Roll out new automations through control center

Kyle Furner

Hi there,

I'm wondering whether I can implement additional workflows by adding them to the source sheet for a template?

For example, I need to add an automation to all risk registers. If I add this to the template sheet for the risk register in the control center blueprint, can I then force this update to all risk registers created through that blueprint?

Or do I need to just add it manually to every single risk register (over 80 of them)?

I'm hoping this is possible through control center?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Kyle

Genevieve P.

Hi Kyle,

After you have edited your template in your blueprint, newly provisioned projects will include this automation, but there currently there isn't a way to use Global Updates in Control Center and add an automation to all current sheets. Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment!

Our Help Center article has more information on the types of elements you can push through Global Updates (see here).

Cheers,

Genevieve

Kyle Furner

Hi Genevieve,

Thanks for the reply. I assumed that was the case but thought I would check in with the community anyway.

I'll add this as an enhancement request. This type of feature would be a real value-add for control center. The PMO I work for services around 20 projects and as the maturity level of their sheets for schedule, risk, issues, finance etc increase, the maturity of the blueprint needs to increase as well.

Kyle

Matt Stewart

is this still not possible?

with over 1000 projects in the wind at any given moment, it would be a nightmare to go into each and every sheet to adjust automations.

SashaZ

I would love this capability. I'm realizing that as I move forward be good to have the ability to add an automation for files within existing control center projects. I can go back and add this for each instance, but this is super time comsuming. Obviously, I'll think of this for my next similar blueprint design.

Kam114

Also following up. Any update on this @Genevieve P. ?

SSFeatures

Hi @Kam114, @SashaZ, @Matt Stewart, and @Kyle Furner.

My name is Nathan and I'm working full-time to build a browser extension that makes Smartsheet better.

The browser extension is SSFeatures ( https://ssfeatures.com ) and you can use it to copy and paste automation workflows.

To copy and paste automation workflows with SSFeatures:

1. Click the Copy button.
2. Open a different sheet.
3. Click the Create from Scratch button.
4. Click the Paste button.

Then SSFeatures will paste the automation workflow into this sheet.

Best!

Kam114

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/477850#Comment_477850

Thanks Nathan, this looks great. Just downloaded and playing around with the trial now.