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How to bulk create cross sheet references using Python and Smartsheet API
Hello, This post provides a solution for quickly adding cross sheet references to a large number of sheets. The cross sheet reference refers to a single column. Caution The API code can update any sheet where you have permission to create cross sheet references. There is no way to automatically remove or edit cross sheet…
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Power Automate - Post Attachments to Row/Sheet
Hello everyone! I spent WAY to long looking for this answer so I thought I would share it with the Community in hopes of helping someone else. Problem: Adding attachments to rows/sheet is not possible through the standard SmartSheet Connector Solution: This can only be done by creating a Custom Connector. It CANNOT be done…
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Bridge: Create Workflow Schedule State Values
I was trying to use the Scheduling: Create Workflow Schedule module in Bridge to set up a 60-minute timer that would alert our team if another workflow didn’t complete within that window. I was struggling with how to pass and access state values between the workflows. After working with a Pro Desk support agent, we figured…
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Formulas for Calculating Time
I have decided to create a post that consolidates all of the different time based solutions that I have put together. Some of these solutions can be made more efficient or condensed into fewer but larger formulas. I am still going through these working on making them more efficient and tweaking them, but all of them have…
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Using OR with the CONTAINS function (-or- How to Hack the CONTAINS Function)
This one comes up a lot, so I thought I would provide a few ways to solve it. The question is this: can I use the OR function in the CONTAINS function? For instances, you want to see if a cell contains "apple", "banana", or "orange". In short, you can't use OR in the CONTAINS function (TLDR: because OR provides binary…
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Script in Python to download all PDF attachments in a Sheet
Hi Guys, Created a basic script to download all PDFs from a sheet. Use case: I use Document Builder to create documents from field inspections. However, we need to store these in sharepoint for redundancy. This script basically pulls all "PDFs" so you can then migrate them where you need to. I don't want to pay an…
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HOW TO: Duplicate / Copy a Group
Smartsheet Support Documentation does not have a way to duplicate, copy, or export a group in admin.smartsheet.com/manage/groups There is, however, a workaround that doesn't appear to be posted anywhere so I'm sharing it here: Open the group in the group list at admin.smartsheet.com/manage/groups Select "View Group" Select…
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Use Javascript in Bridge to efficiently import data from an API
Hi all - I'm excited to share a custom Javascript solution with my fellow Bridge users. I am not a Jscript coder - all credit for this goes to the awesome @Nathan Lloyd at Smartsheet - Large Enterprise Technical Sales Engineer, who gave me the basis for this script at ENGAGE 2022. Thank you Nathan! In this thread I'll…
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Syntax: Add Row via API for Multi Select Contact Column, MULTI_CONTACT
Dropping this here in the hopes Google picks it up for future developers. At times when you cannot use the SDKs for adding rows via the API with multi-select contact columns (i.e. Bridge), the following body payload syntax is correct for posting new rows to a sheet. [ { "cells": [ { "columnId": 4532552246972292, "value":…
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Generate Docs - How to fix Font Size Issues - a guide
I'm was using Generate Form to create a PDF I needed. While I was getting the content I needed, the font size in the form was wonky and inconsistent. The first 3 fields were in LARGE FONT size while the rest were a standardized. I don't know why or how the this happened. I was able to find a solution after an hour + of…