7 Creative Use-Cases For The New Notion Database Buttons

Make the most of this latest Notion Feature Release!

Notion just surprised us all today by releasing Buttons for Databases. And as with all new Notion updates, this begs the question: what can you do with it?

In this video, I'll explore my favourite 7 use cases for the new Notion Database Buttons so far. While we didn't get all of the functionality we were hoping for, it's still a useful addition to any Notion Workspace.

Two features will be particularly helpful. First, learn how to build an easy counter feature in Notion that can be used in Habit Trackers or OKR Trackers. Second, discover how to set up the easiest time tracking in Notion ever.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:23 Notion Database Buttons Explained
05:31 Create A Counter In Notion Using Buttons
08:53 Quickly Assign Tasks To Today
10:14 Quickly Re-Assign Tasks to you
11:15 Approve Documents with one click
13:08 Streamline Remote Work
15:40 Record Finish Time For Tasks in Notion
17:23 Easy Time-Tracking in Notion
19:32 Outro

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[rafalpotasz]

I somehow love how saving a single click can bring so much joy. Fantastic stuff.

I find that this functionality is a good START to what we all want. Dynamic variables are just needed. Instead of saving a single click, I want to save meaningful time (editing the task, the date, etc).

But I think they are clearly building towards this, just taking their time to make sure it's done properly, which I appreciate.

[MiPo]

Hallelujah - "time done" is finally possible! All your other use cases also super useful. Thanks for the video - a nice surprise, I hadn't spotted this feature yet.

[KurativeCo]

Great examples Matthias! Thanks for sharing ideas for buttons in databases!

[tropicaally]

last night i was cracking my head on how to set up a time tracker with the new button feature in database but i found your video and you explained how to do it THANK

[Lenastar]

So many new featurees lately I can barely keep up- I love it lol

[bunnyman_]

Starts looking at your notion videos.I feel like giving up on JIRA for project management

[gpwahyunanda]

Aside from this wonderful content, can you tell us what application to record your screen video? Thanks! :D

[nationalibus]

Hello Matthias. How do you create or export the schema of a Notion Database? Greetings.

[christianmagill]

Awesome new feature. Love the Today button. Will be great for then jumping to Notion Calendar and scheduling. Time tracking is going to be great too, but I'd prefer a separate database that allows for multiple entries. I hope they add buttons to the navigation as well eventually.

[matthlrt]

Still no way to retrieve an information I want to use ... (like : create a page in other database and give it the same name as the name of line where I click the button)

[JaimeVallejo]

Oh! I have an idea with this. What if with the click of a button I make a private page/note/task visible or duplicated in another database that is shared with someone. Would be that possible?
Thanks for your videos!

[KaIKaISiiHDx]

It would be great if the button for status can switch/change between different status types (from not started, to doing, finished; for example). Now you can link only one type and I don’t want to create two buttons for doing and one for finished.

[tropicaally]

hey sorry! i have a question regarding the time tracking formula, how can i edit the formula for it to show the text “hour” and “minutes”?😅

[galinageorgieva]

Your video "How to share only part of a Notion database..." Was amazing, but Make needs the specific ID of the database. What we are doing is a daily Journal(as a template) with 3 DBs(for example one database related to an Assets database and these assets' quantity is updated every day and we want this quantity to update in the main DB, also an expenses database with expenses added every day and they should be added to a main DB too, but I guess this one can be done with a linked DB filtered to today only), and the data from these databases should update/add to the data in the main databases, but they are created every day with each journal entry(and have their new unique IDs), so the Make solution does not work here. Do you have an idea how to do this?

[GBYEMAN]

is there any way to limit the access of button to some users only?

[nancyasnicar]

Can you trigger a template to appear in the other database?

[pbooth]

Buttons are still very limited without dynamic data.

[Emipuchucha]

I wish and want they can add
- The feature in DATE property the start date and end date with Now and Today. I dont want separate property for start date and end date
- The same conditions/filter with Edit pages of a database for "This Page"
- When you click the button change the label name for another cascade of action and a more of clicks too

[brian]

Real world examples please for better visualization of your concepts.

[mdits]

I found it last night... Came here, , found nothing, ... Used it... And now comes the notification...