Auto populate Parent Rows
Is there a way to copy formaulas on parent rows of a plan?
If my users add more rows I have to find the new rows and copy the formula e.g. Min/Max on parent rows. It would be great if SS could auto-populate the formula when new rows are added.
Any ideas?
Answers
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Not sure I follow!
You can create a formula that checks if it's a parent or not and then use the formula accordingly.
Make sense?
Would that work?
I hope that helps!
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Hi Andre,
Thanks for your quick response. In the Start / Finish Columns I am using =MIN(CHILDREN()/=MAX(CHILDREN() on the parent rows. I am copying the formula into each parent row and it is quite time consuming on a 3k row plan. Is there a way SS can recognised the parent row and add the formula automatically?
Thanks
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Happy to help!
Unfortunately, no, there isn't, but you can filter on all parent rows if you have a unique value for them. If you don't have that, you can add a so-called helper column showing which rows are parent rows.
Make sense?
Would that work/help?
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Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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That could work. Would SS work out which are the parent rows or would I need to id them?
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Excellent!
You'd need to add a so-called helper column if you don't have anything else that could be used to identify the Parent rows in the filter.
If you add a helper column called Level and something like the formula below, you'll get a number for all parents.
=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN([Task Name]@row)) > 0; COUNT(ANCESTORS()) + 1)
Did that work?
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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Thanks - I'll give it a try
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Excellent!
You're more than welcome!
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W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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