Can you use Groups in Contact list column type?

Ameya Athalye

We have different groups created under user management, for example, email team, marketing team etc. I wanted to know if they can be used inside a column with contact list column type for a project? If yes, how? If not, what exactly is the use of creating these groups apart from workspace, sheet sharing?

Andrée Starå

Hi @ameyaa

Unfortunately, it's not possible to use them in contact columns, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment

The use except for what you already mentioned is for sharing overall, sending messages, and it makes it easier to add/remove members of groups and the sharing associated with the groups.

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Andrée Starå

Hi @ameyaa

Unfortunately, it's not possible to use them in contact columns, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment

The use except for what you already mentioned is for sharing overall, sending messages, and it makes it easier to add/remove members of groups and the sharing associated with the groups.

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Ameya Athalye

Thanks @Andrée Starå , submitted a request.

Andrée Starå

@ameyaa

Excellent!

You're more than welcome!

Jahdiel Johnson

@ameyaa Did you get a response to your request?

Ameya Athalye

Hi @Jahdiel Johnson, Not really. I know as of now, they're not allowing that, so I submitted a feature request.

James Raikes

@Andrée Starå is there any way to vote on an idea that has been submitted as this would help me. Especially if it wa a quick way to add all contacts to an assign column.

Andrée Starå

Hi @James Raikes

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, there isn't a voting option except submitting another Enhancement request.

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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Athar

I have also submitted Enhancement Request to Smartsheet for this case.

Becky M.

I submitted a request as well. Seems like a big miss.

Łukasz PASIERB

I have also - important topic

Erin Kim

This would be a big win to have for assigning tasks to different teams and alerting them.

TracyJohnson

I also submitted, but since the first post was in 2020, I have little hope. I did request an alternative to be able to paste multiple emails from Excel into that contact field and have it behave similarly to the groups. That way I can just keep a file with my basic groups handy to add in one go.

Billymacdo

I don’t want to be able to assign to a group but just want the list of names in the drop down to be enforced by the group. IE I’m lazy and just wan to chose one group and have the names appear VS clicking each one

1RP IT

since 2020, is there any update on this new functionality? Smartsheet is being very slow with the enhancement requests. Is there a new way to use group management in cells, aumotations, reports?

Paul Johnson1

I see the the request to allow Groups to be used in Contact lists has not been addressed since initially requested in 2020. Is there a roadmap to add this very useful feature .