Trouble with user input on an action

[tbarclay]

I'm trying to build a simple app for students to check out a computer. They see a list of available computers, and select the Check Out action, which creates a log entry and marks the computer as unavailable. However, I would like the student to enter their name when checking out. I have the action set to Data:add a new row... and the column set to INPUT("Name", TEXT("Guest")). The Input() function seems to be working, because the default value is entered. However, there is no prompt for the student to actually enter text. What am I missing here? 

[AleksiAlkio]

Does it work properly if you use INPUT("Name","") and set the word "Guest" with the initial value?

[tbarclay]

It worked as far as entering 'Guest' in the new row, but didn't give a prompt for entering text. I had a comment elsewhere that suggested INPUT() does not work with adding a new record, so I used a form view instead. That allows the user to enter their name. The problem I seem to be running into there is that I want some fields filled in automatically (changing the status from checked in to checked out), and some filled in by the user. Using the form, the user can change the status, but I can't seem to set the status automatically. When I was using the action, I could set the status automatically, but the user couldn't enter data.

[AleksiAlkio · Accepted solution]

Yes that's unfortunately true. BUT.. you can do that with a combination of "sequence of actions" and "Execute an action on a set of rows". First you generate the new row, and then you update it with the INPUT().