Formula field not syncing with Firestore #1298
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Again, as per my other question, I am a new user of Rowy, so maybe I'm missing something obvious. But I am running into the following issue: I create a calculated field, type Formula. It is a simple formula which concatenates a fixed string with a string read from a different field in the same row. It works fine within Rowy. But the problem is that this field does not propogate to Firestore. When I check in Firestore all the other fields have propogated successfully, but not this calculated (Formula) field. It simply does not exist in the corresponding Firestore documents. |
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Hey @darkmayuk, Formula fields in the database are only intended for UI purposes and are not permanently saved. If you require the data to be stored in Firestore, we highly recommend using the Derivative Field instead. The Derivative Field operates similarly to a Formula Field but offers more advanced functionality. It has the ability to persist data to Firestore in real-time based on data triggers within the table. This offers a powerful solution for storing and managing data effectively in Firestore. |
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OK, thanks - I will try out Derivative fields instead for this purpose. |
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Hey @darkmayuk, Formula fields in the database are only intended for UI purposes and are not permanently saved. If you require the data to be stored in Firestore, we highly recommend using the Derivative Field instead. The Derivative Field operates similarly to a Formula Field but offers more advanced functionality. It has the ability to persist data to Firestore in real-time based on data triggers within the table. This offers a powerful solution for storing and managing data effectively in Firestore.