Option to Maintain Links when Moving or Copying a Row to a New Sheet

Brian McElligott

Develop a function, to provide the user with an option when using automation to MOVE or COPY a row to a new sheet, that will preserve the smartsheet cell link already in the cells of the row.

Use Case:

Often users build out sheets that utilize cell linking. When moving or copying a row to a new sheet, the links are not maintained, and only static data is transferred (moved or copied). The user would then need to re-create all the links in the destination sheet.

New Function:

When selecting to MOVE or COPY to a new destination sheet, offer an option to the user to select if they would like to maintain the existing cell links when the data is transferred to the destination sheet.

Benefits:

• Data Accuracy in the destination sheet
• Time savings for the user, especially in complex sheet data usage
• Increased likelihood of usage of the MOVE or COPY functionality

voxdw

Exactly what I was coming here to ask about

NickStaffordPM

This is would be helpful for our business as we have project trackers with various reports linked on the row. Once its completed and auto-archieving is enabled, it would be nice to not lose the links... Upvoted!

Harry Luk

right now, I don't even use the move and copy function because it doesn't keep the links

the point of the link is that it can follow the row around ... please consider this feature!

Lilli

This feature would be very beneficial. Please consider this feature.

MRoden

It would be nice if it is an optional setting when moving. I often use the move function to archive rows where I no longer want the cell links to update the field. This is the problem with locking rows is it doesn't lock cell links from updating.

jcyr55

Came here looking for the same thing. This feature would make a huge difference for us.