Default Sheet View Not Working

Richard Kendall

Hello. I have a Default View set via the "Share" button on my sheet. The Default view is supposed to use the Current User filter I have set on the sheet. The filter is in fact shared. When my team members go to the sheet the filter is off and thus the sheet Default View is not working. They have to manually select the Current User Filter.

This option seems simple to use but it simply doesn't work.

Isn't the intent of the Default View for all users that you share to the sheet?

Please advise.

Thanks.

Andrée Starå

Hi @Richard Kendall

I hope you're well and safe!

How are they accessing the sheet?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Mike Wilday

That is the intent. One last thing to check. Is your created filter a SHARED filter? See the checkmark in the image below.

Richard Kendall

I believe my team member used the link I provided from the "Share" button.

Mike Wilday

Make sure the filter you created for the sheet is shared.

Richard Kendall

Yes it is setup as a shared filter with the checkbox. It also has the normal little images of 2 people next to the filter name indicating its a shared filter.

Andrée Starå

@Richard Kendall

Can you maybe share some screenshots? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help. (share too, andree@workbold.com)

Richard Kendall

Here's a set of related screenshots.

Andrée Starå

@Richard Kendall

Can you double-check how they accessed it because it could be that they use a link without the added information for the default option?

I'd be happy to take a quick look.

Feel free to share it with me.

Richard Kendall

Andree - that did it!

I didn't realize the URL link for filtered sheets has additional info at the end of the URL link which results in the default view working. I tested it with my team member and the new link worked. I will have my folks save that specific URL then. Interestingly the "Share" button sheet link doesn't have the added URL filter info when I go to share the link.

Appreciate your help which resolved my issue and learned something new!

Rick

Andrée Starå

@Richard Kendall

Excellent!

You're more than welcome!

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Mike Wilday

Interesting. Nice find @Andrée Starå

Andrée Starå

Thanks! @Mike Wilday

Melisa Dannhauser

Melisa Dannhauser

Melisa Dannhauser

Ok, I have the same issue. I add a SHARED filter but my link to the sheet doesn't change. So every time I share the link with someone new, even after I've set the default filter, nothing happens. How do you get the link to change? All I did was go into the sharing options, add a filter (just like in the screenshots above) but my link (highlighted in blue in the screenshot) stays the same and no filter is applied when I use the link... Any help appreciated!