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Jan 2026Asset Management Qrew Meetup Recap
Hi Mobile Qrew! It's been a while since I've posted in here, and wanted to share the recap to a recent Asset Management Qrew Meetup that featured a mobile component to it. Cam Urevick and Kojo Acquaah from Mondelez/Levery Digital walked the Qrew through their hybrid desktop and mobile Asset Management App built for warehouse and finance teams. A mobile-ready Quickbase app powered by QR codes + Secure Links. Kojo and Cam demo’d scanning an asset QR code to open the asset record, then using a simple “mobile action bar” to launch either an Audit form or a Service Request form. The audit flow captured condition, mileage, photos, and notes. Dashboards + reports designed for action (especially on mobile). Next, they shared the mobile dashboards with gauge reports and drilldowns for overdue audits/PMs and missing assets, plus “My Asset Tags” for printing QR labels during rollout. They also highlighted Kanban reports as a fast way to move asset statuses during team collaboration on touchscreen devices. Scalable app structure + role-based access + finance reporting. They walked through the backend tables (Locations, Asset Types, Assets, Audits, Service Requests, Service Providers, Employees) and how Locations + user groups enable cascading permissions, so users only see their site. On the desktop side, they highlighted a depreciation report to replace manual Excel and support rolling audits vs. one painful annual cycle. Qrew Tips: Mobile: Less is more! Focus on Short forms and fewer choices per page. Put Locations + user groups in place early if plan to scale across sites. Build dashboards for action: Add drilldown reports, exceptions, and a Kanban view when teams collaborate. Missed the meeting? Here’s the recording. If you’d like to connect with Cam or Kojo to discuss what they presented, feel free to reach out to me and I’ll be happy to make the introduction. FYI: A copy of this app will be available for the exchange soon. I’ll make an announcement to the Qrew when the app is officially published. Thank you and have a good afternoon!March 2025 Mobile Qrew Meet Up Recap
Hi Mobile Qrew! Thank you to all who were able to attend Wednesday’s Mobile Qrew Meet Up. Here’s what we discussed: Jenny Gomez, Technical Support Engineer, started off the meeting with a deep dive into data tables including what is it, how it’s different from lookup tables, advantages, and limitations. FastField's data tables provide a more dynamic and efficient solution compared to lookup lists, with real-time updates, individual row modifications, and integration with external data sources like Google Sheets and QuickBase. Next, she shared four different ways you can use data tables in FastField. Data tables can be created from scratch, from an Excel/CSV file, or by connecting to a Google Sheet or QuickBase table. The process involves configuring columns, setting up keys, and naming the table, and more. During our meeting, we spent a lot of time discussing various formulas, settings, and potential solutions to consider when connecting, syncing, and reporting on connected data tables from the field. This meeting is one of my favorite Mobile Qrew Meet Ups we’ve hosted because Jenny shared many important details that harmoniously merge the Quickbase and FastField experience. I highly recommend watching the recording in full and be sure to join the FastField Office hours hosted on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to ask follow up questions. Here is the link to the recording: https://quickbase.zoom.us/rec/share/NAKgrKNsiKPOXHgYbCzvkVcRxXocxtJdm1jxUFjfogpLBy25hVSzAVPLm16kxSMQ.ToAF2qQXa32Z0gYJ?startTime=1742399719000 Resource files from Jenny: https://mergemobile.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/27657201966733-Data-Tables https://mergemobile.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4446538238093-List-Filtering-By-Another-List https://mergemobile.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/34933397969037-Data-Tables-Filtering-by-Quickbase-Records In lieu of our normal bi-monthly Mobile Qrew Meet Up, our next meeting in May will be a webinar: “AI capabilities in Quickbase and FastField” on Thursday May 22 nd . We are still working to get the event registration page set up but will have it available on the events page in April to register.FastField tips
Hi, Mobile Qrew! We've put together a list of some handy things to do with the FastField integration in this Community blog: How to make the most of your FastField integration. It covers how to create FastField forms from Quickbase tables, use the AI Form Converter, manage users between accounts, and more. Feel free to ask any questions or leave feedback here for discussion. Thanks!November Mobile Qrew Meet Up Recap
Hello Mobile Qrew! Thank you to all who were able to attend Wednesday’s Mobile Qrew Meet up. It’s our last Mobile Qrew Meet up of 2024. Here’s what we discussed: 1) We went over two mobile updates that were released in November. The first one was FastField's new integration with Quickbase allows customers to connect using a user token instead of full SSO, making it ideal for testing and users not ready for complete integration. Access is limited to specific tables, ensuring permissions are respected. Launched last Monday, the Enhanced FastField Integration enables users to create forms from Quickbase tables, automate dispatches through Pipelines, and sync data effortlessly between the two platforms.To learn more, check out November’s release notes. 2) Next, Chris Snow walked through where to access these new features mentioned above, and showcased the offline experience of how customers can collect data using speech to text, multiple pictures in the field and how it syncs into tables into Quickbase. 3) We have a great 30 min of open discussions with questions such as setting up data tables to capture more than one photo at a time, the difference between Quickbase Mobile and FastField, and how to approach using them in your workflows, and more. 4) Missed the meeting? Here’s the recording. Just click the link to listen. No password required. https://quickbase.zoom.us/rec/share/NXHidoIXX2o3p2dPDvnFH46iDCh54V8LOw9VfGoxccDtmYmykRNhCvBlJpTRgShx.OueVgNvz2iR3q1fQ?startTime=1732121579000 5) You know what surprised me? Folks didn’t know we host FastField Mobile Office hours every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 2pm EST. If you have questions about mobile, you are welcome to join FastField Office hours. Register on the events page. Our next Mobile Qrew Meet Up will be next year – January 2025! In the meantime, we welcome you to join our Mobile Qrew discussion page (make sure you are logged into Quickbase first to access), and ask questions or post comments about you’re your mobile experience! Thank you and have a great afternoon.November Mobile Qrew Meet Up Agenda
Hello and Happy November to the Mobile Qrew! The Mobile Qrew meets bi-monthly so this November will be our very last Mobile Qrew Meet Up of 2024. On our Agenda for November 20th at 12pm EST: The Chris Snow, FastField CSM, will do an Offline Mobile demonstration of how to collect photos, videos, and activate text-to-speech for easy data collection without internet or cell reception. He’ll also show and provide tips on how to successfully sync collected data from the mobile app into Quickbase. This is going to be a great session to end a year of Mobile Qrew Meet Ups. Be sure to mark your calendars, and register to join here: https://quickbase.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMkcOChqTosGNGpH6nSnoIitqh956ZxgBjb Thanks and we'll see you there!Empower Pro FastField Mobile Discount Available until October 31st!
