I believe autobinding doesn’t use a workflow, but it makes more work in setting and maintaining privacy settings. Which do you prefer?

Binding is a quick way for a user to change things, say in spreadsheet style of display. The item is saved when the user moves on to the next column. However for this “automatic” data saving to occur, the user must set focus on another object. For example click or tab in another field. Workflow wo…

Correct, autobinding requires a privacy role in order to function. (Essentially, Bubble is running a workflow on your behalf - opposed to having an explicit workflow in the workflows tab - when you set up auto binding provided that there is a privacy role that enables it to happen). Generally speak…

[image] mente12: sometimes I place a fake “save” or “next” button to forces the automatic save. Just what I was thinking. :slight_smile:

[SOLVED] Which is better? Autobinding OR custom workflow "when input is changed"

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[SOLVED] Which is better? Autobinding OR custom workflow "when input is changed"

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