How to find an automation among many in a sheet

Hi,

I have many (>50) automations on a sheet and I often find it difficult to find a particular automation given the paltry search and sorting functions within the Manage Automation Workflows. To recap, you can (only) filter by (All, Active, Inactive, Unable to run) or sort by (name, date created, date modified, last run).
Of course, what anyone sensible wants to do is search by a keyword that they know would likely be in the title of the automation. Why isn't this basic function given to us? I know I can search for a keyword on the page using the browser's search function, but this often doesn't narrow down the result set to one that is realistic/convenient.
Does anyone have a tactic for conveniently finding an automation among many in a sheet? I have a sheet of my automations, but it is difficult and time-consuming to keep this up to date.
Thanks,
GAM

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Andrée Starå

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/142602/how-to-find-an-automation-among-many-in-a-sheet

Hi,

I hope you're well and safe!

Great idea! That would be a great addition to Smartsheet's features.

Please submit this as Product Feedback or an Idea (If it hasn't been added already) when you have a moment.
Feel free to share the link to the idea here so that others and I can add our votes.

I haven't tested this, but you could try using the browser's search feature as a potential workaround.

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic day!

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gamgc

…but you could try using the browser's search feature as a potential workaround.

I said that I had done that and that the results weren't as good as a dedicated search would be.

Thanks,
GAM

Andrée Starå

Oh. Sorry about that!

I missed that! That is what happens when you've had too little coffee, or perhaps you're reading it too quickly. 😉

gamgc

No worries. Thanks for the link to the idea submission. I've done so now.

Thanks,
GAM

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