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Formulas not copying when a form entry appears in spreadsheet

When a form submission is added to the spreadsheet, the formula directly above the the added row does not copy. Would you please provide some ideas about how to fix this problem?

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Joan Skokan

I should have said the formula does not autofill in the new row.

Andrée Starå

Hi @Joan Skokan

Make sure that the following is true.

The new row will be auto-filled with the formulas if there are two rows below/above with the same formulas and the same level of hierarchy.

More details:

If the formula structure is the same above/below the Formula Autofill will add the formula(s) automatically.

Conditions That Trigger Formula Autofill

You’ll see formulas populate automatically when you type in a newly inserted or blank row that is:

Directly between two others that contain the same formula in adjacent cells.
At the topmost of the sheet if it’s above two rows that have the same formula in adjacent cells. (This includes rows inserted from a form.)
At the bottommost of the sheet if it’s below two rows that have the same formula in adjacent cells. (This includes rows inserted from a form.)
Above or below a single row that is between blank rows and has formulas.

More info:

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/1641473-auto-filling-formulas-and-formatting

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Joan Skokan

What actually happened is that the last row of the sheet had data deleted, but the whole row was not deleted. I learned that even though data may have been deleted from a row, Smartsheet continues to look at the row as a valid data row. Once I deleted the row, the formulas copied and it's been working ever since.

Thanks!

Andrée Starå

@Joan Skokan

Easy to miss!

Happy that you figured it out!

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Sarah Carl

Great insight Joan! After digging through the many posts on this issue regurgitating the official formula autofill guidelines (which I already knew) I was very happy to find your post! Thank You!

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