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This article will walk you through the most powerful data collection tools to help you optimize your team's workflow, get more done, and reduce repetitive, manual data entry.

These are the best apps for gathering data in the field.

The 5 best data collection tools

Whether you're manipulating or just storing Fulcrum data on Google Sheets, this automation can put it there for you. Just set it up and Zapier automation will take care of the rest, automatically adding the information from every new record on Fulcrum onto Google Sheets as a new row each time one is detected.

Fulcrum is a mobile data collection tool that allows users to easily design custom forms and quickly conduct field data collection on Android and iOS. Fulcrum works in connected and disconnected environments.

Record Created

Record Deleted

Record Updated

Project Create

Record Create

Record Update

Create, edit, and share spreadsheets wherever you are with Google Sheets, and get automated insights from your data.

Google Sheets

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a Google Team Drive spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added to the bottom of a spreadsheet.

New Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a new spreadsheet is created.

New Spreadsheet

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet - works best with Team Drives.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row (Team Drive)

Triggers when a new row is added or modified in a spreadsheet.

New or Updated Spreadsheet Row

Triggers when a worksheet is created in a spreadsheet.

New Worksheet

Find up to 500 rows based on a column and value as line items.

Lookup Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find Worksheet

Return up to 500 rows as a single JSON value or as line items.

Get Many Spreadsheet Rows (Advanced)

Find a specific spreadsheet row based on a column and value. If found, it returns the entire row. Optionally, create a new row if no match is found.

Lookup Spreadsheet Row

Finds or creates a specific find worksheet.

Find or Create Worksheet

Find or Create Row

Create a new column in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Column

Create a new row in a specific spreadsheet.

Create Spreadsheet Row

Create one or more new rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Create Multiple Spreadsheet Rows

Creates a new worksheet by copying an existing worksheet.

Copy Worksheet

Creates a new spreadsheet. Choose from a blank spreadsheet, a copy of an existing one, or one with headers.

Create Spreadsheet

Creates a new worksheet in a Google Sheet.

Create Worksheet

Clears the contents of the selected row(s) while keeping the row(s) intact in the spreadsheet.

Clear Spreadsheet Row(s)

Deletes the selected row(s) from the spreadsheet. This action removes the row(s) and all associated data.

Delete Spreadsheet Row(s)

Format Spreadsheet Row

Update Spreadsheet Row

Update one or more rows in a specific spreadsheet (with line item support).

Update Spreadsheet Row(s)

Custom Actions (Beta)

This is an advanced action which makes a raw HTTP request that includes this integration's authentication.

API Request (Beta)

Add new rows to Google Sheets for new Fulcrum records

Whether you're sending out updates or creating alerts from yourself, this Zap offers an automated solution for changed information on Fulcrum. Specifically, it will trigger (after being set up) whenever a record's status is changed on Fulcrum, automatically sending out your predefined email with all the additional details you need from the record.

Send and receive email via a custom Zapier email address at "zapiermail.com". This is great for triggering off of emails and sending custom emails. (Max of 10 email sends per hour.)

Have direct access to your own email servers? Check out our IMAP and SMTP services!

Email by Zapier

Triggers when an email is forwarded to your own custom **zapiermail.com** address.

New Inbound Email

Triggers when an email that you've enabled read receipts on via our `Send Outbound Email` trigger is opened.

New Read Receipt

Send up to 5 emails per day on Free or Trial Zapier plans, or up to 10 emails per hour on paid Zapier plans from a custom **zapiermail.com** address.

Send Outbound Email

Send emails when new Fulcrum records change status

Find your self manually adding new Trello cards based off new forms submissions? Let Zapier take care of that for you. Whenever a user submits a form, the fields in that form will be used to create a new Trello card. Never worry about creating Trello cards again!

FastField Mobile Forms is a flexible platform to efficiently capture custom form data using smartphones and tablets.

FastField Mobile Forms

Triggers when a new Form is submitted to FastField.

New Form Submission

Sends a Form to one or more users, with the option of pre-populating Form Fields. The Form appears in the users inbox in the FastField Mobile App.

Create Form Dispatch

Replaces an existing FastField Global List with a Global List in a xlsx or csv file.

Update Global List

Replaces an existing FastField Lookup List with a Lookup List in a xlsx or csv file.

Update Lookup List

Trello is a team collaboration tool that lets you organize anything and everything to keep your projects on task.

Trello

New Board

New Card

Triggers when a Card is archived in Trello.

New Card Archived

Triggers when a Comment is added to a Card in Trello.

New Comment in Card

Triggers when there is activity in Trello.

New Activity

Triggers when a Card is moved to a List in Trello, [inside the same Board](https://zapier.com/apps/trello/help#common-problems-trello#not-triggering-on-card-moved-to-list-when-a-card-is-moved-from-another-board).

Card Moved to List

Triggers at a specified time before a card is due.

Card Due

Triggers when a Card is updated in Trello.

Card Updated

Triggers when a new checklist is created in Trello.

New Checklist

Triggers when a new label is created in Trello.

New Label

Triggers when a label is added in a Trello card.

New Label Added to Card

Triggers when a new list on a board is added.

New List

Triggers when a new member joins a board.

New Member on Board

Triggers when you get a new notification in Trello.

New Notification

Finds a label on a particular board by name.

Find Label on Board

Finds a list on a particular board by name.

Find List on a Board

Finds a checklist on a particular board or card by name.

Find Checklist

Finds a checklist item on a particular checklist by name.

Find Checklist Item

Finds a board in your Trello organization by name.

Find Board

Finds a card in your Trello organization by name, given a specified board and list. Does not search archived cards.

Find Card

Finds a member in your Trello organization by name.

Find Member

Find or Create Label

Find or Create List on a Board

Find or Create Checklist

Finds or creates a specific organization board.

Find or Create Board

Finds or creates a specific organization card.

Find or Create Card

Create Checklist Item in Card

Add Member to Board

Create Board

Adds a new card on a specific board and list.

Create Card

Archive Card

Adds one or more attachments to a specific card.

Add Attachment to Card

Adds an existing label to a specific card.

Add Label to Card

Moves a specific card to a list on a specific board.

Move Card to List

Adds one or more members to a specific card.

Add Members to Card

Update a card's name, description, due date, or position in list.

Update Card

Adds a new (or existing) checklist to a card.

Add Checklist to Card

Closes a board without permanently deleting it.

Close Board

Create Comment

Completes an existing checklist item in a card.

Complete Checklist Item in Card

Copy Board

Delete Checklist in Card

Create Label

Create List

Remove Label From Card

Add new FastField form submissions as new Trello cards

Want instant notifications when your users submit a form, and even push data from that form submission to your Slack channel? This FastField to Slack integration is just what you need.

Slack is a platform for team communication: everything in one place, instantly searchable, available wherever you go. Offering instant messaging, document sharing and knowledge search for modern teams.

Slack

Triggers when a new message is posted to any public channel.

New Public Message Posted Anywhere

New Channel

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #channel you choose.

New Message Posted to Channel

Triggers when a custom emoji has been added to a team.

New Team Custom Emoji

Triggers when a new file is uploaded to your workspace.

New File

Triggers when a username or highlight word is mentioned in a public #channel.

New Mention

Triggers when a new message is found that matches the query.

New Message From Query

Triggers when a new message is posted to a specific #private-channel or multi-dm.

New Message Posted to Private Channel

Triggers when a Message is pushed from Slack.

New Pushed Message

Triggers when a reaction (aka reactji) is added to a message in a public #channel.

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