Drag and Drop task using Calendar View

Jennie Victoriano

Hep!  I am trying to drag and drop tasks using calendar view but it is not letting me.  No error message just unable to move it.

Andrée Starå

Hi @Jennie Victoriano

Unfortunately, it's not possible at the moment to drag & drop in the Calendar, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Jennie Victoriano

Hmm... That is not what was shared by smartsheet in this smartsheet video.  Clearly states here that the functionality is a working functionality.

Andrée Starå

@Jennie Victoriano

Strange!

Which video did you see it in?

Jennie Victoriano

Here is the video with the drag drop/slide of visits in calendar view and also shows how to user overlays. How do we make this work? 

2018 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSXmjXxJYh0

Jan 30, 2020 video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PCCntAM0M8

Ryan vanDeventer

I also would like to see this functionality. The calendar view feels cumbersome without it

Andrée Starå

@Jennie Victoriano

@Ryan vanDeventer

I'm testing some things out, but at the moment, I seem to be correct, and it doesn't work. (and it should work according to the videos)

I'll let you know if I find out why.

rholder4tm

@Andrée Starå

@Jennie Victoriano

I have a similar problem with a plain calendar. What is especially frustrating is that some items easily drag and drop, while others I must edit manually. It was working until just a few weeks ago, and now some work, some don't.

Julie Cloutier

Hello,

is it possible that it would not work when there is a function on a row?

(i have a sheet on which i can move some tasks and some others i can't, the difference seem to be in the formula but i'm not sure).

Julie Cloutier

Well, i have 2 smartsheets, one in which I can drag and drop tasks in my calendar (except if there a function on the date displayed), and the other one in which the drag and drop feature is not possible. If you have any more information, that would be great. Have fun!

Ben Goldblatt

Hi @Julie Cloutier and @rholder4tm,

If you're working in a sheet with dependencies enabled, the drag functionality for task bars in the Calendar View won't be available. If you're not working in a dependency-enabled sheet, it's possible that having other automated calculations via formulas may be restricting the drag and drop functionality as well. If the behavior is becoming problematic, you may want to reach out to the Support Team to see if they can review your sheet, confirm the root cause of the issue and the expected behavior, and provide insight on how to resolve this.

I hope this helps!

Thanks,

Ben

Dan Smock

Hey @Ben G - just ran across this doing a similar thing, and is this explained anywhere in Smartsheet's help documents? Couldn't find it, there's no reference to this in the YouTube video, that this might a thing. Glad I scrolled to the bottom on this, makes a huge difference.

Ben Goldblatt

Hi @Dan Smock,

Happy to help! I haven't found this documented anywhere either so I've submitted a request to get this verbiage added to the Calendar View Help article.

Thanks,

Ben