Case: topping up a catalog from a phone

A “+” button only you can see, and editing rows right inside the app.

The table setting that puts the “+” button into the app.
The table setting that puts the “+” button into the app.

When data changes often — an event listing, a daily menu, stock — opening the editor for one row is a chore. The app can write to its own tables.

  1. Find your {{user.id}}: drop a paragraph with that substitution onto a screen, open the app yourself and read the number.
  2. Put a floating action button with “+” on the home screen. Visibility condition: user.id equals that number.
  3. The button leads to a New entry screen with a form — one field per column, field names matching the column keys.
  4. The Save button gets Add row: pick the table and the form, and set an “Added” message.
  5. For editing: on a list card use Fill form from row (the edit screen’s form, row {{item}}), navigate there, and put Update row on the button.
  6. Deleting: Delete row, with a confirmation question.

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