Allow the update row service form to write to data synced tables with writable fields. (baserow#4300)

* Allow the update row service form to write to data synced tables, but only if they contain writable fields.

* Moving some translation strings from builder to integrations.

* Updating the changelog

* Fixing rebase mistake

Author: picklepete

changelog/entries/unreleased/feature/allow_the_local_baserow_update_row_service_to_update_data_sy.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+    "type": "feature",
+    "message": "Allow the Local Baserow 'update row' service to update data synced tables with writable fields.",
+    "issue_origin": "github",
+    "issue_number": 3799,
+    "domain": "integration",
+    "bullet_points": [],
+    "created_at": "2025-11-19"
+}

web-frontend/modules/builder/locales/en.json

@@ -908,15 +908,6 @@
     "dataSource": "Data source",
     "formulas": "Formulas"
   },
-  "localBaserowServiceForm": {
-    "integrationDropdownLabel": "Integration",
-    "rowIdLabel": "Row ID",
-    "rowIdPlaceholder": "Select a row ID"
-  },
-  "upsertRowWorkflowActionForm": {
-    "fieldMappingPlaceholder": "Choose a field value",
-    "noTableSelectedMessage": "Choose a table to begin configuring your fields."
-  },
   "fieldMappingContext": {
     "enableField": "Enable field",
     "disableField": "Disable field"

web-frontend/modules/integrations/localBaserow/components/services/LocalBaserowServiceForm.vue

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export default {
     },
     /**
      * Whether to disallow the selection of data synced tables. Data sources
-     * can select them, but workflow actions cannot.
+     * can select them, but a create-row workflow action cannot.
      */
     disallowDataSyncedTables: {
       type: Boolean,

web-frontend/modules/integrations/localBaserow/components/services/LocalBaserowUpdateRowServiceForm.vue

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <UpsertRowWorkflowActionForm
     enable-row-id
+    :disallow-data-synced-tables="false"
     v-bind="$attrs"
     v-on="$listeners"
   />

web-frontend/modules/integrations/localBaserow/components/services/LocalBaserowUpsertRowServiceForm.vue

@@ -5,19 +5,25 @@
       :application="application"
       :enable-view-picker="false"
       :default-values="defaultValues"
-      disallow-data-synced-tables
+      :disallow-data-synced-tables="disallowDataSyncedTables"
       @table-changed="handleTableChange"
       @values-changed="emitServiceChange($event)"
     ></LocalBaserowServiceForm>
     <div v-if="tableLoading" class="loading-spinner margin-bottom-1"></div>
     <p v-if="values.integration_id && !values.table_id">
-      {{ $t('upsertRowWorkflowActionForm.noTableSelectedMessage') }}
+      {{ $t('localBaserowUpsertRowServiceForm.noTableSelectedMessage') }}
     </p>
     <FieldMappingsForm
       v-if="!tableLoading"
       v-model="values.field_mappings"
       :fields="writableSchemaFields"
     ></FieldMappingsForm>
+    <Alert
+      v-if="!tableLoading && service?.table_id && !writableSchemaFields.length"
+      type="warning"
+    >
+      <p>{{ $t('localBaserowUpsertRowServiceForm.noWritableFields') }}</p>
+    </Alert>
   </form>
 </template>
 
@@ -58,6 +64,17 @@ export default {
       required: false,
       default: false,
     },
+    /**
+     * Whether to disallow selecting data synced tables. It defaults to
+     * true as this is the default behaviour for the create row action
+     * form. The update row action form allows data synced tables, assuming
+     * they have writable fields.
+     */
+    disallowDataSyncedTables: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: true,
+    },
   },
   data() {
     return {

web-frontend/modules/integrations/locales/en.json

@@ -309,5 +309,15 @@
     "monthHelper": "This workflow will run every month on the specified day and time in your local timezone ({timezone})",
     "deactivatedTitle": "Periodic trigger deactivated",
     "deactivatedText": "This periodic trigger has been automatically deactivated due to consecutive failures."
+  },
+  "localBaserowServiceForm": {
+    "integrationDropdownLabel": "Integration",
+    "rowIdLabel": "Row ID",
+    "rowIdPlaceholder": "Select a row ID"
+  },
+  "localBaserowUpsertRowServiceForm": {
+    "fieldMappingPlaceholder": "Choose a field value",
+    "noTableSelectedMessage": "Choose a table to begin configuring your fields.",
+    "noWritableFields": "This table does not contain any writable fields."
   }
 }