Any idea on how to develop this automation?

ana_outset

I am tracking the health project status between meetings, so I have a "Current health" (Overall Health) column and a "Last meeting health" (Last PRC Health) column, right now I am doing it manually which is very time consuming.

Is there a way I can copy and paste a value based on a specific date? or maybe manually triggering the workflow.

Here is what I would like to do, any ideas?

1. Click on the "Automation" menu at the top of your Smartsheet and select "Manage Workflows".
2. Click on "Create Workflow" and select "Update Row".
3. Set the trigger for the automation. Since you want this to happen every Wednesday, you can use a "Date-Based Trigger". Set the "When" to "Every Week" and select "Wednesday" as the day of the week.
4. For the "Action", select "Copy Cell Data". In the "Copy From" field, select the "Overall Health" column. In the "Copy To" field, select the "Last PRC Health" column.
5. Click on "Done" to save the automation.

Now, every Wednesday, the automation will copy the data from the "Overall Health" column to the "Last PRC Health" column.

Andrée Starå

Hi @ana_outset

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, it's not possible now, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit this as a Product Feedback or Idea (If it hasn't been added already) when you have a moment.

Here's a possible workaround or workarounds

• Please have a look at my post below with a method I developed.

More info: 

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/68589/lock-or-store-date-value-solution-without-using-zapier

Would that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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ana_outset

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/389635#Comment_389635

I wonder if Smartsheet even see product ideas :( some basic functionalities are still missing and they are all listed since last year.