# Build databases, boards and calendars

Track tasks and projects in Drime Pages with databases shown as a grid, a Kanban board, a calendar, a timeline, a chart or a form.

Updated: 2026-10-20  
Source: https://drime.cloud/support/pages/databases

A database in Pages is a set of rows with properties, such as a status, a date or an owner. You can show the same rows in several views: a grid, a Kanban board, a calendar, a timeline and more.

## Insert a database

1. In a page, type `/`.

2. Under **Databases**, choose the view to start with.

   The choices are **Grid**, **Board**, **Gallery**, **Calendar**, **Timeline**, **Chart**, **List** and **Form**.

   ![The / menu of a page with the database views](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5A9T65QBK90G47GGQCW982M/863fd217fb5f-web-pages-slash-database.png)

## Add rows and properties

- Click **New row** in the database toolbar to add a row.
- In a grid, click the + at the right of the header row (**New property**) to add a column.

Properties can hold text, numbers, single or multiple choices, dates, checkboxes, checklists, links, email addresses, phone numbers, files and people. Some fill themselves in: the time a row was created or last edited, and by whom. Others link or compute: relations to another database, rollups and formulas.

To change a property, click its header, then **Edit property**. You can also hide it with **Hide property**.

## Add a view

1. Click **Add a view** (the + next to the view tabs).

2. Choose the type of view.

   ![A database in a page with the Add a view menu open on the view types](https://drime.cloud/media/01M5BK3CKE7HTKE65N1KXFAJKY/959f033b4057-web-pages-database-add-view.png)

| View | Shows your rows as |
| --- | --- |
| **Grid** | A table |
| **Board** | Columns of cards, grouped by a Select or Relation property (Kanban) |
| **Gallery** | Cards |
| **Calendar** | Items on their dates |
| **Timeline** | Bars placed along their dates |
| **List** | A simple list |
| **Chart** | A chart |
| **Form** | Questions that people answer |

Use **Filter**, **Sort** and **Group**, in the database toolbar, to narrow down and arrange the rows.

## Collect answers with a form

In a **Form** view, add your questions, then click **Publish and get the link**. The link is copied to your clipboard. Answers appear in the **Responses** tab.

In the form settings, **Who can respond** sets who can answer: **Anyone with the link** (no account needed), **Signed-in people** (a Drime account is required) or **Workspace members only**.

## Export a database

In the database toolbar, click **Copy and export**, then **Download CSV**, or **Copy to clipboard** to paste the rows elsewhere.

## If it doesn't work

| What you see | What to do |
| --- | --- |
| **No column can group these records yet.** | A board groups rows by a Select or Relation property. Add one of these properties, then choose it to group by. |
| **No other database to link to yet. Create a second database and it will appear here.** | A relation links two databases. Create the second database first. |
| **One of the files could not be uploaded. Images, PDFs and office documents only.** | A files property only accepts images, PDFs and office documents. |
| **This form is no longer accepting responses.** | People see this when the form no longer takes answers. Open the form's settings to publish it again if needed. |
| **Could not publish the form** | The form was not published. Check your connection, then try again. |

## Next steps

- [Get started with Pages](https://drime.cloud/support/pages/get-started-with-pages)
- [Organise pages with sub-pages and links](https://drime.cloud/support/pages/organize-pages)