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Introducing Our Enhanced Technical Support Portal  As the world’s premier platform for dynamic work management, we wake up every day asking how we can help you do your most complex work while simplifying how you find the support and resources you need. We are continually improving the platform and adding new capabilities, and we are excited to introduce you to the first round of enhancements for our support portal. These changes are intended to simplify and improve how you create and manage your cases in the future without losing your current and previous cases.  What is changing?  This is the first phase of our support portal redesign and the biggest change you can expect is an updated look and feel for the portal. You can see below a few images of what the new support case submission form and case management page will look like. Your current and previous cases won’t be lost, they will continue to be available in the new support portal.   New Look and Feel&nbs

As a Customer Success Manager for Strategic and Enterprise accounts, I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing the launch of two successful company Qrews under AT&T’s Brian Hinshaw and MYR Group’s Jesse Guardado. Brian and Jesse both serve as admins for their respective realms, have years of Quickbase experience, are extremely knowledgeable about governance best practices, and have proven records of evangelizing Quickbase across their organizations. With backgrounds like theirs, it’s easy to see why they’re ideal Qrew leaders.   Company Qrews such as theirs are excellent avenues to connect campfires, share best practices, stay updated on new product features or realm policies, and foster a sense of community. Intrigued? If you're considering the launch of your own company Qrew or looking to enhance your existing user group meetings, here are the tried-and-true tips I’ve learned from these successful Qrew Champions.  Make it official Just as there’s a process for registering

Hello hello, Qrew! 👋 Boy, it really feels like the dog days of summer out here: my weeds are taller than my day lilies here in the Midwest, we're getting scorcher after scorcher, and wildfire smoke from Canada are making our sunsets extra vibrant... But you know what the perfect thing to take your mind off the hot summer days? Qrew Champions Summer Camp! 🏕️  Join us for Qrew Champions Summer Camp to reminisce over camp traditions of yore, learn about your fellow Champions' favorite summer past times, and opt in to earn some seriously cool camp-themed swag. Don't miss it: Qrew Camp ends at the end of July, so hurry on over to make sure you make the most of this year's camp before it's gone.  Other things going on in Qrew Champions:  Do you dream of the main stage? Could you give a TED talk right now on how Quickbase has changed your work management for the better? Are you interested in sharing your expertise as a member of the Qrew? Check out our first ever open call

Transform your app-building journey with our Galactic Appventurescourse, available on-demand at Quickbase University beginning July 18th. This course is designed to provide you with the foundational skills needed to build and manage Quickbase apps effectively. Whether you're a novice or looking to refresh your skills, this course offers a comprehensive introduction to Quickbase's powerful features. What You'll Learn: App Planning and Design: Understand the core principles of planning and designing your app. Building and Customizing: Learn to build and customize forms, tables, and dashboards. Automation and Efficiency: Discover how to automate workflows and enhance app efficiency. Data Management: Master the techniques for managing and visualizing your data effectively. Why Choose On-Demand? Flexibility: Learn at your own pace, anytime and anywhere. Comprehensive Content: Access the same high-quality content as our live sessions. Interactive Learning: Engage with hands-on exerci

Hey Everyone!  With July 1st being the midway point of the year, I've put together a survey for us to look ahead into the back half of 2024 and learn from all of you what you want to see more of from now through the end of the year. What new features are you looking to see more of from other Qrew members? Tell us in the survey. I'm also more holistically wanting to learn how impactful this community forum is, how we can improve in areas like product feedback and listening to our community. At the end of the year, I'll look to do a similar survey and evaluate how we fared against the feedback. Here's the survey.  All participants will be entered into a raffle to get a $100 coupon code to our Swag Store. In the event you are located outside the US, I'll find a gift card of the same value for you to use. Cheers!

Hello Summer! With temperatures rising and summer fun being planned, we’ve got a few announcements to share with you today. Summer Vacation for Customer Networks The Customer Networks program will be taking a summer vacation for a bit, but we encourage you to stay in touch with us on the Qrew Discussions website. We hope to see you there and are eager to hear your favorite a-hah moments, Quickbase wins, and lessons throughout the summer!  We will stay connected with weekly posts and discussions in our network Qrew groups. There are plenty of other customer events and activities you can join in July and we hope to see you there! Check out what we have in store and mark your calendars. July Events We’ve got lots in store for July outside of our standard office hours – check out the roster of events below! July 11th-12th Galactic AppVenturesTrainingLaunch your app-building skills to infinity and beyond with our Quickbase Fundamentals course! Join our crew of cadets as we navigat

Hey all!  My name is Kaelie (they/them) and I run our Qrew Champions customer advocacy program. I’m so excited to get to geek about all things Quickbase here with the Qrew and share more about what’s going on in the Qrew Champions.   What are our Qrew Champions up to?   Allan Heaps, Database Designer and Analyst at Boise State University, recently spoke at a Customer Network meeting and starred as a guest speaker at the “Inherited App” Quickbase webinar about his work at Boise State University  Wes McAda, Senior Software Developer at Versar Inc, and Jessica Rugg, Technical Specialist at Benesch, recently shared their Quickbase expertise in a blog post, “Navigating Software Changes With Ease: Tips From Quickbase Experts.”   Mark Lind, Systems Analyst at CCI Systems, penned his own blog post about using Quickbase for project management, “How CCI Systems Manages Complex Projects and Critical Information.”   What’s new and upcoming?  

