So you think you Know QuickBase?
Thursday, April 30th, 2009Take this quiz, and find out if you are a rookie user, or if you should be leading the QuickBase charge.
1. What does the function “FirstDayOfPeriod” do?
a. Return the date the application was created.
b. There is no such function
c. Return the earliest date field from a set of child records.
d. Divide the calendar into periods based on duration and start date supplied by the user, and then return the first date of the period in which a date falls.
2. Which of the following fields is NOT included in every QuickBase table -
a. Last Modified By
b. Last Viewed By
c. Date Created
d. Record Owner
3. How can you delete a personal report?
a. They cannot be deleted
b. Click on the table name, then customize, then reports
c. Click on “Customize” in the silver bar, then on “Personal Reports”
d. Right Click on the report name and then press the delete button.
4. What was the original name of QuickBase?
a. MyBase
b. QuickenData
c. OneBase
d. Intuit OnLine Database System
5. What character can you NOT include in a field name?
a. [
b. )
c. Any of !@#^|{}
d. None of the above - they are all allowed
6. Who can make a copy of your QuickBase application?
a. Administrators
b. Any user as long as they are not a “Viewer”
c. Intuit personel
d. Admins, and other users if they have been granted permission under “Advanced Settings”
e. Any of the above
7. When does a “snapshot” field update?
a. Anytime a new record is created
b. When the “Related” field (reference field) is first set.
c. When the “Related” field (reference field) is first set or reset.
d. Whenever a record is updated or saved
8. How can you save an Exact Form to a record, once the data has been merged into the form?
a. You can’t do it.
b. Press “S” when the form is open.
c. Right click on the form, then enter the Record ID that you want it saved to.
d. Copy and paste to Word, then click on “Save to QuickBase”.
9. Which of the following applications can access your QuickBase data directly, if they have the right username, password and Application Token?
a. other internet web sites
b. Microsoft Excel
c. Other QuickBase applications
d. All of the above
10. Is there a limit to the amount of documents that you can store in “upload” buttons?
a. 100 MB
b. 500MB
c. No, you can always increase the disc space needed for storing your file attachments, you just pay more
d. I need advice on this right away!
ANSWERS: 1(d);2(b);3(c);4(c);5(d);6(d);7(c);8(b);9(d);10(c).
GRADING:
GRADING:
— 0-2, your “Missing Manual” is gathering dust!
— 3-6, you’re getting the hang of it
— 7-8, You know quite a bit; your colleagues probably count on your QuickBase Expertise;
— 9-10, you are a QUICKBASE GURU - please contribute an article to QuickBase Straight Up!
