1 Overview
During an AI Table automation run, you can insert data produced by earlier steps. Different field types accept different content. Below is a per-action breakdown of what you can insert.2 Insertable field types per action
2.1 Create record / Update record / When condition met / On record change
| Field type | Create / Update record | When condition met | On record change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Single select | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Multi-select | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Member | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Date | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Number | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Checkbox | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Attachment | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Member extension | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Link | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Rating | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Formula | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Lookup | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| One-way link | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Two-way link | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Created by | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Last modified by | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Created time | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Last modified time | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Rich text | ✅ | ❌ | ✅ |
| ID card | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Phone | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Currency | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Address | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Geolocation | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Signature | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Department | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Linked reference | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Group | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Progress | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Workflow | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
2.2 Send message to user or group
| Field | Insertable field types |
|---|---|
| Send to group | Group |
| Send to user | Member, Member’s manager |
| Title | Member, Link, Attachment, Group, Rich text, etc. |
| Bottom button URL | Link |
3 Reference data from earlier steps
Example: when a new inbound item is added to Inbound details, sync a row in Inventory summary containing item name, item code, and quantity.
Configure the automation:
- Pick the trigger When a record is created: a new row in Inbound details.
- Pick the action Create record: add a row to Inventory summary.
- Click Set field values and pick the fields you want to fill.
- Click the ⊕ at the right of the input and pick a value from the previous step.