Happy Post-Empower Pro Mobile Qrew! We hope everyone enjoyed last week's sessions. If you attended the Mobile Empower Pro session, and are ready to streamline your field and office workflows, the Mobile Product team is launching a special trial and discount you don't want to miss out on! If you attended the EmpowerPro session on "Bridging the gap: Seamless field and office integration with Quickbase and FastField", you qualify for a 30-day trial of FastField, one of the leading platforms for mobile data collection. Plus, after the trial, you’ll unlock 20%off on both annual and monthly contracts—with no minimum user requirement. This offer is only available until October 31, 2024, so take advantage while you can! For more information, be sure to check out the attached one-pager and FAQ document about this mobile discount below. Got more questions? Feel free to reach out to me or your account team and we can get you started.September Mobile Qrew Meet Up Recap
Hello Mobile Qrew! Thank you to all who were able to attend the Meet Up. Here’s a quick recap of what was discussed: Polina Georgieva, Mobile Product Manager, did a quick overview of the differences between Quickbase Mobile and FastField, and walked through the Quickbase Mobile New Forms and invited the group to join the beta and test here. The issue with data tables that prevented a lot of folks from using mobile has been addressed – great news! Adam Lanthrop, Product Manager, showcased the integration of FastField to allow Quickbase customers to trial directly FastField from their Quickbase Realm, access FastField directly from Quickbase, how to log into the FastField using Quickbase and how to access to the FastField mobile application by logging in with Quickbase SSO. He also showed the new forms AI where you can literally draw a form on a piece of paper and abracadabra! A FieldField Form was ready to go into the field! Want to see how it works? Here’s a 1-minute video! And finally, both Polina and Adam, and our Mobile Product Marketing Manager, RJ, shared what’s ahead in the mobile roadmap. They want our mobile customers to know they are listening and really appreciate your feedback in making the mobile experience better each time they release updates and new features. We want to encourage our mobile customers to keep sharing your experience – Your successes, the not so great, and your wishes – as they pave the way for more customers to continue to adopt a mobile solution to their current operational workflows. To see more about data tables, integrations ,AI Forms, and hear more about the roadmap, here’s a link to the session recording and password: xRK?dz6t Our next Mobile Qrew Meet Up will be Wednesday, November 20 th . Next month will be EmpowerPro October 15 th -18 th . Hope to see you there!August 2024 Mobile Qrew Meetup Recap
Hello Mobile Qrew! Thank you to all who were able to attend our Mobile “FastField FAQ” with Jenny Gomez on Wednesday the 21st. Here’s a quick recap our meetup: Jenny Gomez, FastField Technical Support Engineer, joined us for a session to review the top 10 questions that new customers ask when starting out with FastField. It featured five main categories: Form Customization and Functionality User Management and Access Mobile App Features – online/offline capabilities Workflow and Reporting Data Integration and Automation If you missed the meeting, you can check it out here in this recording: Passcode to access recording: 8!bb&iUq Attached is a copy of the presentation for your viewing My favorite moment in our meeting was seeing everyone helping each other by answering questions in the chat and in the meeting, sharing resource documents, and sharing their mobile experience with the beta program. Here links to documents that were shared in the chat: FastField Help Center API Documentation Video on the FastField Offline-Mode Current available field mapping between Quickbase and FastField Anyone interested in joining the mobile beta program after hearing about it from others? Click here to get started. Our next Mobile Qrew meeting is going to be Wednesday, September 18th at 12pm EST. Normally we do bi-monthly meetings, but with Empower Pro coming in October (more info coming soon), we will be back next month! September’s Agenda: Our product team will be giving us an update on the progress of the beta programs, highlight new features like the AI form converter, and a few new mobile tools and features many of our customers has been waiting for.Upcoming Mobile Workflow Customer Network Meeting: Wednesday August 21st, 2024 at 12pm EST
Hello Mobile Workflow Customer Network Qrew! After taking a summer break in July, the Mobile Workflow Customer Network group is back in action this August. Agenda for Wednesday 8/21/24 12pm EST: Jenny Gomez, Tech Support Engineer, will be joining us to review and answer FastField’s FAQs and offer tips on how you can get ahead of any potential data collection and reporting challenges in the field. We’ll also have a quick product update from our mobile product team to share with you all! Click here to register for the Mobile Workflow Customer Network meeting
