API button to add new parent record
Hello, I'm wanting to add an API button in a child table that would add a parent record and also add the parent record id to the related field in the child record. Basically the same thing that add...
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HI @Mark Shnier,
You are right , action would work instantly. API_GenAddRecordForm and Richtext is a nice combination with IFV=1 , I will also try it out
I'm not aware how "old fashioned web hook" are to be used here ? Any help?
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Prashant Maheshwari
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MarkShnier__You
Qrew Legend
Qrew LegendThe help text for web hooks is here. https://help.quickbase.com/user-assistance/configure_a_webhook.html
I'm not sure I can actually recommend using them in good conscious because there's a lot of syntax and they are more technical so future maintainability will require a developer who is a little more of a Technical Geek type :). They are also a bit obscure now, so if there was a problem and someone was trying to debug, unless there was clear documentation it may take someone a while to think to look to see if there are any webhooks.
Here is an example of editing a record from my own cheat notes.
ENDPOINT: https://mycompany.quickbase.com/db/xxxxxx
MESSAGEHEADER: QUICKBASE-ACTION
then the next box is the API like API_EditRecord
````````````````````````````````````````````````example of API_EditRecord
<qdbapi>
<usertoken>bxv4tx_bjix_8csgf2bk9xxxxxxxxxx</usertoken>
<rid>[Record ID#]</rid>
<field fid="14">[Next Contract Line Item #]</field>
</qdbapi>
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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I'm not sure I can actually recommend using them in good conscious because there's a lot of syntax and they are more technical so future maintainability will require a developer who is a little more of a Technical Geek type :). They are also a bit obscure now, so if there was a problem and someone was trying to debug, unless there was clear documentation it may take someone a while to think to look to see if there are any webhooks.
Here is an example of editing a record from my own cheat notes.
ENDPOINT: https://mycompany.quickbase.com/db/xxxxxx
MESSAGEHEADER: QUICKBASE-ACTION
then the next box is the API like API_EditRecord
````````````````````````````````````````````````example of API_EditRecord
<qdbapi>
<usertoken>bxv4tx_bjix_8csgf2bk9xxxxxxxxxx</usertoken>
<rid>[Record ID#]</rid>
<field fid="14">[Next Contract Line Item #]</field>
</qdbapi>
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Mark Shnier (Your Quickbase Coach)
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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