In any team managing leads, tasks, or requests, the question comes up sooner or later: Who's handling what? And unless you’ve built a solid assignment system, that question becomes a daily headache.

That’s where round-robin assignment shines — and with a simple script, it becomes effortless.

The Power of Round-Robin Logic

Round-robin assignment is a fair and simple method that evenly distributes records across team members. One by one, it rotates through your list — no favoritism, no duplicates, no one getting buried.

This logic is perfect for automating routine assignments that don’t require manual decisions, like:

• 🚀 Sales Teams: Distribute new leads equally across reps as they come in
• 📦 Customer Support: Assign incoming tickets fairly between agents
• 📋 Project Managers: Delegate tasks across a delivery team without bias
• 📧 Form Submissions: Route form-generated records (like inquiries or job applications) across a staff pool
• 🔁 Recurring Assignments: Rotate responsibility for weekly tasks, reviews, or audits

Why Teams Love This Pattern

Round-robin assignment ensures:

• Fair load distribution — no one gets overloaded or forgotten
• Fast auto-routing — no more manual delegating or missed items
• Scalability — it works whether you have 3 people or 30
• Better accountability — everyone knows what’s theirs

And when combined with a smart script, it can plug directly into your Airtable base or Google Sheet — assigning new records the moment they arrive.

How Easy Is It With TableScripts?

With our Auto-Assign Records Round-Robin script, you can set this up in minutes. The script walks you through every step — from selecting your table or view, to defining who gets assigned, and even whether to remember the last assigned person across runs.

No more manual tagging. No more uneven workloads. Just click, run, and done.

Fair assignment has never been this simple.