Is it possible to update a contact list column based on a value in another cell?
Is it possible to update a contact list column based on a value in another cell using a formula? I am creating an assigned to contact list column with an end goal in mind of setting up a dynamic view based on setup specialist (my understanding is you can only set a user view based on a contact column). As you can see - I already have a column with the setup specialists' name listed and want the contact list to update based on the name listed here. Any suggestions?
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Hi @Ashlynn
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You'd need to use the Premium App, Data Shuttle, or the Smartsheet API.
Would any of those options work/help?
I hope that helps!
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Hi Andree!
Thank you for your response. I do have access to premium / data shuttle, not familiar with smartsheet api. Could you give me some pointers on how I would go about doing this via data shuttle? I currently have an upload workflow setup - could I make the changes here to achieve what I want?
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Excellent!
Happy to help!
Have a look at this help article.
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Unfortunately, that route won't work....Per the learning page, it only updates if the contact list is changed in another location. A contact list is not changing in another location.
"Dynamic dropdowns can automatically update a dropdown list in one location when that list has changed in another location."
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Yes, if I understand you correctly, you can still get it to work.
I recently developed something similar for a client. We used a Master Sheet where we copied the row to the sheet, and that updated the list. I used a so-called helper column to make it work in another solution.
Make sense?
Would that work?
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@Andrée Starå I don't follow.... Can you elaborate on how you achieved this? How do you format the helper column?
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