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Hi Qrew, Happy EmpowerPro Product Talks week!  Instead of our usual Qrew meetup schedule, we are hosting a special series with the product team where you can hear the latest updates from features launched at EmpowerPro. Join to share your feedback on the Quick Insights & Data Analyzer, AI Spreadsheet, and Grid Reports tools and help shape the future product roadmap.  Thursday, Oct 23 @ 11am ETQuick Insights & Data Analyzer Tuesday, Oct 28 @ 11am ETAI Spreadsheet Import Wednesday Oct 29 @ 11am ETGrid Reports You can register once to join the sessions you can attend.   Need help or want to brainstorm something you’re building? Drop into Office Hours: Quickbase Office Hours:Tuesday & Thursday in October @ 1pm ETJoin here FastField Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday @ 2pm ETJoin here See you at our first EmpowerPro Product Talk this Thursday! Resources from the Qrew... Sam Trachy’s Office Hour: M-F @ 1pm ET*Currently with guest hosts while Sam is on leav

Hi Qrew,  Big news! We launched The Qrew Calendar on the community site! Here, you’ll be able to see all upcoming Qrew events and click to register. We wanted to offer a community space that focuses on Qrew events that’s easy to navigate.  Events the week of October 13th:  Philly Qrew Virtual Meetup Wednesday, October 16, 4–5pm EDT  Tuesday & Thursday Office Hours 1pm EDT  Monday, Wednesday, Friday FastField Office Hours 2pm EDT  If you missed EmpowerPro... the day one sessions are now available on demand with the magic link from your registration. If you didn't manage to register in time, you can catch up on product demos and see the latest features in action here. If you want to rewatch any day two sessions, you can access it through the events link in your email that you used to login that day. Save the Date: EmpowerPro Product TalksOctober 22, 23, and 28 at 11am EDTBring your feedback to these Qrew meetups and be heard!This is your remind

We know your time is valuable, and we never take it for granted when you choose to spend it with us. That’s why we’re always looking for ways to make your experience smoother, faster, and more enjoyable. You’ve told us that finding event registrations and details sometimes felt like a bit of an adventure — and while we love a good challenge, we also love simplicity. So, we’re excited to introduce our new calendar experience, designed to make it easier than ever to find and register for upcoming events. With this update, you can: Browse events at a glance in a clean, organized view Access registration links with fewer clicks Quickly see what’s new and what’s coming up Our goal is to make attending our events as easy as possible — so you can spend less time searching and more time engaging. We can’t wait for you to explore the new calendar and see how much easier it is to plan your next experience with us. 👉 [Check out the new Qrew Calendar here]

🎓 Hello Qrew! We’re back with our current edition of Certification Wins, where we proudly spotlight the amazing individuals in our community who’ve earned Quickbase Certifications this past month! 🌟 Each certification is a reflection of your effort, curiosity, and commitment to building smarter. Whether you’re just starting or mastering advanced skills, this space celebrates YOU. 🙌  🏅Certified In September🏅 MelissaWatkins​ MegHosford​ LeilaZheng​ JosieReyes​ DanielleOrioles​ BertiliaTrieu​ BrianCafferelli​  MelissaWatkins​ MeghanEdleman​ JosieReyes​ JERRYSTONE​ JacobMelvold​ BertiliaTrieu​ StephenMadison2​ ErichWehrmann​ BrianCafferelli​ Lauren​ JosieReyes​ JERRYSTONE​ DonnaWham​ StephenMadison2​ OsaEdebiri​ ErichWehrmann​ BrianCafferelli​  JERRYSTONE​RachelBoswell​ MarkStrassel​ BertiliaTrieu​ jpcamara​ StephenMadison2​SRhyneQB​ ErichWeh

What a couple of days EmpowerPro 2025 gave us...  EmpowerPro 2025 brought the heat with new ideas, big product reveals, and tons of inspiration. From AI that builds apps out of messy spreadsheets to predictive tools that help you spot problems before they even show up, to that moment I know you all have been waiting for with Quickbase revealing Grid Reports (yay!). But the event isn’t the finish line, it's the starting block. That’s why I’m so excited about what’s next: Product Talks with The Qrew. Why I’m Excited for These Talks These are the first Qrew meetups after EmpowerPro, which makes them special. They’re your chance to dive right into the features you just saw, like: Grid Reports that make updating data feel like editing a spreadsheet, only much more powerful. Quick Insights that help you see what’s really driving your results. The new Data Analyzer, which helps you move from “what happened?” to “what’s about to happen?”. And the AI Spreadsheet Import, where we'll take y

