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Unlocking Workflows with Files in Automation

Automations transform standard applications into advanced workflows, bridging the gap between Budibase and your wider tech ecosystem. Today, we’re taking Automations up another level by introducing support for files and attachments. Whether you’re looking to generate and download reports, send documents to and from platforms like DocuSign or PowerBI, or even attach dynamically filled documents to emails, Budibase has you covered. The door has now opened to a range of powerful new workflows that were previously out of reach.

Jamie Birss

Jul 25, 2024

Wrapping up Q2

We spent Q2 delivering several new components and quality-of-life improvements. We also ran our first workshop! Read on to find out more. Modal component Last week, we released the new Modal component. Modals are a great way to focus the app’s interface on a specific experience. The new modal component comes in different sizes, and the design experience is similar to the existing Side Panel component. Kudos to Gerard for developing this great new feature.

Joe Johnston

Jul 3, 2024

Artificial Intelligence Tickets with Budibase and OpenAI

Ticketing systems are some of the most common internal tools there are. They’re central to all kinds of ITSM, HR, finance, ops, and other workflows. However, they can also introduce huge amounts of tedious admin work. This includes basic tasks like categorizing and prioritizing issues, assigning tasks, directing users to self-service resources, and handling communications. Today, we’re checking out how we can use artificial intelligence to drive more efficient ticketing workflows.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 26, 2024

How to build a Free SQL GUI in 5 Steps

SQL is a powerful query language that’s used to unlock valuable insights stored in databases. No matter how large our database is or what we’re using it for, we need a streamlined, accessible way to interact with our data. But we also need to do this in a controlled, secure manner. That’s where an effective SQL GUI comes in. A GUI - graphical user interface - is an application that allows us to interact visually with our data, rather than relying solely on written commands.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 22, 2024

Creating an Employee Management App | 6-Step Guide

Today, we’re going to build a relatively simple but no less powerful tool - an employee management app using Budibase. Your employees - along with their skills, knowledge, and expertise - are some of your most valuable assets. Making better use of their time is an easy way to create huge efficiency savings. And for that, we need proper oversight. Who is doing what - and when? When you have a couple of team members all working in the same location, this isn’t such a challenge.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 22, 2024

Enterprise Incident Management | In-Depth Guide

Enterprise incident management is, without doubt, one of the most important responsibilities of IT teams in large organizations. This is because IT incidents can potentially have an enormous impact on the wider business. In fact, in extreme situations, it could easily be lights out. Even if it’s not this dramatic, we still risk data loss, service interruptions, and, ultimately, lost revenue. Today, we’re going deep into managing IT incidents in an enterprise context.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 20, 2024

Implementing an Enterprise Data Catalog

Businesses today sit on larger volumes of data than ever before. The benefits of this, including for automation, digital transformation, better-informed decision-making, and even machine learning, are well known. However, managing and administering complex data sets so that they can be leveraged to provide value to end users is incredibly challenging. That’s where enterprise data catalogs come in. Today, we’re diving deep into what data catalogs are, why they’re used, and the specific benefits they bring.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 18, 2024

Enterprise Inventory Management | In-Depth Guide & Key Tools

Enterprise inventory management is the foundation of a huge range of processes across finance, logistics, operations, ITSM, planning, and many more. The core challenge here is achieving a centralized, accessible view of assets, products, raw materials, tooling, and other inventory across our entire organization. Today, we’re covering everything you need to know. We’ll start by checking out the basics of enterprise inventory management and what it achieves. Then, we’ll move on to some of the specific technical challenges that enterprises face when tracking and handling inventories.

Ronan McQuillan

Jun 17, 2024