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Allocation meeple appearing without any concurrent task
Hi, I got a mysterious meeple over-allocation icon that I have check numerous times did not any have a concurrent task. As I interpret the allocation icon, it means I am doing many task as the same time on which numerous occasion I can clear it by changing the schedule or dividing the task to subtask or phases with…
Alerts and Actions Deliver Setting
Hello, I was curious to see if anyone knew what day the "once a week" deliver setting is? Does it occur a week after the alert happens? I've attached a screenshot to help clarify Thank you for your help in advance
How many cascading multiple sheet dependency can smartsheet can do?
HI, Its me again doing cascading dependency on different sheets. I tried 2 cascading project sheet dependency and it works. I try doing 3 tomorrow but a question lingers: How many cascading multiple sheet dependency can smartsheet can do without any issue? Thanks D Micu
Can a Smartsheet form submitted auto-populate PDF then triggers DocuSign
Hi, I am trying to deploy a reimbursement system for my office. Once a person submits a form via smartsheet, I need to have a PDF pre-filled with all of the info including the ones that will be linked to other cells. Once the PDF is prefilled, I will need it to go thru DocuSign for signature. Once the user signs I will…
Comments in report widget
I have a report pulling in the info I need from a master, and then am using the report widget in my portal to display the contents of the widget. However, within the report widget I can't see the comment bubble/view comments. Is there a way to see comments from within the portal? Thank you!
VLOOKUP vs. Reports
I have created a training checklist template that I am planning to copy as new for each new manager we hire (upwards of 100). I am currently using a Report to pull data from these checklists regarding the managers & their training progress, and will need to roll-up this data in a variety of ways for different program…
Row Update vs. Added Alerts
I specifically set up an alert rule to notify me when rows are updated in a sheet and intentionally left added unchecked, but Smartsheet treats adding a row as an update and sends me notifications every time a row is added. Please correct this issue.
Day totals for multiple child rows?
Is this a bug? Why can I not get the parent level row to show day totals, for all of it's child rows?
Removing duplicate types in an output report
I have a report that shows the output of staff within a department. It shows all the publications and events they are working on. I am looking to build the report so that it does not show duplicates of the same type of output by the same person. For example, Staff member A is running 10 roadshow events throughout the year.…
Resource Plan
Hello, I have some questions using Smartsheet Resource Plan below I knew that we can create a standard resource view on each project sheet, using start / end date of duration and make it as % allocation Do you think that this is possible to select one project from the entire project list or force to select one set of…

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Is there a way to have a form update existing information?
We are conducting an audit of our I-9s. In order to do so, we have pulled an active list of all of our employees (EEs). These EE names are already on the sheet. In order to effectively complete the audit, there are specific things we need to check for based on the expiration date of the I-9 document that we have on file.…
Pulling info from Reference Sheet based on Date
Hello, I am trying to pull the information I need based on a date on the referenced sheet. Without this criteria the formula works great. this one criteria is not working. I created a helper column on each sheet. on the reference sheet is a formula to calculate the month number for that row, and then on main sheet is a…
Need help with Data/Chart Widget
I am working on a dashboard with various data points and had zero issues until I started the most recent widget. I am pulling from a simple report that has a list of staff members and their assigned work spaces. I keep getting an error that says the data cannot be charted… What is the limitation here? I made 4 other…

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