One registration covers all three events — join the product team for a community style Q & A session, and share feedback on features launched at EmpowerPro.  After the recent launch of our latest features at EmpowerPro, we’re inviting the Qrew to connect directly with the product team. These interactive sessions are your chance to hear short updates on each feature, share your feedback, ask questions, and help shape what’s next.  Session 1:Quick Insights & Data Analyzer: Open Q&A Session 2: AI Spreadsheet Import: Feedback Conversation  Session 3: Grid Reports: Update & Feedback Forum ThursdayOctober 23rd, 2025 11:00 AM EST  TuesdayOctober 28th, 2025 11:00 AM EST  WednesdayOctober 29th, 2025 11:00 AM EST Hear the latest development notes and tips for Quick Insights and Data Analyzer, then participate in an open Q&A. The product team will answer your questions and discuss possible enhancements based on your fe

No? You're not? Don't worry, we got you! Check out the event agenda & attendee guide PDFs. EmpowerPro 25 is almost here!Have you registered yet? If not, now’s the time! 👉🏽 Read all about it here: quickbase.com/empower/pro  ⏰ Kick off is at 10am EST, you'll hear from Ed Jennings, Quickbase CEO Marcus Torres, Chief Product Office Kelly Hall, Chief Customer Success Officer Then explore your choice of sessions throughout the week Check out the Agenda-at-a-Glance here. 💡Quick Tips🔎 Need Help? Look for emails from no-reply@goldcast.io — one confirmation + one calendar invite with your magic link. Don’t share your link — it’s unique to you! All sessions from Oct 7will be available on demand at quickbase.com/empower/ondemand. Product Trainings are exclusive for registered attendees only — sign up now to secure your spot! Where’s my magic link?Check for 2 emails (from no-reply@goldcast.io) and a reminder before each session. Tec

Hello Qrew,  Happy EmpowerPro week! Here’s a quick update on what to expect this week:  Office Hours moved to Monday and Thursday!To accommodate EmpowerPro, Office Hours is being hosted Monday and Thursday this week. Drop by for live help, best practices, or to chat with our Solutions Consultants. → Register for Office Hours EmpowerPro 2025October 7–8Our biggest virtual event of the year is here—join for hands-on product workshops, sneak peeks at new features, and direct Q&A with Quickbase and FastField teams.→ Register for EmpowerProCheck out the agenda:  Demos of the latest Quickbase features (like AI Spreadsheet Import & Quick Insights)  Live training and builder networking Open discussion with product leads Are we hosting Qrew Meetups this month?YES! The Qrew will be hosting → EmpowerPro Product TalksOctober 22, 23, & 28 at 11am EDT.Please register to hear updates from the product team and share your feedback on Grid Reports, Quick Insig

Only one live event is scheduled for this week, but there are plenty of upcoming opportunities and some fresh September recaps worth highlighting. Here's what’s happening around Quickbase:  Office Hours is Back! While Sam is away, Office Hours is moving to Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next month starting September 30th at 1:00–2:00 pm EDT. There will be a different guest host at each session. Have burning Quickbase questions? Drop in tomorrow afternoon! The Solutions Consulting team are ready to help with anything you’re building or troubleshooting. Coming Up Soon: EmpowerPro 2025Oct 7–8Block your calendar now! EmpowerPro is the biggest Quickbase event of the year, packed with product news, live workshops, builder challenges, and peer networking. All virtual, all free—register now so you don’t miss the hands-on demos and new feature previews.  Join the Qrew for a Three-part EmpowerPro Product Talks!Oct 22,23, 28 at 11am EDT One registration gives you access to joi

