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December Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Agenda & Update
Hi Realm Admin Qrew! Our last Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up will be on Tuesday December 3rd at 12pm EST. If you did not get a confirmation email from me via ZOOM for the upcoming meeting, please click here to register. Agenda for Tuesday December 3rd: Josh Miller, Customer Solutions Manager - Governance, will walk through how to manage groups in the Admin Console and showcase a new app he is working on that offer group management solutions. Important Announcement:Starting today, I will be experimenting with sending out confirmations and reminders via Zoom and doing more announcements and agenda updates on the Qrew Discussion page instead of a calendar invite from my work email. Each invitation from Zoom will have an option to add the event to your calendar to save. If you are not seeing a confirmation or reminder emails direction from Zoom, please contact me and let me know. If there are other preferred options to communicate to you with agenda updates and invites of upcoming Qrew Meet ups, please reach out and share your feedback. Thank you and have a great day!November Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Recap
Hello Realm Admin Qrew! Thank you all who were able to attend yesterday’s Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up. Here’s a recap of all we discussed: 1) Ventsi Tasev, Product Manager, did a quick Empower Pro recap of governance and ALM solutions that are coming in the roadmap. Customers wanted to know why the audit log export from the admin console only contains the numerical part of a UID. After doing some research, the numeric part can still be used to identify any unique users. Adding the alphanumerical part to the audit logs is not a simple task that can be resolved at this time, but it has been noted. 2) All user login events have the full UID in the resourceurl 3) Customers suggestions to add UserID in a formula such as UserIDtoUser() is actively being reviewed with the product team. I’m very hopeful about this! 4) Next, Robert Reeise from BCMSMN, shared this Governance Core App experience and what it he worked on with Shawn Renn, Sr. Implementation Consultant, to customize it to his needs. He needed transparency on how many open seats remained when managing users, so Shawn created a solution to auto-calculate and display it on the admin console dashboard. Were you inspired and plan to download the Governance Core Apps after hearing Robert’s use case? Reply to this email and let me know. Would love to hear your thoughts on this. 5) Missed the meeting? I got you! Here’s the recording link below. I have removed the password from zoom meeting links so you just need to click the link below. Link to recording:https://quickbase.zoom.us/rec/share/rp0NjCwfkknkdLlxhwsDJ83KnPLkuW_3bjI59s34A96zyhPibflR9W6ZhKU2cwKJ.K4Ir1WK6lQEI3f0N?startTime=1730998337000 Next Realm Admin Meeting: We are going back to our regular cadence and meeting on Tuesday December 3 rd at 12pm EST. 12/3/24 Agenda: Josh Miller will be showcasing how to manage groups in the admin console and walking through a new app he’s been cooking up to address this very use case. Shout out to Brittany Scheid for bringing this up as a topic idea during our meet up! Thank you to Robert Reeise, Shawn Renn, Ventsi Tasev, and Josh Miller for sharing with the group. And thank you to everyone who shared feedback and asked questions on chat and off mute! They really do make a valuable impact with our customers and subject matter experts.November Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Agenda Update
Hello and Happy November to the Realm Admin Qrew! Due to the US election, we are moving our Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up to Thursday November 7th at 12pm EST. On our Agenda: Robert Reeise from BCBS Minnesota will share his experience with using the Governance Core Apps and how he worked with Shawn Renn from Quickbase's service team to optimize the applications to fit his needs. Josh Miller, our Governance guru, will be on hand to answer any questions folks have about implementing the GCA Apps. We'll also have Ventsi and Rayna from the Quickbase product team join us to share more about Solution APIs and answer any questions you may have from Empower Pro. Register here to join us on 11/7 at 12pm EST: https://quickbase.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwqc-GrrTItH9y7w1ePBgHMh08WkaTFxotu Thank you and we'll see you next week!October Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Recap
Thank you all who were able to attend yesterday’s Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up. Here’s a recap of what happened: 1. Josh Miller, Customer Solutions Manager – Governance, gave the group a long-awaited update to the Governance Core Apps. After 25 downloads with customers, he was able to create asweet suite of Governance Core Apps that will give every Realm Admin a front seat to manage their apps, users, usage, and more. 2. Customers were given a very brief overview of the topic of governance and showcase the updates that were made. He mentioned that it would take about one hour to download then prop up the first iteration of the app. 3. People loved seeing how Josh used code pages to create a guided experience when downloading and implementing the governance apps. 4. A couple of customers wanted to see Replication IDs added to the fields that can be pulled in for the ACC table. Thanks to Dwight Munson for adding it to the feedback tab. Make sure you log into Quickbase to access Product Feedback first before clicking this link to upvote this in the Feedback app. 5. Missed the meeting or want to rewatch all the magic? Here’s the Recording link to copy and paste: https://quickbase.zoom.us/rec/share/h-y2s6TdGXmOAE_Fed06PUiPS1XlJ1FqLSnwnpZOi-t0WvMKW1U29MwUu7EgyyjX.nJdrCYpwcY1PpCwJ?startTime=1727798031000 Here is the password: f&6*09iV 6. Special Announcement from Josh Miller: The Governance Core Apps is expected to officially available in the Exchange on Thursday October 3 rd ! (Pending a few tiny image updates) On behalf of the Qrew, we want to give a huge thank you to Josh Miller and all the customers who downloaded, tested earlier versions, and gave feedback to get this app to its current state today! As Dwight Munson said during the meeting, “Love seeing the evolution of the app.” We whole-heartedly agree! Our next meeting is on Tuesday, November 5 th . I would love to feature anyone who’s downloaded the Governance Core Apps after it has been made available to share their experience with others. Any volunteers? Ping me and let me know. Thank you and have a great afternoon.Direct Links to the Governance Core Apps!
