Hi, I used the Migration Tool. Classic App was using the comments feature, so I added the new Comments component, but can’t link it to the original sheet that has the comment history from the classic version. The new app is using the same Google Sheet data source & the rest of the app is ok. The classic app created & used a sheet “App:Comments” which is still there but it isn’t listed as a table that I can select.
App:Comments was always a log only. The comments data was always stored internally within Glide as opposed to a table you could work with. Changing data in the App:Comments table never synced back to the app. It’s one way only. The old comments functionality was never directly connected to that sheet.
If you want to use that same sheet in your new app, you need to rename it or copy it to a new sheet tab. Otherwise Glide just ignores it.
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Thanks @Jeff_Hager that is very helpful information. I was a bit concerned, as after migrating it was referencing a table that was being used for another component. which didn’t make any sense to me. I’ll try doing what you suggested and let you know how it goes.
Is the same for App: Logins?
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Yes, it’s the same for App:Logins. It’s only a log. If you want that one visible in the app and still current, then you need to create a sheet tab with a formula that basically duplicates the data from the App:Logins sheet tab. Just make sure you have a permanent header row instead of pulling in the headers via the formula, or else things could break.
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Great thanks again.
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Hi @Jeff_Hager . Thanks again for your help. I copied the old comments and set the new table as the data source along with a filter to only show the relevant comments. All seems to be working, but the Comments field is greyed out and says “Sign in to add comments” despite being logged in.
Any insight is greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Can you show the related configurations? When you say “despite being logged in”, is it in the builder or in the real app?
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Hi @ThinhDinh,
It’s in the real app (I migrated from a Classic App). The Source is linked to a new table (which was copied over from my Classic App). The title is ‘Comments’ and for the ‘Save Text’ field I chose Topic. My App is a database of rescue dogs, which all have a unique ID. So the filter data is ‘Dog ID’. Finally for the action, I have enabled ‘allow adding comments’.
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Can you show us in a screenshot how you configured the comments component?
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Hi @ThinhDinh I shared the screenshots. Please let me know if you have any insights. Thanks in advance
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I don’t immediately see any problems with this. Can you try having that setup in a completely new app (not migrated from Classic) to see if the behavior persists?
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