QBL version 0.3 overview – Quickbase Help

Release date: May 19, 2024

This article documents the changes made in QBL v0.3, the objects this version supports, and unsupported elements.

Change log

This release includes support for:

Application variables
Audit logs enabled field property
Mention users property on rich text fields
KeyField property updates

Application variables

Application variables were added as a QBL object. View the properties for application variables.

Audit logs enabled property for non-formula fields

The IsAuditable property is now available for these fields:

Checkbox fields
Currency fields
Date fields
Date created fields
Date modified fields
Date/time fields
Duration fields
Email fields
File attachment fields
Last modified by fields
List user fields
Multi-select text fields
Number fields
Percent fields
Phone number fields
Predecessor fields
Rating fields
Record owner fields
Reference fields
Rich text fields
Text fields
Text - multi-line fields
Text - multiple choice fields
Time of day fields
URL fields
User fields
Work date fields

View the properties for fields.

Mention users property on rich text fields

The AllowMentions property is now available on rich text fields. When on, this property allows users to mention others on rich text fields in new forms. A builder can then set up a custom email to notify people when they are mentioned. Learn more in May 2024 release notes, or view the properties for rich text fields.

Updates to KeyField property in Tables

In QBL v0.2, the key field property in tables was KeyFieldID, and it was not required. As of v0.3, this property has been updated to KeyField and it is now required. View the properties for tables.

Supported objects

These objects are supported in QBL v0.3:

Unsupported elements

The following table shows supported schema and any exceptions or unsupported elements.
Unsupported elements are not included when a solution is exported.

Supported schema	Unsupported
Apps	Temporarily unsupported: Apps with connected tables cannot be updated. This limitation will be removed soon. Unsupported app settings: Allow users who are not administrators to make a Quickbase Sync connection to this app Only approved users may access this application Only users logging in from approved IP addresses may access this application Load all embedded reports on a form when the form loads Private apps
Tables
Fields and formula fields	Unsupported fields: vCard fields iCalendar fields These fields are exported with the Unsupported type in QBL. They cannot be created or updated by the QBL. To update or create these fields, do so manually in the Quickbase platform. Formulas that refer to these fields work as long as the fields exist. Because you cannot create unsupported fields using the QBL, tables that have these field types are likely to have a mismatch in field IDs between the QBL representation and the actual application. Unsupported properties: Field caching for Summary fields
Roles	Role permissions for unsupported objects. This includes the permission List this report in the panel for on reports and charts, and the option to specify a home page on pages and dashboards.
Relationships	Cross-app relationships. For example, table to table relationships that connect tables in different applications are not supported.
References	References (`!Ref`) can only refer to objects in the same application. They cannot refer to objects in the solution that are children of a different application.