Views
Grid Column Settings
This article reviews how to use the column settings for grid views. You can read more about Grid views here. Column Settings. To access the column settings for an individual column, hover over a colu…
Maps
What are Maps? A maps view is used to display records from your database on a map in your Live App. Knack uses HERE Maps to display maps and geocode Address field values. You can also use Google as y…
Source: Which Records Will the View Display
All views will note which records are being shown in the view editor. However, in views that display multiple records, you have the option to customize which records are displayed. In the “Source” ta…
Calendars
What are Calendars? A calendar view is used to display multiple records from your database in a Calendar viewable from your live app. What do Calendars look like in the Live App? Calendars display mu…
Grid Settings
This information expands on settings available in a Grid view. The grid settings section is available when editing a grid view and provides additional options for your grid. Options. The Options sect…
Details
What are Details Views? A Details View is used to display fields of a single record in a flexible layout in your Live App. Any fields from the record's table can be used in the details layout. You ca…
Menus
A menu is used to display links to other pages in your app or other websites. How Menus Work. Menus contain links the user can click to navigate to other pages in the app, or to other websites entire…
Using Action Links
What are Action Links? Action Links are a special type of link that you can add to details, grids, searches, lists, maps, or calendar views that trigger actions. These links allow your Live App users…
Reports
What are Reports? Reports are views that allow you group the records in your tables and display them as charts or graphs so that you can see trends and compare values based on calculations. A great e…
Lists
What are Lists? List views are used to display multiple records from a table in your database using a flexible layout of rows. Any of the fields from that table can be used as details in the list. Ea…
Rich Text
What are Rich Text Views? Rich Text views are static views that allow you to add formatted text and images to your app that are not stored within records in your app. It's often used for: Welcome tex…
Combining Fields from Connected Records in Views
When building your Live App, views have options to add fields from connected records without those fields being available directly in the source table. For example, if you have a grid view displaying…
Using Record Rules
What are Record Rules? Record rules are a type of rule, which allow you to automate specific actions behind-the-scenes when a form is submitted or a grid is edited inline in the Live App. These rules…
Forms
What are Forms? A form view is used to add or edit a record in your app. This means creating a record or editing an existing record from a table within your app. What do Forms look like in a Live App…
Using Display Rules
What are Display Rules? Display rules control how a the fields on a view are displayed. Using display rules, you can hide or show form inputs, change input labels based, add icons, change text and ba…
About Views
What are Views? . Knack uses views to display the data in your app. A view is a visual element, like grids, maps, or calendars that are displayed on your Live App pages. What do views look like in th…
Using Submit Rules
What are Submit Rules? Submit rules determine where the user is redirected after they submit a form successfully. This is often a crucial piece of setting up workflow, as you can redirect a user from…
Searches
What are Searches? A search view is a visual element in your Live App used to search and display multiple records from your app. Each search view displays records from a single table in your app. Any…
Grids
What are Grids? Grids are a type of view that displays multiple records from tables in your Live App. Each column in your grid will correspond to a field in a table. Then each row in your grid will c…
