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Product Updates: December 2022 Edition

What shipped in SmartSuite in December 2022: the Button field, field permissions, new automation actions, Make, shared Solutions, folders.

Written by Emma Montgomery

What shipped in December 2022: SmartSuite released the Button field, field permissions, five automation actions, Find Records, Make, the auto timer, bulk paste, the Grid View widget, shared Solutions, view folders and more. This edition is a dated release summary; every feature below links to its current help article.

Plan Availability

As stated in this edition (December 2022): view folders on the Professional and Enterprise plans. Current plan lines are in the linked articles.

Platform

Web

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What shipped in December 2022?

Released in December 2022. One line per feature; the link opens the current help article, which carries the steps, limits and plan line.

  • Button field: Adds a button to views and records; the Open URL action opens a static or formula-built URL in a new tab. Read more: Button Field.

  • Field permissions: Set who can view and who can edit a field: everyone, everyone except, selected Members and Teams, or nobody. Read more: Field Permissions.

  • New automation actions: Google Calendar, Google Sheets, Intercom, Outlook and Salesforce actions send emails, add rows, create events, create contacts and create or update records. Read more: What can an automation do: SmartSuite Automation Actions.

  • Find Records action: Builds a list of records that match conditions in a Solution and Table, with a limit and a sort order, for a following Update Records action. Read more: What can an automation do: SmartSuite Automation Actions.

  • Make integration: Connect SmartSuite to other products through Make scenarios. Read more: Getting Started with Make.

  • Time Tracking auto timer: Start a timer on a record with notes; a pill shows the running time anywhere in the workspace until you stop it. Read more: Time Tracking Log Field.

  • Bulk paste in Grid View: Paste cells copied from Excel, Sheets or Numbers; the paste spreads across rows and columns from the selected cell. Read more: Bulk Paste Data in Grid View.

  • Data import improvements: Larger files, more validation and new fields created during column mapping. Read more: CSV/Excel Data Import.

  • Grid View widget: Shows a Grid View on a dashboard, read-only or editable, with the toolbar and a record limit. Read more: Grid view widget.

  • Share Solutions: Administrators and Solution Managers share a read-only Solution by link or embed, with an optional passcode and a Copy Template option. Read more: Share Solutions.

  • View folders: Organize saved views in folders under the Public or Private tab. Read more: View Folders.

  • Embedded videos in SmartDocs: Insert a video with the slash command or drag and drop, with alignment, playback speed and picture-in-picture. Read more: SmartDoc Field: Embed Videos.

  • Right-click menu in Grid View: Open, insert above or below, share by email, copy the link, print, export or delete a record from any cell. Read more: Right-Click Actions within Grid View.

What else changed in December 2022?

Smaller enhancements listed in the December 2022 edition, one line each.

  • Formula fields can be used in automation triggers; Lookup fields in triggers and actions.

  • Full Name field: default titles can be changed or deleted.

  • Grid View: a record counter on expanded groups, a notice when sorting moves a new inline record, and filter values prefilled on new inline records.

  • Calendar View shows a plus sign on hover in Month view.

Last verified 22 Oct 2026.

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