Parent Rows
Is there a way to remove the Start Date, End Date, and Duration from a parent row without Disabling Dependencies?
We have an Alert set for the day after a due date in a column that has an unchecked Complete box. We are receiving alerts for our Parent columns which are not actual tasks. We could add a condition that the row has to be assigned to someone but then we will not be alerted if a row was accidently unassigned but still past due. It makes the most sense to remove these from the Parent column.
Thank you.
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Hi Kirby,
I'd suggest creating a helper column that would check a box if it's a parent row and then use that in the Alert to not trigger when it's a parent row.
Would that work?
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Best,
Andrée Starå
Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting
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I second Andree's suggestion. I actually use something quite similar to this rather frequently. 99% of my sheets have a checkbox column called "Parent" in them that checks the box for every parent row using a formula.
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Thank you Andree! That will work! I'll have to go in and add it to 83 sheets but it'll work.
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thank you that works!
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Happy to help!
Add the something like the below formula to a checkbox column. It will check the box if it's a parent row.
=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN()) > 0; 1; 0)
Hope that helps!
Kind regards,
Andrée
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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Happy to help.
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