Dynamic Status Indicators

Hey there, Tadabase users! Welcome to another episode of Build It with Tim. Today, we've got an exciting and super quick tip for you - how to add dynamic status indicators to your application. These nifty indicators will not only add visual flair but also provide essential information directly to your users. So let's dive in and see how you can achieve this in just a couple of minutes.

To get started, all you need is some data that you want to compare against a specific value or check if it matches certain criteria. For example, let's say you have a list of products and their current inventory levels. We'll use this data to demonstrate our dynamic status indicators.

First, head to your Tadabase page builder and add a new page. Name it, say, "Products," and add it to your existing layout and menu. Now, choose the table component to display your products. Inside the table component, click on any field to access the field editor. The magic feature we're going to use is called "Display Rules."

Display rules can be applied at the field level and are incredibly versatile. You can find them in various places within the Tadabase platform, including form components. However, for this example, we'll focus on using them inside the table component.

Let's say you want to create a status indicator for the inventory field. You can easily do this by adding a new display rule and defining its conditions. For instance, you can set a rule that says, "If inventory is lower than a thousand but higher than 800, change the background color to a soothing light green and add a checkmark icon to indicate that the inventory level is okay."

And here comes the cool part - you can continue adding more rules to make the status indicator even more dynamic based on the actual field value. For example, if the inventory is higher than 500 but lower than 800, let's make it eye-catching orange and display a warning sign. This will let you know that the inventory is getting low, and it's time to consider reordering.

Finally, to give a clear signal for urgent action, add another rule stating that if the inventory is higher than zero but lower than 500, make it striking red. This means it's time to reorder immediately!

As you modify the inventory value, the status indicator will automatically change in real-time based on the rules you've defined. This feature is perfect for keeping track of inventory levels, product statuses, or any other data that requires immediate attention.

And there you have it! A super quick and incredibly useful tip on building dynamic status indicators with Tadabase. We hope you enjoy using this feature to enhance your applications and provide your users with a more engaging experience.

Thanks for watching this week's episode of Build It with Tim. Remember to have fun implementing dynamic status indicators into your projects. Stay tuned for more exciting tips and features. Take care, and happy building!

Features Discussed:

1. Display Rules (Time: 01:46)
   Learn how to apply dynamic display rules directly to specific fields. For example, learn how to set background colors and icons based on inventory levels. The tutorial explains how to use different thresholds to change the status indicator's color and icon, helping you manage inventory levels visually.

Transcript Summary

Introduction

Hey everybody, welcome to Build It with Tadabase. On today's episode, we're going to learn a super quick tip about how to add dynamic status indicators to your application to add a little bit of extra visual flavor and, of course, provide visual information directly to your users.

Overview of Dynamic Status Indicators

Now stay with me on this one because we're going super quick today. This will only take a couple of minutes to set up. All we need to do to create these dynamic status indicators is to have some sort of data with a value that we want to compare against or check to see if it matches a particular value.

Setting Up the Data

In my case, I have a list of products and a list of current inventory. You can see we must be some sort of food warehouse because we have a lot of inventory here.

Creating the Products Page

I'm going to go to my page builder, add a new page, and we'll call this "Products." I'll add it to an existing layout and menu, and I'm going to choose a table component to display my products.

Implementing Display Rules

Inside our table component, we can now click on any of the fields to access a field editor. The feature we're going to be utilizing here is display rules. Display rules exist in a few different places throughout the Tadabase platform, such as a form component, but here inside the table component, display rules can be applied directly at the field level.

This means I can add a new rule that will apply only to the inventory field. I can define that rule to say if the inventory is lower than a thousand but higher than 800, we can set the background color to be something like a light green. We can also set an icon to let us know that the inventory level is okay, and we can set a color on this as well.

Adding Additional Rules

We can continue to add more rules to change the status indicator and make it dynamic based on the actual field value. For example:

1. Inventory Between 800 and 1000: Set the background color to light green with an appropriate icon.
2. Inventory Between 500 and 800: Apply a different background color, such as orange, and use a warning sign to indicate that the inventory is getting close to being out and it's time to consider reordering.
3. Inventory Between 0 and 500: Make it red with an icon that clearly shows it's time to reorder.

As we make the inventory value higher or lower depending on the thresholds we've set within our display rules, the status indicator is going to change dynamically.

Conclusion

That's it for this week's episode of Build It with Tadabase. Like I said, it's a super quick tip, but it's also a super useful tip. Have fun building this into your applications. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you next time. Take care!