I’ve been having some success with using Cross-Doc actions . Very powerful! I have a question about using the Cross-Doc Add Row function. So I have table T in a doc 1. I then cross doc table X into my new doc 2. The new doc wants to add a row to X (and by extension T). The way to do this seems to be…

@Ben_Lee is right, the added row will only be synced back during the next sync. And even if you manually force the sync right away, it may still not pick up the new row because there’s no guarantee that the row has been already saved to the doc snapshot or not. However, there is one thing that you …

This is working as intended and there will be a delay. This will also require that the user re-syncs the table to see it. The two tables aren’t synced in a consistent fashion, it’s more that your table X is downloading all the data from table T each time you “sync” the table. They aren’t talking ba…

@Ben_Lee thanks for clarifying. I figured it was the intended function - I needed to get it out of my head and acknowledgement so I can continue using the functionality. I think the ‘delta’ here would be full two-way sync. CrossDoc actions are a great feature until 2way comes. Thanks!

For those following along; I was able to implement the above pro-hack, and after shallow testing I can report that it does function as desired ; activating a crossdoc addrow action button that is paired with the above pro-hack adds the row back to the source table and then initiates a sync which br…

CrossDoc - Add Row Sync Time - #5 by Paul_Danyliuk

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Getting end users to work with multiple cross-doc tables	10	1660	May 23, 2020
Pro hack: Trigger cross-doc sync with an action (hidden formula) Tips and Hacks	37	7460	June 28, 2024
Cross Doc Sync'd Time	3	194	June 30, 2024
Cross doc new column sync Product Feedback	14	1905	September 16, 2020
Is there a way to manually refresh the cross-doc table on the iOS app?	8	1698	June 25, 2020

Getting end users to work with multiple cross-doc tables

10

1660

May 23, 2020

Pro hack: Trigger cross-doc sync with an action (hidden formula)

Tips and Hacks

37

7460

June 28, 2024

Cross Doc Sync'd Time

3

194

June 30, 2024

Cross doc new column sync

Product Feedback

14

1905

September 16, 2020

Is there a way to manually refresh the cross-doc table on the iOS app?

8

1698

June 25, 2020

CrossDoc - Add Row Sync Time

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