The other choice would be using the link directly to the add record page.
If you learn them on the dashboard you will have more flexibility in the future to provide instructions and maybe down the road other buttons to do other things or if you land them on the dashboard you will have more flexibility in the future to provide instructions and maybe down the road other buttons to do other things or escalate or contact people.
If you land them on the if you land them on the add new record page then it saves the user a click but this is a low volume usage situation so I think a dashboard is a better idea as it gives more flexibility for future buttons as it gives more flexibility for future buttons.
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Mark Shnier (YQC)
Quick Base Solution Provider
Your Quick Base Coach
http://QuickBaseCoach.commarkshnier2@gmail.com
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