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Smartsheet Bridge: Iterate over an array using JavaScript - Column names from a sheet
Here is the full solution for how to iterate over an array using JavaScript. Smartsheet provides a partial and incorrect solution at . Below is the actual solution. Using Bridge and JavaScript, this example extracts the list of column names from a sheet and provides them as the only elements in an array. The JavaScript…
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Quick way to copy formulas across sheets I found
Problem: I had the need to copy a list of 26 formulas to 56 sheets maintaining the formulas for each sheet. to increase the data collection across the sheets. All sheets have the same column names. Smartsheet defaults to saving the end result, and doesn't offer the ability to just copy the formulas from one column in one…
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Working with Symbol Formulas
Hello Smartsheet Community! As our Community grows, I am starting to see some trends about features and workarounds users want to learn more about. For these topics, I am starting a new series of announcements. In this series, I will write about trending topics and topics that you request! After I post about a subject, I…
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Combine emails into a multiple-contact column / multi-contact column
Multiple-contact columns can be problematic to use in Smartsheet. Namely, they cannot be "put together" with a formula. There's many use cases where you need to build multiple contacts into a cell based on criteria/lookups, but there isn't a way to do that in native core Smartsheet. There is, however, a couple of methods…
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Replacing all special characters in form query string parameters with a formula
Hello everyone! I am excited to be speaking at the "Leveraging the Query String in Forms" session at Engage 23! I wanted to share a formula that a customer and I developed to replace any special characters that could show up in cell when you are building a URL to a form with query string parameters using a formula. This…
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Daily Update Solution without the need to open the sheet, use Zapier, or similar
Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I hope you're well and safe! I've developed a way to use the newly released Record a date feature to update sheets with today's date automatically without the need to open it or similar. 1. Add a so-called helper column. (Date). We can call it Today Helper and add a date before the current day.…
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TIP: Calculations on an AutoNumber Column
I've noticed when trying to run formulas on my AutoNumber column, that it doesn't always work. Here's a table of some of the results. For each row I changed the autonumber "Numerical Places" from 0 to 00 to 000 to 0000. You'll see that the results conclude that Formulas on an Auto Number column MUST USE SINGLE DIGIT…
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Using DataMesh to Split One Line Onto Multiple Lines (for Forms Entries and Other Uses)
This is a problem I've heard a few times so I'm answering it in a separate post for reference in long form. I'm using the example from @WtaylorW's question over here. The basic need is to take one line and split it onto multiple lines. In this example you have a form that's inputting multiple names in different columns,…
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Use workflows to streamline your approval process
Suppose you work in a marketing department, and your team creates various types of content, such as blog posts, social media posts, and email newsletters. You want to establish a streamlined approval process to ensure that all content goes through the necessary stages before publication. Here's how you can set up a content…
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Fixing Form Submissions Not Appearing in your Sheet
Issue: Have you ever filled out a form and noticed that the submissions aren't showing up in the sheet where they should? This is a common problem, but there's a simple solution! Cause: This usually happens because rows with previous data in your sheet were cleared using the "backspace" key instead of using the "delete"…