Rows deleted when deleting columns connected to formatting

Josh Hunsaker

Hello smartsheet community, 

Initially I was tracking completed tasks with a "Done" column which would automatically format the row. After needing to add more options like "Cancelled", "In Progress" etc. I opted to create separate column which contains those options.

After clearing all of the "Done" column formatting I went to delete it and received a warning stating "This column is used in one or more filters. Deleting this column will modify those filters." I had already cleared all of the conditional formatting and filters using that column so I clicked okay and much to my chagrin, nearly all of my rows were deleted (>1000 to <80). I quickly exited the browser before smartsheet could autosave and was able to recover my sheet prior the the save. 

I have a few questions:

1. Is there a way to find where a column is used in formatting so I can manually remove it? Or get a list of where the column is used and how?
2. Is there a way to revert back before a save or to a previous save without going through the entire backup process? i.e. I made a mistake, how can I go back. 

Thank you all!

Josh

Andrée Starå

Hi Josh,

The rows were (probably) not deleted, but you were using a filter.

1 & 2. Unfortunately, it's not possible at the moment, but both are excellent ideas!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.

Hope that helps!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD