# Allow "Rules" to apply to "Inline Editing"

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** tables, record-rules\
**Created:** [February 10, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767 "2015-02-10T20:01:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 16\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![GabeArnold35476](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/gabearnold35476/32/579_2.png) [@GabeArnold35476](https://forums.knack.com/u/GabeArnold35476)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2015, 9:26pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/21 "2015-09-18T21:26:41Z")

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+1&nbsp;

This would be awesome.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![JohnG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@JohnG](https://forums.knack.com/u/JohnG)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/22 "2015-09-25T10:26:35Z")

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Agreed,&nbsp;inline editing rules would be VERY helpful.

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**Author:** ![MarkCrawfo95602](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/markcrawfo95602/32/170_2.png) [@MarkCrawfo95602](https://forums.knack.com/u/MarkCrawfo95602)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/23 "2015-10-03T17:19:28Z")

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Along with inline editing rules, having rules if things happen by the api would be great as well

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**Author:** ![Brockmassi65785](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Brockmassi65785](https://forums.knack.com/u/Brockmassi65785)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/24 "2015-10-07T13:38:39Z")

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My customers would benefit from this feature.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![PatBastian22612](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/patbastian22612/32/167_2.png) [@PatBastian22612](https://forums.knack.com/u/PatBastian22612)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2016, 10:39pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/25 "2016-01-21T22:39:35Z")

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Yes, would love notifications for inline updates.

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**Author:** ![DustinHollon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9dc877/32.png) [@DustinHollon](https://forums.knack.com/u/DustinHollon)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2016, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/26 "2016-01-26T12:12:34Z")

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+1 &nbsp;:)

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**Author:** ![CharlesP72336](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@CharlesP72336](https://forums.knack.com/u/CharlesP72336)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/27 "2016-02-15T22:21:27Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![BeaconStra01799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@BeaconStra01799](https://forums.knack.com/u/BeaconStra01799)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2016, 5:31am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/28 "2016-04-10T05:31:09Z")

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You have my vote here as well, has this been noted by Knack? Would be great to get in the near future.

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**Author:** ![MacMcCraw28468](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/macmccraw28468/32/583_2.png) [@MacMcCraw28468](https://forums.knack.com/u/MacMcCraw28468)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/29 "2016-05-25T19:41:56Z")

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would be a huge help for me and my clients as well

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**Author:** ![Guilhermeb42087](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@Guilhermeb42087](https://forums.knack.com/u/Guilhermeb42087)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/30 "2016-05-26T19:33:27Z")

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+1!

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**Author:** ![juliemarti35698](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f04885/32.png) [@juliemarti35698](https://forums.knack.com/u/juliemarti35698)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/31 "2016-06-28T00:15:01Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![FrankJarri92126](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FrankJarri92126](https://forums.knack.com/u/FrankJarri92126)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/32 "2016-08-07T16:04:17Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![BarrieNort60056](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/71c47a/32.png) [@BarrieNort60056](https://forums.knack.com/u/BarrieNort60056)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/33 "2016-08-07T22:21:28Z")

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I think I just did this, sort of.

I am using Zapier to send user updates to Mailchimp, but Zapier could send an email instead.....

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**Author:** ![ISTVS](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/istvs/32/584_2.png) [@ISTVS](https://forums.knack.com/u/ISTVS)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/34 "2016-09-29T16:57:10Z")

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+1

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**Author:** ![WaylonMiln57509](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c2a13f/32.png) [@WaylonMiln57509](https://forums.knack.com/u/WaylonMiln57509)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2018, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/35 "2018-10-06T02:26:22Z")

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I would also love to see this option. Knack has the ability to send email already, instead of having to set the rule for a form, why not allow us to set a rule for an object instead. That way it does not matter if it is updated in a form, inline, or from the api.&nbsp;

I am currently using zapier to send all of my emails. This is the only way I can ensure that all emails go out no matter where the record is updated from. It sucks that I have to pay an extra $50 per month just because Knack has limited functionality.&nbsp;

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**Author:** ![AmyRobb02531](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/amyrobb02531/32/2507_2.png) [@AmyRobb02531](https://forums.knack.com/u/AmyRobb02531)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/allow-rules-to-apply-to-inline-editing/9767/36 "2019-12-05T00:22:34Z")

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+1

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