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First steps

  • Glossary of terms used by SeaTable
  • What is SeaTable?
  • Registration and login
  • The first base
  • Data analysis
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Use SeaTable

  • Use SeaTable
  • Bases
  • Views
  • Grouping, sorting and filtering
  • Statistics
  • Web forms
  • Templates
  • Data import and export
  • Personal settings

Expert knowledge

  • Formula Reference
  • Webhooks
  • API tokens
  • Zapier Integration
  • DTABLE file format

Working with groups

  • Introduction to working with groups
  • Create a new group
  • Rename a group
  • Change the order of the groups
  • Copy a Base to a Group
  • Release a Base to a Group
  • Share individual spreadsheets of a base
  • Delete a group
  • Create a folder
  • Move a Base to a Folder
  • Get workspace ID of a group
  • Add a Base to Favorites

Group members and permissions

  • Add a team member to a group
  • Assign permissions in a group
  • Transfer a group to another user
  • Group members and their permissions

Manage bases

  • Introduction to working with bases and tables
  • Create a new base
  • Creating a Base Using a Template
  • Duplicate an existing base
  • Delete a Base
  • How to add a description to a base
  • Customize the appearance of a base (icon and color)

Working in tables

  • Add a table in a base
  • Move a table
  • Link tables with each other
  • Delete a table from a base
  • Restore a deleted table
  • Use of emojis in table name
  • Adding data via copy-and-paste
  • Search and replace values
  • Find a cell or value in a table
  • Keyboard shortcuts and key combinations

Data import

  • What import formats does SeaTable support?
  • Import Excel files into SeaTable
  • Data import using CSV in SeaTable
  • Data import from Microsoft Access into SeaTable
  • Data import from Google Sheets into SeaTable
  • Limitations of CSV/Excel import
  • Tips and tricks when importing CSV or XLSX files
  • Import CSV records into an existing base
  • Creating a base from a DTABLE file

History and versions

  • Data recovery options with SeaTable
  • Restore a deleted Base
  • Retrieve tables, rows and columns from the recycle bin
  • Undo actions
  • Undo changes via the logs
  • Saving the current Base as a Snapshot
  • Restoring a snapshot
  • Saving a base as a DTABLE file

Working with columns

  • Overview of all column types
  • Adding a column
  • The specifics of the first column
  • Adding a column description
  • How to customize the column type
  • Duplicate a column
  • Customize the first column
  • Double column height
  • Hide column arrows

Text and numbers

  • The numbers column
  • The Automatic Number column type
  • The e-mail column and its use
  • The URL column

File and image attachments

  • The file column
  • How to remove attachments permanently
  • Differences between image and file column
  • The preview of image files
  • Delete images and files from a row
  • Access to deleted attachments

Selection columns

  • Create a single selection column
  • Adding options to a single-selection column
  • Changing the order of single-selection options
  • Cascading a single selection
  • Export and import options in single or multiple selection columns
  • The checkbox column
  • The rating column

Links

  • How to link tables together in SeaTable
  • The Lookup Formula
  • The rollup formula
  • The Countlinks Formula

Formulas

  • Basics of SeaTable formulas
  • Formula example: Simple multiplication with a formula
  • Formula example: Merging text columns with the help of a formula
  • Formula example: Logical if operators for comparing values
  • Formula example: Search for a word in a text
  • Formula example: Calculate the duration of a vacation
  • Formula example: Calculate days to an event

Date, duration and people

  • The date column
  • The duration column
  • The columns Creator and Created
  • The employee column
  • The "Last edited" and "Last edited" columns

Other columns

  • The geoposition column
  • The button
  • Send an e-mail via button
  • Save a PDF document by button in a column

Work with rows

  • Adding a row
  • Select multiple rows
  • Duplicate a row
  • Locking a row
  • Change the order of rows
  • Delete a row
  • Display of changes on a row

Line details

  • What is the rows-ID?
  • How to find out who added a row ?
  • rows comment
  • Print row details

View basics

  • What is a view?
  • Create a new view
  • Rename a view
  • Delete a view
  • Differences between private and normal views
  • Duplicating views
  • Printing a view
  • Change the order of views
  • Group views in folders

