AutoPopulate Child Rows
Hello -
I have Parent rows with a couple key identifiers I want to use for reporting (Change #, Change Assignee).
For a given "Change", I add child rows for each task under that change. If I want to report on the individual tasks, they need to have some of the same information that is in the parent row.
Is there a way to "autopopulate" certain columns when creating a child row under a parent row?
If I add 3 child rows under the parent row for "Change123", can all of the child rows automatically fill in "Change123" in the Change# column?
Answers
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Can you just use =PARENT(Change@row) as a column formula in the Change# column ?
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If I make that formula a column formula, then it tries to apply itself to all of the parent rows as well, and then turns them blank.
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Hi,
I hope you're well and safe!
You would need to add a so-called helper column for it to work as a column formula.
Would that work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe, and have a fantastic day!
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Thanks for the quick responses! Could you elaborate on how to do this?
@MaaikMeijerink I would like to use the Parent() formula as a column formula, but have logic embedded that only applies to child rows. I can't figure out how to make a Parent formula a column formula without it making all of the Parent rows in that column blank.
So I am looking for a formula I can apply to an entire column that does something like:
IF the row is a child row, apply the Parent() formula
IF the row is a parent row, do nothing
Thanks
Dave
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