I have a use case where the goal is to very quickly scan bar codes into a Quick Base table. The desired workflow is to be sitting on an Add Record form and have the scan also cause the form to save and refresh into the Save and Add Another page, without the user having to click the save button.Does anyone have a native or non native way to do this?------------------------------Mark Shnier (YQC)Quick Base Solution ProviderYour Quick Base Coachhttp://QuickBaseCoach.commark.shnier@gmail.com------------------------------

Hi Mark,So the desired behavior would be you would hit 'Add Record' and then scan a barcode, it would cause the form to save and go to add another, then you could just repeat a number of times until you had scanned all the barcodes you had in front of you and end up with Item 1, Item 3, Item 3 records?------------------------------Evan MartinezCommunity Marketing ManagerQuick Base------------------------------

Exactly, the issue here is that there are dozens or hundreds of packages to scan so speed of scanning is the issue. So scan say 20 bar codes to create 20 records.------------------------------Mark Shnier (YQC)Quick Base Solution ProviderYour Quick Base Coachhttp://QuickBaseCoach.commark.shnier@gmail.com------------------------------

I haven't seen anything like that behavior for mobile as of yet but I can definitely bring it up with the mobile team and see if they have any thoughts. We are doing a survey right now on mobile experience and feedback for 2020 if you haven't put in that as feedback yet I would suggest it too so that it is on their minds. I get the feeling for mobile that would be something they would need to assess.------------------------------Evan MartinezCommunity Marketing ManagerQuick Base------------------------------

Is your customer/use-case open to the idea of a third-party software and/or barcode scanner? Does their workflow allow for a computer at their workstation, or is it completely mobile?------------------------------Brad Lemke------------------------------

Open to anything and the staff are on in the office.------------------------------Mark Shnier (YQC)Quick Base Solution ProviderYour Quick Base Coachhttp://QuickBaseCoach.commark.shnier@gmail.com------------------------------

Scanning including a Save and Add Another

EvanMartinez
Quickbase Staff
5 years ago
Hi Mark,

So the desired behavior would be you would hit 'Add Record' and then scan a barcode, it would cause the form to save and go to add another, then you could just repeat a number of times until you had scanned all the barcodes you had in front of you and end up with Item 1, Item 3, Item 3 records?

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Evan Martinez
Community Marketing Manager
Quick Base
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- MarkShnier__You
  Qrew Legend
  5 years ago
  Exactly, the issue here is that there are dozens or hundreds of packages to scan so speed of scanning is the issue. So scan say 20 bar codes to create 20 records.
  
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  Mark Shnier (YQC)
  Quick Base Solution Provider
  Your Quick Base Coach
  http://QuickBaseCoach.com
  mark.shnier@gmail.com
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  - EvanMartinez
    Quickbase Staff
    5 years ago
    I haven't seen anything like that behavior for mobile as of yet but I can definitely bring it up with the mobile team and see if they have any thoughts. We are doing a survey right now on mobile experience and feedback for 2020 if you haven't put in that as feedback yet I would suggest it too so that it is on their minds. I get the feeling for mobile that would be something they would need to assess.
    
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    Evan Martinez
    Community Marketing Manager
    Quick Base
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CathyVanderkamp
Qrew Trainee
3 months ago
I know this thread is really old but it is the only one I can find online to help me do the exact same thing. I can't find the app used anymore and was wondering if anyone has come up with any other solution for activating a barcode scan on mobile quickly and 1 or 0 taps.

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Scanning including a Save and Add Another