When move/copying rows, how to prevent new columns being added in the destination sheet.
In Smartsheet's article, it's stated that "If the source sheet contains columns that the destination sheet does not, these columns will be created in the destination sheet when the row is moved or copied." Is there anyway to prevent this from happening? i.e only information in matching columns will be moved to the destination sheet.
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It is all or nothing. Anything that you don't want to include can be excluded from a report.
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Hi @Ren Zhang
To add to John's excellent advice.
As a possible workaround, you could maybe use cross-sheet formulas only to get the information you need to the other sheet (the information can't be edited).
Would that work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic day!
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I would seriously encourage looking in to DataMesh. It has eliminated a lot of cross-sheet formulas for me
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SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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iMy advice is to drag the columns you do not want to the end of the sheet, then hide them. This will eliminate them from the end-users view
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