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Hi app creators! Welcome to our monthly Community Roundup series. Check out our latest AppSheet Community news, upcoming events, top contributors, and feature updates.
AppSheet App Jam: Step-by-step getting started guide for new users
The AppSheet Community recently came together for our first App Jam - a live, guided session taking you step-by-step through building an app in the AppSheet platform. Thanks to everyone who was able to join us!
In this post, we share the recording/live demonstration and the steps listed out for you to follow along. By following these steps, you will:
- Build an intermediate-level app
- Gain experience with many fundamental skills used in the AppSheet platform
- Gain the knowledge needed to create a wide range of useful apps to enhance your business
In case you missed it: AppSheet Office Hours on App Lifecycle Management
On August 4th, we held AppSheet Office Hours focused on app lifecycle management. In case you missed it, check out the recording to hear best practices and recommendations for managing your apps from idea to impact, including:
- The key stages of app lifecycle management
- Managing end users and app collaborators
- Managing app versions and upgrades
Stay tuned in the Community, as weโll be sharing a recap post including written Q&A soon.
Have a topic you want us to focus on for our next Office Hours? Please let us know in the comments!
Now in Preview: New UI design for desktop users
This week, @Arthur_Rallu shared that weโre now previewing AppSheetโs new visual design for applications that are accessed on desktop browsers. Check out the announcement post for all the details and to provide your feedback!
App template of the month: IT Ticketing
With the IT Ticketing app template, you can quickly spin up an app that powers an IT ticketing and issue tracking system.
Employees can submit their information and IT requests, which generates a workflow email that is sent to the submitter and the requestโs assigned owner to complete. From there, requests can be completed and marked as resolved. This app is especially useful for companies trying to manage IT requests in a streamlined and organized way.
Copy and customize the app template here!
Have an app template you want to be featured in the next Community roundup? Please share in the comments!
Community tip of the month: Create hierarchy views using table views
We're continually impressed with all the tips and tricks members share in the AppSheet Community. Taking the time to share your knowledge, lessons learned, and recommendations goes a long way in helping app creators accomplish their goals with AppSheet. Thank you!
This month, we wanted to highlight this tip from @Suvrutt_Gurjar on how to create a hierarchy view using table views, such as the example below.
Check it out and don't forget to share your appreciation by liking the post or adding a comment
Product updates and release notes
Hereโs an overview of AppSheet product updates and enhancements over the past month. To stay up-to-date with the latest, make sure you subscribe to Release Notes.
Improved experience for adding a table
Weโre refreshing the look and feel of one of the key components of app creation: adding new tables in the app editor to connect your data with AppSheet.
The new, user-friendly interface helps make it easier to identify which data sources you have (by the provider and account names) and clarify if a data source is a team-shared source (with icon next to the provider name). See all details in the announcement post here.
Introducing: Unlinked Automation Components
Previously, when you created an automation component, it was reusable in multiple bots. You can now enable or disable the reusability of a component by enabling or disabling the Linking toggle. For complete details, see the announcement post here.
Return Values in Apps Script Tasks
Use the return value of a Google Apps Script function within your AppSheet automation Apps Script task and pass it to a later step in the same automation process. For more information, see the announcement post here.
Set the AppSheet session length
Control how long users can access AppSheet services without having to authorize AppSheet every time they are using the service. This setting applies to web (app editors and app users) and mobile app users. For details, see the announcement post here.
For the complete and most up-to-date details on product updates, see the Release Notes forum here.
Registration is now open for Next '22! October 11-13
Tomorrow starts today. Join us live online along with one million builders, dreamers, and leaders for Google Cloud Next '22 where we can learn and grow together to meet tomorrow head on.
Register now for online programming and the opportunity to attend in-person events - all registration is complimentary! Plus, stay tuned for future announcements including specific sessions, speakers, and engagement opportunities.
Top five contributors in July
We love to see how many of you are eager to participate in the Community's discussions. Letโs take a quick look at who contributed the most by replies authored and topics published in the month of July. Please meet our top five contributors:
Thank you to our top five contributors! as well as @MultiTech, who was top three in kudos (likes) received this month!
Are you ready to become our next top contributor? Learn all about how to contribute to the Community here.
Top three conversations in July
Here are our most popular discussions in the Google Cloud Community over the past month:
- AppSheet Office Hours: App Lifecycle Management
- [RESOLVED] Appsheet.com outage affecting Editor and Apps - 502 error
- Return Values in Apps Script Tasks
Looking for more topics and discussions? Visit the AppSheet Q&A or Tips & Tricks forums to join the conversation or start something new.
๐ AppSheet Community feature updates in July
The Community team continues to work hard to improve the Community based on your valuable feedback. Below is an overview of the recent updates to our Community features. Let us know what you think of these updates with a comment below! Weโd love to hear from you.
Highlight to Quote
Highlight to quote enables users to highlight specific text within the body of a topic post or a reply/comment for quoting within a thread. For more details on the Highlight to Quote functionality, please review the tips and tricks guide.
Badge notifications
When you earn a new Community badge, such as authoring your first accepted solution, receiving 500 likes (kudos), or publishing your 25th post, you will now, by default, receive an email notification sharing the good news!
You can always manage your notification and email settings by clicking the dropdown next to your profile avatar, then โMy subscriptions,โ and selecting the โNotification Settingsโ tab. From there, you can choose which notifications and emails you receive or donโt receive.
Label Subscriptions
Did you know that you can subscribe to labels? We enabled subscriptions for labels so you can stay up-to-date on product and topic-specific conversations. When you subscribe to a label, you will get an email notification each time the label is tagged in the community. For more info on how to utilize labels, check out the article on Subscriptions and Notifications here.
For more details, see the July Release Notes post here.
We hope you enjoy our new feature updates and thank you to all our Community members who continue to make this space an engaging and informative place to be. If you have any feedback, please feel free to add your thoughts to the Community Feedback forum here or add a comment directly to this post.
Make sure you don't miss out on the latest Community news, activities, or opportunities by subscribing to News & Announcements. To do so, go to the Announcements page and click on the blue button that says "Subscribe." You can also learn more about how to manage your subscriptions and notifications in this article here.
Thanks everyone. Until next time!
The Google Cloud Community Team
