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@Naeem Ejaz - So i tested that dashboard template, and although its a neat approach, there are a few steps that many unexperienced users would have to be educated on before someone can check out the data based upon the filter they choose.

1. Most people know when using Excel or PowerBI what to do when they see a filter option in the upper part of the dashboards (what they have to do / how to use it), but with Smartsheets, its not laid out the same (at least for this Dynamic Dashboard Template). There are other ways to make this template work & have it look like the other software's mentioned, but it takes some experience with website coding and understanding how to tie it all together.

2. Once you pick 1 of the 4 choices (in the template), the page WONT show the new data unless the end user knows to refresh the page.. This is where you loose credibility. Having this feature shouldn't require someone refreshing pages each time they want to see the data changed. Refer to the two images below showing East and North for Reference..

If/when Smartsheets can remove that necessary requirement of refreshing pages just to force the servers to talk and update the data for features like this, then that's when users can truly say Smartsheets is finally playing in the same league as their competitors. I for one need several dynamic dashboards (i have dozens that could be replaced with a dynamic version), but i am not about to have a "Navigation Guide" taking up valuable space up top just to remind anyone that they MUST refresh the page each time they want to see their new filter choice (as you see in the two images above).

This is a great start, but no where near where it needs to be, as you can see with Airtable's Interface Dashboard Setup and Smartsheets knows this.

As for the 3rd party add ons that we can purchase, this is great and extremely valuable, but you have to keep in mind, many companies cannot and will not purchase additional features that SHOULD be included in the already ridiculous cost were sucked into. There are many other software's (online/offline) that can do such basic/advance things that are already included in their pricing models, why should we convince our Directors/Executives to pull out their checkbooks for more money? So, ask yourself this, how can I/you convince my company, who is already paying all this money, to purchase another add-on, when i can just convince them to pack it up and move on to the next software (as shown in links above)?

Smartsheets needs to include all these add-ons in their pricing structures, not offer ways for us to pay for dozens of Third Party Memberships on top of theirs, just to operate a software with features that their competitors already include!!!

😉Again, not saying any of these suggestions are bad, they are at least an option for now (more than what we had years ago), but before anyone makes the decisions necessary to move forward with the choices available here in Smartsheets, i wanted to share my view on this so that everyone here can rethink their approach knowing what is available to them, to make the necessary decisions that is best for their situation and company. 😊