhances your understanding of data relationships within your application.
Tip 6: Post Actions in Scheduled Tasks Scheduled tasks now offer post actions. After processing records, you can send emails or trigger webhooks, enhancing automation capabilities. This feature enables you to notify stakeholders or integrate your app with external services.
Tip 7: Rapid Updates in Scheduled Tasks and Forms Enable rapid updates in scheduled tasks and forms to improve data processing efficiency. This feature delays calculations until all records are processed, ensuring speedy data additions or updates.
Tip 8: Preserve Form Values Enable form value preservation to allow users to save their progress and resume filling out forms later. This feature is particularly handy for lengthy forms or multi-step processes, preventing data loss due to interruptions.
Tip 9: Build an Audit Trail Create an audit trail by adding a connection field to the user's table and a date-time field to your data table. Implement a table rule to capture the user and creation time whenever a new record is added. This trail provides transparency and accountability within your application.
Tip 10: Outgoing Webhooks Utilize outgoing webhooks to send data from your Tadabase application to external services. Configure webhooks in the Automation tab, allowing your application to communicate with other platforms seamlessly.
We hope these tips empower you in your Tadabase journey. Each feature is designed to enhance your app-building capabilities and provide a seamless experience. If you missed our previous tips and tricks video, you can access it by clicking the link provided.
Thank you for watching this episode of Build It With Tim. We're here to support your app-building endeavors. Stay tuned for more valuable insights, and happy building!