Feature Request: Programmatically access parent information from child in automated messages

A lot of the users consuming my automated alerts complain that the tasks don't have enough contextual information. For instance, "start marketing research" doesn't include the parent information of "Awesome Campaign #3".

Need a way to include parent information in automated messages.

For example,

"Hi {{Assigned To}}!

The below task is starting in 3 days! Get ready!

Project: {{Task Name}}.Parent(Task Name)

Task: {{Task Name}}

nick g

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Andrée Starå

Hi Nick,

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

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.

As a workaround, you could add a so-called helper column that would get the parent row for all rows and reference that.

Would that work?

Hope that helps!

Have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

Mike Wilday

Once you create a Text Column you can call it Parent then enter the following formula... =Parent([Name of Column]@row)

Make sure to substitute "Name of Column" with your own task column and you should see the parent name appear.

Mike Wilday

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