Combine Cells from Multiple Rows with Formatting

smarterwithsmart

Hi,

I'm using the Meeting Management Template and would like to combine all the agenda items and descriptions into a single cell in the parent row. The end goal is to use the document generator to send the agenda and updates to a pdf so I need to add some formatting.

Here is the sheet

Here's the end result I'm looking for. Pulling the topics and descriptions based on the date in this row into a single cell.

I tried a few join / collects but wasn't having much luck.

Any help would be appreciated.

Andrée Starå

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/440957#Comment_440957

Excellent!

Try something like this.

=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN(Topic@row)) > 0, JOIN(CHILDREN(), CHAR(10) + CHAR(10)), Topic@row + CHAR(10) + Description@row)

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Andrée Starå

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/123382/combine-cells-from-multiple-rows-with-formatting

Hi,

I hope you're well and safe!

1. I'd recommend collecting each child row in the Combined column with the following formula.

=Topic@row + CHAR(10) + Description@row

2. Then you'd collect the Children in the Parent of Combined with the following formula.

=JOIN(CHILDREN(), CHAR(10) + CHAR(10))

Make sense?

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I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic day!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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smarterwithsmart

Hi @Andrée Starå

That method does work. One thing I was hoping to do, however, was turn the formula into a column formula so I do not have to copy the formula over and over. Would pulling the child rows into a helper column to keep the formulas separate be the solution?

Andrée Starå

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/440957#Comment_440957

Excellent!

Try something like this.

=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN(Topic@row)) > 0, JOIN(CHILDREN(), CHAR(10) + CHAR(10)), Topic@row + CHAR(10) + Description@row)

Did that work?

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smarterwithsmart

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/440958#Comment_440958

That worked, thanks!

Andrée Starå

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/440960#Comment_440960

You're more than welcome!