🎓 Hello Qrew! We’re back with our August Certification Wins, where we proudly spotlight the amazing individuals in our community who’ve earned Quickbase Certifications this past month!  Each certification is a reflection of your effort, curiosity, and commitment to building smarter. Whether you’re just starting or mastering advanced skills, this space celebrates YOU. 🙌  🏅Certified In August🏅 vivekvishwanath​TCIAdministrado​ ScottHunter​ PatSwart​ MicheleWanko​ MeghanEdleman​ MegCuddihee1​ John_Perkins​JessR​ JacobMelvold​ Ing__Gerardo_Je​ hueyal​ EtienneVallee​ ErinBauer​ DonnaWham​ BhrugeshRathod1​ AllisonP​ Evan​ ShyamKumarGupta​ ScottHunter​ LeilaZheng​ JonathanOh​ hueyal​ vivekvishwanath​ ErinBauer​ dhermes​ BhrugeshRathod1​ AndrewC​ Evan​       ShyamKumarGupta​BhrugeshRathod1​vivekvishwanath​ Evan​     &nb

Hi Qrew!  Here’s what’s happening this week across Quickbase and the Qrew the week of September 21st:  Pipelines Virtual Qrew MeetupWednesday, September 24th @ 12pm EDT Join Rob Mersereau, Sr. Technical Consultant, for a live demo on integrating Google Calendar with Quickbase to automate event tracking via Pipelines and see how this workflow saves time and boosts efficiency. Register here for the meetup!  Portland Qrew MeetupWednesday, Sept 24, 3–4pm PDT @ Harder Mechanical Contractors  EstherLaVielle​ be there to give out the golden ticket to a lucky winner! Go to the Portland Qrew page to connect with the Qrew leader, Jim Harrison.  Atlanta QrewThursday, Sept 25, 4–8pm EDT @ Topgolf MidtownKickoff the launch of our newest Qrew group with some golf, product updates, and networking opportunities. Register to join here.  No office hours this week. Starting October 2nd, Office Hours will be hosted Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1pm EST until Sam

Have you been to the Quickbase help center lately? If not, we can't totally blame you... That's why we made some updates to deliver a fresh experience. Head back to check out its new look—along with better tools to help you find the answers you need faster. The updated platform comes with several key improvements: Redesigned home page Improved search Easier navigation Don't worry, none of our articles have moved, and your links and bookmarks still work. We've just enhanced the way you find these resources. Here's what's new: Redesigned home page The new help is designed to guide you down the right path in your Quickbase journey. This includes: 6 clear categories of articlesQuick links for popular and new articlesEasy-to-follow paths for getting started Links to other helpful resources Improved search When searching in the new help center, you'll notice more context up front—helping you choose the best article right away.  As you type each letter, relevant articles begin to su

Quickbase helps you unite scattered information into one place, giving you complete visibility across your workflows. That means faster, more informed decisions. Visualizing your data with charts supports that decision-making, telling the story of where you’re winning and where you need to focus your attention to stay on track. Historically, Quickbase has offered thirteen chart types, including bar, pie, and gauge. Generally available to all customers now, we’re adding 15 new types of charts to help you tell even better stories with your data, and show off the great work your team is doing. Heatmap A heatmap is an effective way to visualize patterns and trends across large data sets. It uses color intensity to represent value, making it easy to identify spikes, clusters, or outliers at a glance. For example, when tracking safety incidents across multiple sites, darker shades can quickly highlight areas that require attention, enabling faster and more informed decisions. Radial bar

Hi Qrew!  No virtual events this week, but we do have some exciting in-person meetups and activities you can look forward to this week:  Boston Qrew Meetup Wednesday, September 17, 4:00–6:00pm EDT @ MIT — Feature overview with Alice Rich, Sr. Manager – Product Management. Join the Boston area Qrew, share your workflows, and connect with local app builders.  Philadelphia Qrew MeetupThursday, September 18, 3:00–5:00pm EDT @ One Penn Center — Join launch of the Philly Qrew! We’ll be hosting a product roadmap deep dive with Quickbase experts, networking, and sharing pro tips. Registration for EmpowerPro 2025Oct 7–8 (virtual)is open! Save your spot to attend this fall event. In-person Qrew Golden Ticket Raffle: Attend an in-person Qrew meetup (Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, or Portland) for a chance to win free Empower 2026 registration! Check out the events page for more current event details. What's ahead for rest of September: Portland in-person Qrew Meetup (9/2

