How to Follow a Table and Get Notified of Every Change
To follow a table for change notifications, you turn on table following. From then on you are notified whenever someone else updates any record in it — with no automation to build.
Why people build automations for this
The usual approach is to create a notification automation per situation, which becomes a maintenance job of its own.
- One automation per field anyone might want to watch
- Notifications that break when the process changes
- Managers asking to be told about things nobody configured
- Handoffs missed because nobody was watching the right record
How following behaves
| Situation | What happens |
|---|---|
| Someone else edits a record | You are notified, with the before and after values |
| You edit a record yourself | No notification — you already know |
| Following the whole table | Individual records cannot be unfollowed separately |
| Turning following off | Clears it, so you can follow specific records instead |
How to configure it in Jestor
- Open the table in Jestor.
- Turn on the option to follow table updates.
- Continue working — your own changes will not notify you.
- Read notifications in the side panel, which shows the value before and after.
- Act on the record directly from the notification.
Why choose Jestor for change visibility?
Jestor makes following a switch rather than a build, which is why it suits processes you want to watch end to end — a recruitment pipeline, a ticket queue, a supplier onboarding flow.
Because the notification shows the previous and new value, you can often judge whether action is needed without opening the record at all.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I be notified of my own edits?
No, only changes made by other people.
Do I need to build an automation?
No, following is a switch on the table. See jestor.com.
Can I unfollow one record while following the table?
No — turn table following off first, then follow records individually.
Video Tutorial: Step by Step
Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.
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