Using database templates in advanced workflows

In this section, we will go through some important topics such as using templates in a database and creating contextual dashboards inside a database template (to help with the creative workflow). In this section, we will use the auto-filter feature, the linked database feature, and the self-referencing filter. Additionally, we will require some backend knowledge that will be introduced later in this section.

Database template configuration can be extremely powerful when used in certain use cases, as it can save time when creating dashboards and pages but also remove some of the human errors that could appear when adding in new information.

Note

In this section, the techniques that I have used are not necessarily needed for using templates in Notion. I have used these techniques to demonstrate a use case that combines many database features.

Using the same Projects database and Tasks database as the previous sections, a database...