How to get notified when records change
Setting up notifications when records change does not require an automation. In Jestor, you can follow an entire table, which subscribes you to every record in it, and you are notified whenever someone else makes a change.
Why managers end up refreshing screens
Someone responsible for a process wants to know when things move: when a ticket is reopened, when a status flips, when a value is edited. Without a mechanism, they check manually, or they ask people to tell them.
Building an automation for each case works, but it is a lot of configuration for what is essentially the question "tell me what happened".
What following a table solves:
- Refreshing a board to see whether anything changed
- Asking the team for status updates
- Building a separate automation per field you care about
- Missing a change that mattered because nobody flagged it
What you get notified about
| Event | Notified | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Another person changes a record | Yes | This is the purpose of following |
| You change a record yourself | No | You already know |
| A status moves between values | Yes, with the before and after | Context in the notification |
| Any field on any record in the table | Yes | Following applies to the whole table |
Step by step to enable it
- Open the table you want to monitor.
- Turn on follow table updates, which subscribes you to every record in it.
- Continue working normally, since your own edits will not notify you.
- Watch the notifications, which show what changed, including the previous value.
- Turn it off for tables where the volume becomes noise.
When to use this and when to use an automation
Following is the right tool when a person wants awareness. An automation is the right tool when a system needs to act. If the answer to a change is "someone should know", follow the table. If the answer is "something should happen", build the rule.
- No configuration required: a single toggle on the table
- Whole table coverage: every record, without listing them
- Own changes excluded: no notifications about your own edits
- Before and after shown: the notification carries context
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I be notified about my own changes?
No. Following is designed to tell you what other people did. See jestor.com.
Do I need to build an automation for this?
No. Following a table is a setting, not an automation.
Does it cover every record in the table?
Yes. Enabling it subscribes you to all records in that table.
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