New to AppSheet and urgently need assistance, please?

I work for a TV Production Company - most of their processes are still very manual.

I would like to go “paperless” and take everything online with mostly automated systems - it would make life just so much easier on set but also afterwards for auditing proses.

I know what I want but I don’t have any / NO IDEA on how to do / set it up.
Please help and/or show me what I have to do? I don’t know App Sheet, just came accross it when I was doing research but I am so willing to learn…

I got Gemini Prompts but I don’t understand what I need to do. Any assistance in this regard will be greatly appreciated.

I basically use Google Forms that the crew needs to complete.

1 - Personal information (i.e. Master Database with document submissions - bank confirmation etc.)
2 - Dietary Requirements (for catering company)
3 - Attendance Register (crew needs to sign-in and out on a daily basis, timesheets kept and QR meal vouchers sent to be redeemed)

I want to intergrate and automate these sheets that comes from the completed Google Forms

Here are the Gemini prompts, but what do I now?

I have updated your Google Sheets structure to integrate the Master Crew List, the Morning Check-In, and the Catering Redemption into one cohesive system.

Crew Management & Catering System

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Sheet Architecture
The workbook is now divided into four specific areas to support your workflow:

  1. Master Crew List (The Database)
    Columns: Unique ID, Name, Designation, Email, and QR Code Link.

QR Generation: The QR Code Link column uses a formula to automatically generate a unique QR code for every new crew member added. This is what you will send to them digitally.

  1. Attendance Register (The Morning “Gate”)
    Columns: Timestamp, Unique ID, Name, and Status.

Logic: When a crew member scans here in the morning, the system logs them as “Active.” This “unlocks” their ability to get a meal later.

  1. Catering Redemption (The Digital Voucher)
    Columns: Timestamp, Unique ID, Meal Type, and Voucher Valid?.

Verification: The Voucher Valid? column uses a MATCH formula to check the Attendance tab.

If the ID is found in Attendance for today: VALID (Green).

If the ID is missing: INVALID - NO CHECK-IN (Red).

  1. Status Dashboard (The Manager’s View)
    Uses COUNTIF and COUNTA to show you real-time stats:

Total Crew vs. Total Checked-in.

Meals Served vs. Meals Remaining.

Dietary Breakdown (if you add a dietary column to the Master List).

Next Steps for Digital Distribution
To send these codes to your crew:

For AppSheet: Point your AppSheet app to the Attendance tab for the morning scan and the Catering tab for the meal scan.

*For Emailing: You can now use a Mail Merge tool (like Yet Another Mail Merge) to grab the Email and the QR Code Link from the Master Sheet and send them all out with one click
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How do I do this? Please help me?

Hi @cindywandrag

Welcome to the Appsheet community. You should try looking at the templates provided by Appsheet. Maybe there’s one that suits your needs. Here’s a link to the app templates: App templates

Hope this link helps you

Hi Cindy! Welcome to AppSheet!

The AppSheet Community is one of the best and the members here are certainly ready to help you in anyway they can.

“What do I do next?” is a very broad request. It would be extremely difficult to help via the forum as we would need a LOT more details on what was built so far and likely the ability to view the app.

Requests here are best served if they are more pointed. E.g. “I tried to insert a Crew member but go this error. What is causing it?” type questions.

With this statement above I would strongly encourage some professional help to make sure you are creating the best SYSTEM possible! Several of us provide Development services, where we build the app for you, or Coaching services where we guide you through the building of the app in one-on-one sessions.

I also do provide both Development and Coaching services and have over 9 years experience creating complete AppSheet systems with 25+ years overall software development. I’d be happy to talk with you, review what you have so far and provide recommendations on the direction you should take with your project - no obligation of course!!

Send me a private message if you are interested in a video conference to discuss your project! I’m sure I can help set you on the right path!!

John Baer
Willow Mobile Systems