BEHAVIOR | AppSheet Help Center

Behavior: The Essentials

You can control how users interact with your app and how your app interacts with the data.

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Controlling the Behavior of Offline Data

AppSheet apps can be used on mobile devices that are not connected with a network -- here's how it works.

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Actions

Actions: The Essentials

Learn how to use actions to modify data and navigation in your app.

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Bulk Select

When you need to select more than one record at a time in your application

Written by Jennifer Cadence
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System Actions

These automatically created actions can be shown or hidden: here's how to customize them.

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View Events

View actions can run when certain events happen and help you create custom navigation.

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Workflow: Introduction

Workflow and Reports: The Essentials

Define automated app behaviors with Workflow and Reports.

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Workflow

Send Email, SMS or Notifications on Add, Update, or Delete.

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Before and After Values

You can see the value of a column both Before and After it was updated.

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Reports

Generate reports and take actions on a schedule that you specify.

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Report Scheduling and Retry

Understanding Report scheduling and retry.

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Time Zones

A comprehensive list of time zones for Reports.

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Improving Workflow and Report Performance

Tips for measuring and improving Workflow and Report performance.

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Workflow: Sending Email

Sending Email from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

A Workflow Rule can send email when data changes. A Scheduled Report can send email on a schedule you specify.

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Email Templates

Controlling the content and format of email messages with templates.

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Google Docs Email Templates

Using Google Docs email templates.

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Microsoft Word Email Templates

Using Microsoft Word email templates.

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Microsoft Excel Email Templates

Using Microsoft Excel email templates.

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Adding a Calendar (.ics) Attachment to an Email

You can add a .ics Calendar attachment to a workflow email message

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CSV Email Templates

Using CSV email templates

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HTML Email Templates

Using HTML email templates

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JSON Email Templates

Using JSON email templates

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XML Email Templates

Using XML email templates

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Template Variables

Using variables in your workflow templates.

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Template CONCATENATE and TEXT Expressions

Using CONCATENATE() and TEXT() expressions in a template.

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Template Image, Thumbnail, Drawing, and Signature Display

Displaying images, thumbnails, drawings, and signatures in templates

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Template Address, LatLong, and XY Display

Displaying Address, LatLong, and XY values in templates

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Template Start Expressions

Using Start expressions in your workflow templates.

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Template If Expressions

Using If expressions in your workflow templates.

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Sample Email Templates

Sample email templates

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Email Attachment File Archiving

You can archive email attachment files.

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Email Attachment File Archiving to Microsoft SharePoint

Archiving your Email attachments to Microsoft SharePoint

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Email Other Attachments

Adding Other Attachments to your workflow email.

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Email "Opt Out" and Unsubscribe

Consider email "Opt Out" and Unsubscribe

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Troubleshooting Workflow Emails

Resolving problems with workflow emails.

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Troubleshooting Email PDF Attachments

Resolving problems with PDF attachments.

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Troubleshooting Custom Fonts

Resolving problems with custom fonts in templates.

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Workflow: Create and Save a File

Creating and Saving a File from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

A Workflow Rule can create and save a file when data changes. A Scheduled Report can create and save a file on a schedule you specify.

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Uploading .txt Template Files to Google Drive

The "Convert uploaded files to Google Docs editor format" Google Drive option will prevent .txt template files from uploading correctly.

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Save File Archiving

Where Save Files are Archived

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Troubleshooting Create and Save a File

Resolving problems with workflow action Save File.

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Workflow: Sending SMS

Sending SMS from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

A Workflow Rule can send an SMS when data changes. A Scheduled Report can send an SMS on a schedule you specify.

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Troubleshooting SMS

You can use Audit History to troubleshoot SMS workflow problems.

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Workflow: Sending Notifications

Sending Notifications from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

A Workflow Rule can send a push notification when data changes. A Scheduled Report can send a push notification on a schedule you specify.

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Troubleshooting Notifications

You can use Audit History to troubleshoot Notification workflow problems.

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Workflow: Changing Data

Changing Data from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

How to change data in your app on a schedule or when some event happens.

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Troubleshooting Changing Data

How to figure out what's going on with workflow issues.

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Workflow: Invoking Cloud Services

Introduction to Webhooks

How to post to web services and social media.

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Invoking Webhooks from a Workflow Rule or Scheduled Report

Webhooks allow you to invoke a remote web service to perform an action by sending an HTTP request message to that web service.

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Invoking the AppSheet API from a Webhook

How to invoke the AppSheet API from a webhook.

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Webhook Templates

Controlling the content and format of the webhook body with a template.

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CSV Webhook Templates

Using CSV webhook templates

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Form URL Encoded Webhook Templates

Using Form URL Encoded webhook templates

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HTML Webhook Templates

Using HTML webhook templates

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JSON Webhook Templates

Using JSON webhook templates

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XML Webhook Templates

Using XML webhook templates

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Webhook Image Width

Controlling the image width in Webhook Image URLs

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Troubleshooting Webhooks

How to figure out what's going wrong with your Webhook.

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Integrate with IFTTT

How to integrate your app with a service that lets you connect events and actions.

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Integrate with PHP

How to integrate your app with a PHP service you create.

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Integrate with Pushpad

How to integrate your app with a service that lets you send push notifications to your website or web app.

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Integrate with Zapier

How to get your app to work with a service that allows non-technical users to connect two services' actions together.

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Advanced Topics

Printing Your Data

How to print out data that's been collected in your app.

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Workflow Approvals with Parent Child relationships

Concepts for a Parent Child Workflow Approval App

Written by Ty Alevizos
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Trigger Scheduled Reports on Specific Dates

A type of Scheduled Action, Scheduled Reports are a great way to automate whatever materials you need to send out regularly.

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Offline & Sync

Sync: Between the App and the Backend

Learn how the local copy of your data is kept in sync with the backend spreadsheet.

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Offline & Sync: The Essentials

Learn how to control your app's offline behavior.

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Where is My Data Cached?

Learn more about where and how your data is cached and what options you have.

Written by Santiago Uribe Montoya
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Can I have my app update automatically?

The AppSheet Editor does provide automatic updates.

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Automatic Updates

Learn how automatic updates work and why they're useful.

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