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Automatically Sync Reports When a Source Sheet is Renamed
Feature Request: Automatically Sync Reports When a Source Sheet is Renamed in Smartsheet
When a report is grouped or sorted by Sheet Name, renaming a source sheet doesn't immediately update the report. The new name only appears after a change is made and saved in the sheet. Until then, the report continues to display the old sheet name, which can lead to confusion and inaccurate sorting.
Current Workaround (Manual & Time-Consuming):
To reflect the new sheet name in the report:
- Open each source sheet.
- Make a small edit (e.g., change a date or note).
- Save the sheet.
- Check the report for updates.
- Undo the edit and save again.
For teams managing dozens or hundreds of sheets, this process can take hours.
Why This Matters:
- It disrupts workflows.
- It introduces risk of human error.
- It wastes valuable time.
The Ask:
If enough users support this request, Smartsheet can prioritize a feature that automatically syncs renamed sheets in reports, eliminating the need for manual edits.
Upvote this request if you'd like to see smarter, faster syncing in Smartsheet reports.
S.Stone
Re: Pulling a List of Names to a Preferred Contact List
Hi @Vivien Chong , thanks for your message. I believe transparency is key in support channels like this. If you have something valuable to offer, it would be more helpful to share it openly here rather than asking people to reach out privately. That way, everyone can benefit from the information and decide if it’s relevant to their needs. I’d appreciate it if we could keep the conversation public and focused on support rather than solicitation. Thanks!
S.Stone
Re: Are you planning to upgrade to Jira v10 in the near future?
All, I would also encourage everyone to "Vote" for the issues as well as comment on it with the impact to your organization. You can Vote by going to the issue here (Atlassian bug in v10, JRASERVER-78833) and choosing "More" at the top of the page and select vote. Your "Votes" will increase the "Affected Customers" which at this point is only 13.
Griff D
Re: Filter columns
Reports can be exhaustive if there is a mass of views required.. it would be most helpful to have better functionality on column management and filtering within sheets.
Ide AirTrunk
Re: Document Builder - Generating documents removing formatting
Hi,
I have the same issue, did we find a solution?
In smartsheets, my formula with Char(10) is wrapped and displays correctly in the column. However in the PDF, the line return doesn't work and it is separated by a space instead. The PDF fields are not copy/pasted and the name does not contain #. Thank you for your help!
StephHorwood
Document Builder - Generating documents removing formatting
Hello,
I'm fairly new to Smartsheet and have been learning as I go.
The issue I am encountering is that when I Generate a document into a fillable PDF, I lose my line breaks and everything gets compressed into one paragraph.
I have multi-line enabled for the PDF fields and have tried both Ctrl + Enter and CHAR(10) in the formula that is compiling the the data. Everything looks great in Smartsheet, but the PDF is missing the line breaks.
I tried my best to research, but I can't seem to figure this out.
Thank you for your help!
Ana Tongen
Re: Document Builder - Generating documents removing formatting
Andrée, Thank you for getting back to me.
I have multi-line selected on the pdf form and wrap text enabled on all of my columns in the sheet.
When I copy paste from the column to word or into the PDF form the line breaks are visible, but when it is generated as a document from Smartsheet, the line breaks are eliminated.
Thank you,
Ana
Ana Tongen
Mass Revoke Users
Give a way to Mass Revoke Sharing based on email, (As opposed to one user at a time). This enables admins a clean way to close out projects and sharing when working with multiple users and partners.
pm_it
A Method to Increase the # of Trusted Domains Beyond the 20,000 row limit
There are MILLIONS of domains. We are attempting to streamline our trusted domain list across all our company applications and our exemption request process so approvers only have to approve domains once for all applications, domains are assess and approve consistently and build automations to add approved domains to the safe share sheet.
Because Smartsheet is a bit backwards and requires that we list every top level domain AND sub domains we deem safe to share and collaborate with instead of listing the handful of domains to block, our initial baseline domain list is ~35,000, exceeding the 20,000 row limit for a sheet. This list will only grow as requests come in for domains to be added.
We need a method to integrate more than 20,000 domains. Whether that is linking multiple sheets, pulling approved domains off multiple columns within a sheet or changing the entire safe share domain process so we only have to list blocked domains.