View options

  • Filtering entries in a view
  • Link filter rules with AND and OR
  • Sorting entries in a view
  • Grouping entries in a view
  • Adjust row height
  • Hide and move columns
  • Cell coloring
  • Color marking of rows
  • Adjust the number of fixed columns
  • Lock views

View releases

  • Sharing a view with a team member
  • Create external link for a view

Working with plugins

  • What is a plugin?
  • Activate a plugin in a Base

Calendar plugin

  • Calendar plugin guide
  • Create new calendar entries in the calendar plugin
  • Create multiple calendars for one Base

Gallery plugin

  • Gallery plugin guide
  • Add a new row via the gallery plugin

Kanban plugin

  • Kanban plugin guide

Web forms

  • Creating a web form
  • Prefill form fields via URL
  • Conditional display of individual form fields
  • Configuration options and visual adjustments of a web form

Team collaboration

  • How collaboration works in SeaTable
  • Base and view shares at a glance
  • Groups for collaboration

Authorisations

  • Overview of all permissions
  • table permissions set
  • Create custom share

Release links

  • Create invitation link
  • Create external link for a base
  • Create a user share
  • Releasing a Base to a Group
  • Differences between invitation links and external links

Comments

  • The comment function in SeaTable

Team management

  • The functions of the team management in the overview
  • Groups and their members in the team management
  • Bases in the team management
  • View all access permissions of a Base
  • Empty the recycle bin in team management
  • Add a new team member
  • Make a team member an administrator
  • Delete the complete team
  • Lock or delete a team member
  • Changing the team name
  • Create a new group
  • Force two-factor authentication for the entire team
  • Enable two-factor authentication for a team member
  • View the terms of use or privacy policy
  • Open a support ticket
  • Request an AV contract

Subscription / Billing

  • Where can I find my invoices?
  • Plus or Enterprise subscription booking
  • Change current subscription: Customize package, duration and team size
  • Cancel the subscription
  • Customize billing address
  • Deposit of the tax ID
  • Change credit card
  • Payment by invoice
  • Discounts for public, non-profit or educational institutions
  • Is SeaTable free of charge? Can I try the Plus or Enterprise subscription?
  • Subscription packages
  • Subscription management

Working with automations

  • Create an automation
  • Manage and edit automations
  • Show execution log of an automation
  • Stop automations
  • Delete automations
  • Automation Trigger
  • Automation actions
  • Why can't I find the automations in my base?

Automation examples

  • rows Lock by automation
  • Linking entries via automation

Third party email

  • Set up Gmail to send emails via SMTP

Common data sets

  • Functionality of shared data sets
  • Create a common data set
  • Synchronization of a common data set
  • Create a new table with a common record
  • Add columns to a table created with a common data set
  • Sharing a common record with another group
  • Deleting a common record
  • Why do shared records only work in groups?

Big Data

  • rows Move to the Big Data backend
  • To create a Big Data view
  • Enabling the Big Data backend in a Base
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  • Version 2.6

Version 2.6

Contents
  • Version 2.6.2
  • Version 2.6.1
  • Version 2.6.0

The SeaTable Changelog is only available in English.

Version 2.6.2 #

(Released on December 22, 2021)

  • AddedCustom navigation items (SeaTable Server)
  • Addednavigation in the advanced statistics
  • AddedNotice when there's no plugins
  • Addedplugin header view controls for scrolling left and right
  • FixedCustom sharing permission issue when a base is shared to users outside of the team
  • FixedInstrument panel bug
  • FixedPage Design page preview doesn't show linked table
  • FixedSharing dialog UI issues when the user's display size is small
  • UpdatedAdd link dialogue UI improvement
  • UpdatedAdvanced statistics navigation improvement
  • UpdatedCustomizing "Powered by SeaTable" in the form (SeaTable Server Enterprise)
  • Updateddrag to change column width UI improvement for the mobile view
  • UpdatedGallery plugin improvement
  • UpdatedGroup listing page lists each group's storage usage
  • UpdatedTemplate's canvas size can be changed in Page Design
  • UpdatedUse a button to call a plugin

Version 2.6.1 #

(Released on December 22, 2021)

