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Welcome to the Best Practice Category in Community! With so many great discussions happening we see incredible solutions being built out by our members. This category is a place to find creative solutions, tips and tricks, and best practices. The Smartsheet Community Team will collect nominated posts and put them here in…
I came across some weird COUNTIF functionality recently in one of my duplicate check column formulas. I wrote some exploratory formulas and wanted to share! Key Takeaways * Numbers with leading 0s requires both = and "" * Regular text requires "", but = is optional * Regular numbers do not require = or "", but work with…
Using URL queries to pre—fill forms seems to be catching on a bit more lately. There are a lot of resources out there, but they can be kind of spread out, so I figured I would start a thread that has some of the lessons learned, tips, and tricks that I have discovered along the way. Tip #1 The first one that I find makes…
Continuation of 1 of 2 : How to send Outlook emails using a template populated with Smartsheet data and triggering from Smartsheet Details of how to send Outlook emails using a template that is populated with Smartsheet data and triggered in Smartsheet. This solution is complex. Some details have been blocked out for…
I've noticed a few people asking for Speedometer Charts in Smartsheet, so I figured I would go ahead and publish this solution that I developed. It was some years ago, so there may be better ways and / or more efficient formulas, but this should at least help get everyone started… A few notes to kick things off… This…
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" *…
I am looking to structure an index and match formula, but it needs to match two columns of data and having some troubles. Is this possible or will I need to create a work-around with a Join function in another column?
There have been a number of people asking how to make multiple selections in a single form and then have those selections broken down into individual rows, and the previous answer was always to use a 3rd party app, a premium add-on, or the API. Below is a set of detailed instructions on how to accomplish this within the…
This initial solution is based on form submissions being made and each form submission triggering the creation of a set of "template" child rows per submission WITHOUT the need for a 3rd party app, the premium add-on Bridge, or the API. So if your form submissions look like this: Your working sheet could look like this:…
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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