Need to be able tu use drop down list of contacts in a form

LyndaRousseau

Why am I not able to use column type CONTACT LIST in a form ? I REALLY need this to work. I don't want to list ALL the employees in the company in a list and maintain this list as new employees are hired.

Thanks for your help !

LyndaRousseau

I saw that this issue was adressed in november 2023 and since then, nothing changed. Any idea when it will be available ?

Reference of the november 2023 ticket:

"I've noticed this request a few times over the years, but still don't see that Smartsheet has addressed this. When using sheets, the "Contact List" column works wonderfully and will populate any user within our Smartsheet account when you begin typing a name. However, when attempting to use this within a form, it DOES NOT work as Smartsheet users want. Currently, I use a workaround of using a "created by" column within the sheet so it auto populates with the user e-mail address that is submitting the form, then I still have to manually go into the sheet and type the name within a "Contact List" column in order to get automations to work as needed…"

NicoLHC

@LyndaRousseau i am not 100% sure if there might be another work around , if i fully understood the problem . But here are some ideas. 1. Maybe the list you show in the form you use another column with limited persons 2. Extract created by with a formula to your target column.