  • Addedindication for an archived view
  • Fixed"Add plugins" button display issue
  • FixedEnglish description issue when setting default values
  • FixedIssue when SQL query result is empty in the Python SDK
  • FixedIssue when updating data from Excel
  • FixedPrivate view name duplication issue
  • Removed"Set auto-run condition" from Python script menu
  • Removedpermission can_generate_share_link
  • UpdatedBase-info is used for base status' API to get archive data
  • UpdatedChange share links into invite links in the API
  • UpdatedKeyboard shortcut improvement for the row details page
  • UpdatedLookup type can be displayed as URL

Version 2.6.0 #

(Released on December 22, 2021)

  • Added"Powered by SeaTable" in the external query app
  • AddedA notice if the favorite or shared workspace is empty
  • AddedAutomation rule support for auto add link
  • AddedBase status information
  • AddedCondition feature for the link formula findmax/findmin
  • Addeddefault values for three column types: rating, checkbox, and long text
  • Addeddtable-db CORS support in the nginx configuration
  • AddedGrouped progress bar, scatter plot, image export feature, percentage increment, and dashboard in the advanced statistics
  • AddedKeyboard shortcut (up/down to switch rows) for the image column type
  • AddedMap plugin (OpenStreetMap)
  • AddedMap plugin support for current position localization
  • AddedNew date format for German/Russian (DD.MM.YYYY)
  • AddedPrivate view (Enterprise)
  • AddedSearch for existing users in the group management
  • Addedupdate records from .csv, .xlsx files
  • FixedArchive views search case sensitivity issue
  • Fixedbutton sending email message quoting column issue
  • FixedCustom sharing table filtering issue fix
  • FixedDate column won't display when initializing in statistics
  • FixedDoubled favorite listing when a base is shared to a group and has a star
  • FixedError when clicking on the group name in the base search results
  • Fixedfilter condition issue with the geolocation column
  • Fixedfilter issues
  • FixedForm description emoji support issue
  • FixedImage display issue on common dataset and Excel preview
  • FixedIssue that statistics can only summarize 100 rows of archived data
  • FixedIssue when the summarization is "No calculation".
  • FixedIssue with the if() function when the calculation result is an array
  • Fixedplugins tab style issue
  • FixedRating column cannot be set as filter conditon in the form settings
  • Fixedsession list performance issue
  • FixedSingle select options color issue when changing other types into single select
  • FixedStatistics table display issue for the right most data
  • FixedSummarization bug when exported view to Excel
  • FixedView side bar menu mouse over and scrolling issue
  • RemovedAdmin download base feature from the interface
  • RemovedColumn quotation notice when running automation rules periodically
  • Removedlink, link formula and formula from the automation rules trigger filter condition
  • Updated_locked column is not displayed in the SQL query result
  • UpdatedA base cannot be shared to more than 200 users
  • UpdatedBacktick (`) is forbidden in table/column names
  • UpdatedBase menu UI improvement
  • UpdatedCreator information displayed in the external query app
  • UpdatedData processing add a link support for formula type
  • UpdatedEnterprise Edition requires a license to start
  • UpdatedExternal app sharing button improvement
  • Updatedformat unification when the lookup target is a link formula data
  • UpdatedFormula cell is displayed in the "Add link" and "Linked records" dialogues
  • UpdatedFull screen image touch screen optimization for mobile view
  • UpdatedImprovement of seatable-license.txt handling
  • UpdatedIntuitive HTML rendering of long text cells on the mobile view of external query app
  • UpdatedIntuitive line breaks in text cells on the mobile view of external query app
  • Updatedlink column search UI improvement
  • Updatedlink columns and link formula can be displayed on a data collection table
  • UpdatedLong text editor support for full screen mode
  • UpdatedMultiple select options can be created by pasting comma separated values in
  • UpdatedOffice files can be edited online (Enterprise)
  • Updatedpage design UI improvement
  • UpdatedRating column can be picked in the formula editor
  • UpdatedScrollbar won't be printed from Page Design
  • Updatedtable header support for double row height and hide column setting triangles

For detailed information about the major updates, see Release Note for 2.6.
For comments or questions: We would be glad to welcome you on the SeaTable Forum.

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