How do I add records from an Excel file?

Lets start with low tech and go from there.

You can directly manually import a CSV file or an xlsx Excel file.  Just click the table and then look for import export at the right and then go from there.

You will find that it is way way easier to do this on a manual repetitive basis if you can have the fields named so as to exactly match the Quick Base field names. One way to get the field names is to run a regular list all type report with all the fields to get the field names and then use the More button at the top right to "save as spreadsheet". The top row will be your field names.  

I am pretty savvy on this method, I just do this task like 20 times a day sometimes. And i want to have a work flow that i can easily share with other CNC programmers. What is the mid tech way?
Thanks!

The mid tech way is to set up a Sync table for these entries.  Then Quick Base would check once an hour, but that may not be often enough for you.

I guess they are more formally called "Connected Tables".
https://help.quickbase.com/user-assistance/adding_a_connected_table_to_your_application.html

The source can be those three cloud sources or an FTP path.  So, for example if the data is coming in from another system  and you have some programmers they can may be set up some kind of automated process to extract the data from your Enterprise system convert to csv format,  and  put the file into FTP path.  Quick Base can look every hour (or with Admin rights, you can push a button to also do ad hoc updates) and it will append in the first 10 CSV files it finds in that FTP path and then move them to a "Done" folder.  Then next hour it will wake up again and repeat looking for up to 10 csv files to process.

I hit a snag, i have nothing good for refresh key... It is required. the fields i am importing are: tool #, D #, Related tool, length, related setup. none of these are going to be unique ever.

I combined some fields to be a unique key, should work. I got stuff!

Ok I think i am curious enough for the Hi tech way!?

Ok, post back if you get stuck. What method woolly you be using?. Cloud or FTP path.

I did the google drive method. It works ok. I don't like how i can only add data to the table that way and not manually in quick base. Maybe an automation or web hook to add the new records to a different table that i can add too also?