Did you know Quickbase offered Certifications? You didn't?  Well, Certification is real. And it's a great way to prove your Quickbase knowledge and establish yourself as a go-to builder within your organization.  Moving forward, here in The Qrew, your profile will show which Certifications you have passed. It may take us (read: Ben) some time to get everyone's profile up to date, but we now have the badges for each of the four certification exams we have below. Each month, I'll have a blog post with the previous month's certification recipients. We will shower you with recognition!  As a reminder/overview, Quickbase offers the following four certification exams: App Foundations -  this is a new exam, perfect for new builders looking to ensure they understand the fundamentals of planning, building, designing, and maintaining simple Quickbase applications.  App Builder -  Similar to the App Foundations exam, but questions here are more geared towards Buildi

Happy June to you! We've got a great lineup of customer events to level up your Quickbase skills. Join us to mingle and learn from Quickbase experts, discover game-changing tips, and try your hand at new features and tools announced during Empower 2024. It’s going to be a wonderful month filled with pure Quickbase awesomeness.   Below is a list of our upcoming events happening in June with registration links and agendas. For an up-to-date list check out www.quickbase.com/events.   June 2024  👨🏽‍💻 Realm Admin Customer Network Meeting – June 4th  Customer Network  Josh Miller, resident governance expert, will be hosting an “AMA” office hour to help folks get started on Quickbase’s new Governance Starter Kit of Apps (GSK) that was announced at Empower 2024.  🏭 Manufacturing Customer Network Meeting – June 5th  Customer Network  Not sure how to implement the new CMMS apps in the exchange? Join Elena Larrabee, Technical Enablement Consultant,

The below blog was authored by Product Marketing Manager MichelleHendley Last October, we introduced our first AI-powered feature, AI Smart Builder, to you. With Smart Builder, anyone can generate a custom application just by telling Quickbase AI about the problem you’re trying to solve. In the past nine months, thousands of you have built applications covering everything from recruiting to installation project management. This powerful feature goes a long way towards our belief that AI can help make your work management feel more manageable – and to that end, we’re thrilled to announce that Smart Builder has now gotten even smarter.  An even better App Builder  Sometimes it’s hard to define what good looks like unless you’ve seen it. Thanks to a improvements in the feature, Smart Builder now knows what a good app looks like. When you provide Smart Builder with your app requirements, Smart Builder now applies intelligent analysis to determine if there's an exact match from a

The below is a blog authored by CSM Esther Lavielle. 🌹🌺🌼🌞Spring weather is in full bloom and so are our Quickbase customer events. The month of May features Empower 2024 - our biggest virtual customer event of the year!  In addition to our annual conference, there are many upcoming events for everyone – new or experienced to Quickbase - to participate in. The more you tend to your garden of Quickbase knowledge, the more it will grow and blossom!   📢📢📢Below is a list of our upcoming events with registration links and agendas. For an up-to-date list of events check out  www.quickbase.com/events    🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏿Manufacturing Customer Network Meeting – May 1st - Customer Network Anthony Offredi, Director of Customer Advisory, will present and walk through the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) app which is now live in the Quickbase app exchange.   🗣️Large Scale Solar – May 1st & 2nd In-person Conference   We will be at Large

Welcome to the new Qrew Discussions! Here's a tour of the recent changes to our community platform. The goal is to make this as smooth a transition as possible, and by the end of this blog, you'll know what's changed, what's stayed the same, and how to make the most of your experience on this site. What's Stayed the Same? A lot. This is still designed to be a place where people can ask questions and receive answers. "Quickbase Discussions" remains the main Forum, go there for all Quickbase questions. Every thread from before should be searchable, we copied over all posts, all file attachments.  Your login process should be the exact same. Only those with an email address tied to a Quickbase account can login to this website. Since we use Single Sign-On, the fastest way to access Qrew Discussions is to already be signed into your Quickbase account first. What Changed?  We have a new Ranking system. Every member of this community has a Rank in their Profile. Users can increa

Hi there! I'm Ben. I'm the Community Manager for The Qrew. In March 2023, having no previous experience in Community Management, I changed roles here at Quickbase, moving from Customer Success. Why did I do this? I had no direct passion for Community Management overall. It wasn't some calling.  What I did have was passion for this community, which since Empower 2023 we have called The Qrew. This community is different. It's unique. It's full of talented Quickbase Subject Matter Experts who come from all different types of backgrounds. Men and women. From full stack developers all the way down to people who google how to do things in Excel (me). We're all in The Qrew. Here's what you'll find. What you will find in The Qrew is connection. You are not on an island as a Quickbase builder/admin, even if you are the only person at your company who uses Quickbase. The Qrew is where you can connect with others, where you can see how others are using this platform to cu

Why should you register for Empower 2024? Watch and learn. And then register!  REGISTER HERE! See the published agenda for Empower 2024 here!