Enhanced Bulk Update for Knack Next-Gen — Select Records and Update in Bulk

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Hi everyone,

I know there’s other bulk update solutions out there but I’ve been working on a standalone bulk update customization for Knack Next-Gen and wanted to share mine with the community.

The goal was to create a simple, guided workflow for updating multiple records without needing to edit them one at a time.

Users can:

  • Select individual records using checkboxes
  • Select all visible records in the table
  • Update one field across all selected records
  • Update Text fields
  • Update Number fields
  • Update Date fields
  • Update Yes/No fields
  • Update Single-Select fields
  • Review the update before it is applied
  • See progress while records are being updated
  • See success and failure results after the update is complete

The fields available for bulk updating are configured by the app builder, so the feature can be limited to only the fields you want users to be able to update.

Demo

Enhanced Bulk Update for Knack — Demo

I’ve made it available as a download. It includes the JavaScript customization along with installation and setup documentation.

Enhanced Bulk Update Download

I’d really appreciate feedback from anyone who tries it in a real Knack application. In particular, I’d be interested to hear what field types, workflows, or bulk-update capabilities would be most useful.

Thanks!

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Nice one @james.technology.solutions, looks like a clean solution! I’ll give it a go soon and get you some feedback.