Hello Qrew!   This month, we will be hosting four in-person Qrew meetups and two virtual Qrew meetups. Here’s what the Qrew has coming up for the week of September 8th, 2025:  App Builder QrewTuesday 9/9/25 @ 12pm EDTSam Lange [aka SamLange1​] Director of Innovations at ISTA Solutions, will be sharing dashboard design tips and examples that will make you want to update the dashboard experience for yourself and end-users.  All week: daily @ 1pm EDT  Quickbase Office Hours with SamSign up here M/W/F @ 2pm EDTFastField Office HoursDrop in anytime with questions. Visit the events page to register.  Looking ahead!Boston Qrew and Philadelphia Qrew Meetups are both happening the following week—catch up with local peers, and don’t miss your shot at the golden ticket raffle to attend Empower 2026 for free! Find the sign up here  EmpowerPro 2025 October 7th and 8th registration is live! Sign up and save the date on your calendar!  Hope

Hello Qrew!  September 2025 is jam packed with many Qrew events and opportunities to win a golden ticket! Here’s what we have scheduled for this month:  September In-Person Qrew Meetups Boston QrewSeptember 17, 2025, 4:00–6:00 pm EDT @ Mintz Headquarters Join Alice Rich, Sr. Manager – Product Management, for a Grid Edit feature overview and share what you’re working with the Boston Qrew. Philadelphia QrewSeptember 18, 2025, 3:00–5:00 pm EDT @ One Penn Center for a product roadmap discussion and deep dive with a Quickbase expert, and share use cases and pro tips to help expand your Philadelphia Quickbase network.Portland QrewSeptember 24, 2025, 3:00–4:00 pm PDT @ Harder Mechanical ContractorsVisit the Portland Qrew group page for more details and link to sign up.  Atlanta Qrew @ Topgolf MidtownSeptember 25, 2025, 4:00–8:00 pm EDTKickoff the Atlanta Qrew with a round of golf and discuss what topics you’d like the local Qrew group to cover in future meetups. Sep

A Virtual Event for Quickbase Builders!  Calling all Quickbase Qrew members! EmpowerPro is back—and this year’s virtual event is bigger and better than ever. Join us on October 7th and 8th for two full days of exclusive training, feature deep dives, and direct access to our product team. I’ll be there, and I hope to see all our passionate Qrew members in attendance as well!  Whether you’re a seasoned Quickbase pro or just getting started, EmpowerPro is your chance to sharpen your skills, connect with fellow builders, and explore what’s next for Quickbase and FastField. We'll even sprinkle in a little fun announcement at the end about Empower in the spring!  What’s On The Agenda?   This EmpowerPro is packed with exciting opportunities to learn via:  New Feature Spotlights: Get hands-on with AI Spreadsheet Import, Grid Reports, and Quick Insights. These are features I've been hearing a ton of buzz in our meetups and on Discord. Live Training Sessions: Level up your Quickbase expertise

We’re excited to announce an upgrade to your support experience. Starting September 3rd, our Technical Support Portal will feature a new, AI‑powered Help Bot to get you answers faster than ever.  This change is part of our ongoing effort to make it easier for you to find solutions, connect with experts, and maximize the value of Quickbase.  What’s Changing  We’re adding the native Quickbase AI widget to the Customer Portal. This new feature can help you resolve issues more quickly by suggesting relevant articles and providing answers in a single, seamless experience.  What Stays the Same  You’ll continue using your existing credentials. Our Technical Support team is still available to assist you. The AI Help Bot is an addition, not a replacement. You can still submit cases and interact with support engineers as before. Before & After Current Experience: New Experience:    Why We’re Making This Change  Get immediate answ

As part of our ongoing fit & finish focus—making the Quickbase experience smoother, clearer, and more consistent—we’re giving Release Notes a fresh home in a dedicated Quickbase app. This isn’t just a new location; it’s a better way to discover what’s new, track what matters to you, and plan ahead with confidence.  Starting this fall, Release Notes will be faster to scan, easier to search, and more useful for your day-to-day work. TimelineSeptember 9: We’ll publish Release Notes in both places (our help center and the new Quickbase app).    October 7: Release Notes will be available only in the Quickbase app.  We’ll share the direct link in your monthly email and in-product, and you can bookmark it for quick access.  Why we’re making this change Today’s Release Notes live in our help center and can be tough to navigate and search across. That makes it harder for customers to find what matters to them and for our teams to keep everything consisten