Hello Realm Admin Qrew! The Governance Core Apps are officially available in the the Exchange! Where To Find and Get Started : Login to Quickbase > Go to the Exchange and search "GCA Instructions". This app will guide you through the build of of the following apps: Admin Console SyncHub Realm Insights Realm Logger Looking for a Realm Admin Use Case!Anyone from the group would like to share their Realm admin use case that might be helpful to the group? Please raise your hand or contact me (Esther LaVielle) directly to let me know. What topics should we cover at Realm Admin Qrew Meet Ups? Please share your ideas with the group! We are looking to expand on new topics that can help you with managing access to apps and data via roles and actions, and how to apply unique authentication solutions.October Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Agenda & New Nav Goes Live
Hello Realm Admin Qrew! Our next Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up will be on Tuesday October 1st, 2024 at 12pm EST. Click here to Register Agenda: Josh Miller, Customer Solutions Manager - Governance, will be back to give us an update and walk-through of the changes on the Governance Core Apps (formally known as the Governance Starter Kit). The Governance Core Apps will be launched the week of EmpowerPro (October 15-18th). This is your chance to get a sneak peak and ask questions in anticipation of a great tool that will make governing your realm a lot easier. Tuesday October 1st, 2024 is the same day New Navigation will go live!A heads up in anticipation for this. If you haven't made the switch to the new navigation bar or updated your settings to keep everything as is, this is your chance to do so with minimal interruptions. Need a refresher on the New Navigation? I got you covered! Check out these resources: UX One-Pager Short New Navigation Demo Video Introducing New Navigation Blog Post End-User Guide for New Navigation New Navigation (Must register to access) New Navigation Help ArticleRealm Admin Qrew Group Recap
Hello Realm Admin Qrew! Thank you to everyone who was able to attend Tuesday’s Realm Admin Qrew Meetup! It was jam packed with lots of information and updates from our product team, and great feedback from the audience. Here’s a recap of what happened: Rayna Stoycheva, product manager, did a quick recap of the ALM, QBL, and Solutions API that’s currently being piloted. If you weren’t at Empower, this was an abbreviated version of what was rolled out at the time. You can watch the full version here. Ventsi Tasev, Product Manager, made a huge announcement that is exclusive for Qrew members! The ALM Solutioning beta is now open to customers with a Business license or higher and you do not need to have a services or enablement package get it set up and supported. In the past, it was only available to enterprise customers to try. To take part in the beta, please reach out to me or Ben Simon and we can connect you to the appropriate channels. Drew Ditto, Principle Software Engineer, shared an Solutions API to Github use case that dazzled the audience! If you missed it, Here’s the recording to our meeting. Password: e==nX611 And finally, I have a set of questions I would like to ask of the group from our Enablement Program Manager, Kate Barefoot: What obstacles might prevent you from using our Solution feature set to perform ALM in the platform? What concerns might stakeholders have about implementing Quickbase ALM? How can we address these challenges and concerns effectively so that it makes sense to adopt ALM, Solutions API, and QBL at your organization? The goal is to understand your genuine feeling on the ALM solutions, continue to invest in improving these tools, and grow its adoption among customers. Feel free to respond with your answers directly back to me and I’ll be able to share those over. If you’d rather book a meeting and talk, we can do that as well. Anyone got a good governance use case or topic they would like for us to cover next month? Ping me and let me know so I can start planning out the next agenda for the October 1 st Realm Admin Qrew Meetup. Thank you for your time and have a great afternoon!
Project Intake Form
Hi everyone! bsimon_personalsuggested I post this question here, so I'm hoping someone has something they use! Does anyone have an app that they use for the project intake process? We're trying to develop a way to better capture requests for new solutions (both QB and non) and ask all the right questions up front so we have a better idea of what we're getting into, weighing out the costs, etc., before we just start doing a full discovery and building. We've noticed a tendency of running with ideas without first really weighing out the costs and seeing what software/solutions already exist that could be used, and we're trying to rein it all in. I'm thinking a form that asks things like the below and then enables us to do follow up, create estimates, etc. Thanks! What is the problem you are trying to solve for? What solutions have you explored? What other systems are used for the process where integration may be needed? How frequently would those integrations/syncs need to happen? Who are the stakeholders? How many users will need access? Who will support the solution? Have you budgeted for this/what is your budget?August 6th Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended the Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up on August 6th. Here’s a brief recap of our discussion on the “Command Center” concept: Command Center Concept: Georgi Peev, Anton Kharboush, and Ventsi Tasev presented a mockup of a governance command center dashboard designed to simplify tracking usage, managing users, and more. The chat reaction of "Holy Cow" highlighted the excitement around this concept. We appreciate all the feedback shared during the meeting. If you missed the session, here’s the link to the recording Passcode to access recording: ^80TdVT$ Many folks asked for the chat file so I have attached a copy to this email for all to review. If you have further thoughts on the command center concept or wish to participate in future testing, please reach out to me or add your feedback in Quickbase via the Feedback tab To learn more about ALM, QBL, and Solutions API, here are resources promised from the Product team: ALM: Test and Deploy with Confidence The future of ALM on Quickbase Unlocking More Quickbase Power with QBL and Solutions API ALM V1 Video review Agenda for our next Realm Admin Qrew Meet Up 9/3/24: The product team will walk through the concept of Solutions API, QBL, Schemas, and the Quickbase ALM app that facilitates the API orchestration. We will review specific use cases, implementations, and share practical tips that you can apply to your governance procedures. Register here to save your seat! We look forward to seeing you at the next Realm Admin meeting on Tuesday, September 3rd at 12 PM EST.
