UPDATED 6/3/25: Added Resource Deck with codes and formulas to try from
Hello App Builders Qrew!
Thank you all who were able to attend yesterday’s App Builders Qrew Meet Up. Here’s what we discussed:
- Certifications & Community:
Over 163 new Quickbase user earned certifications from Jan 2025 to present! We’ll will be doing monthly recognitions, raffle drawings, and more to celebrate this great achievement. Click here if you want to get Quickbase Certified. - Four use cases from Krishna Beads, Inc. (Minute 5:37)
- Excel to Quickbase Migration
Prashant Maheshwari demoed how his organization moved from “Excel hell” (sprawling, multi-tabbed spreadsheets and endless emails) to a centralized Quickbase app, making weekly updates, handoffs, and history tracking seamless. - Living Images for Status (Minute 9:21)
Prashant showed off dynamic “living images” using rich text formulas-visual status indicators that update in real time and can be referenced across tables, streamlining production meetings and status checks. - ChatGPT for Formula Generation (Minute 12:43)
Next, he walked through using ChatGPT to generate Quickbase rich text formulas for status indicators, enabling non-coders to create and tweak visual workflows fast. - HTML Tables in Reports (Minute 17:05)
Prashant also demonstrated embedding HTML tables in reports to consolidate multiple data points and images into a single, visually organized space-especially useful for image-heavy workflows. - ChatGPT & Code Pages (Minute 38:35)
Dwight Munson from Signa Health jumped in on the fly to share his experience using ChatGPT to build custom code pages with JavaScript in Quickbase. He noted it can take 30–40 iterations to get production-ready code, but it’s a great starting point for custom solutions. - Missed the meeting? Here’s the recording link
- Resource links shared from the audience:
Prashant Maheshwari
https://www.loom.com/share/70446b1889394803b9afa6a029ab2307
Sharon Faust
https://www.quickbasejunkie.com/html-formula-crash-course
https://www.quickbasejunkie.com/blog/mini-query-table
Ben Simon
Mark Lind
- Please congratulate the App Builders Raffle drawing winners from the User Focus App download contest:
- Amy Gosz
- Amanda Thomas
- Nichole Braswell
Each will receive a $50 gift card from Quickbase. This was a jam-packed session with tons of valuable real-life use cases and information you don’t want to miss out on. When I get Prashant’s document, I’ll share in the App Builder’s Qrew group. A huge thank you to Prashant Maheshwari (who presented from the hospital room and made it work) and Dwight Munson for jumping in to share a valuable use case as well. I have created a Kudoboard that folks can thank Prashant for sharing his use case from the hospital and join in to wish Prashant’s wife a speedy recovery. Be sure to join in and send him a message!
June Agenda: Join Nichole Braswell, Quickbase Developer at Sympo,to learn an easy way to manage multiple forms for a single record, all with one button. Plus, Lyla Rozelle, Sr. Product Manager, will give a quick tour of the updated admin console account summary page to help you review usage, get support, manage your account, and understand your Quickbase plan. Link to register or login