Hello Qrew!  Thank you to all who were able to attend Wednesday’s Qrew Meetup. Here’s what we discussed:  The New Quickbase University (QBU) Experience: TracyPrentiss​  and OsaEdebiri​ briefly walked though of the new Quickbase University experience. Powered by Brainstorm, they showcased the ability to set up private learning portals (which are free and customizable), and how you can create workflows with branching for a more engaged learning experience.   J.J. Keller and Associates Mentorship Program: Fun fact – AnneRommelfange​r  and LauraLinssen​ introduced Brainstorm to Quickbase and ran their mentorship program which blended Quickbase University content with their own company governance training. This successful program grew from relying on a few central builders to having a trained builder in each business unit, enabling faster app changes and greater ownership. Amazing results! And now you can do the same at your organization!  Four Tips to ge

Have you ever needed to build a workflow to copy a template, mass update child records, or archive a set of records? Then you've probably built a pipeline similar to the one in the screenshot below. They're the current gold standard approach to solve this task via pipelines. The new method I'm introducing mimics the bulk upsert functionality available in pipelines except it runs via one of our XML api calls, so it will execute before you redirect your user to the next page. This method leverages one of our newer formulas GetAccessKey() and pairs it with Table to Table imports (TTIs), a longstanding piece of our platform.  Important: Before You Implement Your account needs to be on Business plan or Enterprise plan to unlock GetAccessKey() formula Cross App Data Migrations will cause those apps to share resources behind the scenes, similar to cross app relationships Users clicking a button to run the TTI will need access to view the source data AND to add/update records in the target

Happy Monday, Qrew! Here are this week’s upcoming events—don’t miss your chance to connect, learn, and innovate together. ⭐ Meetup with the Qrew ⭐ Tuesday, Aug 26th @ 12-1pm EDT Michael Wilhoyt​ will show how he built and launched a Transportation Management System app for logistics.  🌐 Pipelines Qrew Meetup 🌐 Wednesday, Aug 27th @ 12-1pm EDT KristaSibery​  will demo PowerBI integration ~ AND ~WesMcAda​ will present bulk trigger pipeline use cases. 🌹 Portland Qrew Meetup 🌹 Wednesday, Aug 27th @ 3-4pm PDT (6-7pm EDT) Join the Portland area Qrew for an in-person meetup at Harder Mechanical Contractors and on MS Teams to cover DocGen lessons learned, progress on Pipelines and Notification setup, performance improvements, and a preview of Grid Reports for those not in the beta. (Instructions for joining remotely are on the Qrew Group page) Remember: You can always check the events page for last-minute updates and more detail. Don't Forget! Sam Trachy’

In construction, everyone knows the magic (and the mess) happens in the margins—on plans, in field notes, and in the hundreds of markups that help turn design into reality. But getting those markups in front of the right people at the right time? That’s where things can fall apart fast.  We’ve seen it firsthand. Between our industry experience and countless customer conversations, one challenge keeps coming up: the disconnect between design teams and build teams, all because key information is hard to access.  The challenge: eliminate the Gray Work associated with markups  If you’ve worked with Bluebeam, you know it’s a powerful tool for reviewing and marking up plans. But a persistent challenge exists with broadening visibility to the markups and enabling all teams— not just VDC and design, but also PMs, foremen, and even your CFO—to take action based on the markups.   So, what happens? People find workarounds. One of the most common? Exporting markups into Ex

Please congratulate the following Qrew members who won a $50 gift card for attending Qrew meetups on July 9th and 23rd! Congrats to Allyson Hewitt, Allan Heaps, Erin Sullivan, and Bruce Basinger for winning the $50 gift card raffle drawing! I will reach out to each winner this week to send them their raffle prize. Thank you all for making time to attend the Qrew meetups in July!  We look forward to an exciting August agenda and hope you can attend our next meetups.