I am trying to build a simple Zapier Interface, based on a Zapier Table, but the one field I need to edit is Read Only.
This field is possibly locked down because it is itself a linked field to a lookup table. When this field is updated, it also triggers a Zap that then updates yet another table. I suspect that this is the reason it is locked down.
How can I make this field editable? I would prefer that all other fields be read only, but that doesn’t seem to be an option either.
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The field I need to edit in a Zapier Interface is Read Only
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Maybe use a dropdown field if you want users to select options from the lookup table, but you need to manually populate it with values from the lookup table or use a Zap to sync data between tables. I’d recommend to Create another Zap to Link Records so that when a record is created/updated you can put an action step and use Find Record in the lookup table to match the dropdown/text field value and then setup another action Update Record in your original table to populate the linked field.
Example:
Trigger: "New Record in [Your Table]"
→ Find "Company" in [Lookup Table] where Name = [Dropdown Value]
→ Update [Your Table] to link the found Company record
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