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ClaytonRountree
Qrew Cadet
7 years ago

How do I get an Automation Action to apply a timestamp to a Date/Time field for the moment the Action occurs?

I have an Automation that is designed to create children records on a related table.  I'd like those children records to be timestamped with when they are created.  When I add an Action to th...
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MattSaforrian
Quickbase Staff
7 years ago
Hi Clayton,

We don't yet have formulas available in automations but one way to get a timestamp is to use the "Date Modified" value from the record that triggered the automation to run.

Hope that helps!

-Matt Saforrian
Product Manager, Automations
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    ClaytonRountree
    Qrew Cadet
    7 years ago
    Thanks for the suggestion. I'll try that and let you know if it works. Do you expect to add this kind of functionality to automations soon?
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    ClaytonRountree
    Qrew Cadet
    7 years ago
    That did work for me, thanks!