QB Actions vs. Pipelines vs. Automations
Can someone define the differences between these, Pros/Cons, and when to use which one vs. the other ones. I understand that pipelines connects to other apps, but it can also work with changing things...
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MarkShnier__You
Qrew Legend
Qrew LegendACTIONs have limited functionality. They do what they do and there will be no more enhancements.
Automations have more functionality in that they have up to 50 Actions (that is just a coincidence that the steps in an Automation are also called Actions). I have not seen any enhancements come through in many months or maybe years.
Pipelines are the future where, as you may have noticed, almost every release has enhancements. They can interface with Quickbase to Quickbase, but also from non Quickbase systems to Quickbase and vice versa. They are a little more daunting to set up, but generally more powerful than Automations in terms of their ability to have conditional logic, for example and "for each" looping.
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Mark Shnier (YQC)
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Automations have more functionality in that they have up to 50 Actions (that is just a coincidence that the steps in an Automation are also called Actions). I have not seen any enhancements come through in many months or maybe years.
Pipelines are the future where, as you may have noticed, almost every release has enhancements. They can interface with Quickbase to Quickbase, but also from non Quickbase systems to Quickbase and vice versa. They are a little more daunting to set up, but generally more powerful than Automations in terms of their ability to have conditional logic, for example and "for each" looping.
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Mark Shnier (YQC)
Quick Base Solution Provider
Your Quick Base Coach
http://QuickBaseCoach.com
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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- Awesome! Good to know. Thanks for the information.
Do you happen to know if you make a pipeline, and an automation for the same trigger... which one will happen first?
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Megan Hardison
------------------------------- MarkShnier__YouThere is no way to known for sure. My guess is that the Automation will typically currently run first as they currently seem to initiate faster than Pipelines. But since all the development seems to be going into Pipelines lately, maybe the Pipelines braintrust at Quickbase is trying to speed them up. It's hard to know what's happening in the sausage factory other than what we get to hear at EMPOWER or the Release Notes.
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Mark Shnier (YQC)
Quick Base Solution Provider
Your Quick Base Coach
http://QuickBaseCoach.com
mark.shnier@gmail.com
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