Relations

Database, Relations

How To View Grandparent Relations In Notion

The relation is a Notion property that can do one of two things. The first is connect one database to another. The second is to relate one database entry to another within the same database. This is called a parent-child relation. I want to show you how you can view grandparent relationships using the latter technique with rollup properties.

Dashboards, Relations

Free Notion Template: Employee Directory

Start here if you’re new to Notion, using the program to build a team workspace, and organizing employee directories. This template has properties for basic information, contact information, onboarding statuses, and birthday tracking. The following dashboard uses two databases; one for Employees and another for the Departments those employees are associated with.

Relations, Dashboards

Notion Template: Apartment Hunting Database

Since I’ve been looking for apartments to move into, I figured I’d share an apartment hunting database in Notion. I’ve been using this to help me gather information about potential apartments and their Amenities, Expenses, Nearby Transit Access, etc. Here is how I made the simple setup, the properties included, and how to use the template for your own apartment hunting needs.

Dashboards, Relations

Notion Build With Me: Tasks Dashboard (Gamification)

Want to gamify your Notion workspace but don’t know where to start? I recommend starting with a single tasks database to understand the basics of if statements, relations, and rollups. I go over all three in this video, and by the end we create a template that can be duplicated. As well, I go over how to connect databases to one another and how back-linking can be a good substitute for the relation property.