Updating rows with multi_contact cell?

nschum

Hello,

I'm using the Python API to update some rows as follows: copy cell values in specific columns from an old row, and append these to an update request as cells in the respective column for a new row.

This works for all but a contact column (with multi_contact enabled). I'm getting the error that I need to use ObjectValue instead of value, but I can't seem to build the objectValue manually, and copying the old_row.object_value into the new rows ObjectValue also doesn't work.

Does anyone know how to work around this? Thanks!

coby

@nschum [EDITED] did some research and found a better answer, see code below. and also reference this thread: https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/185996/

coby

Yes -- with Multi-select objects you need to include the 'objectValue' : 'VALUE' attribute. If you are 'copying' cell values that you extracted using an API get request, then you need to add:  include=objectValue to the query to get objectValue's.

Reference: https://smartsheet-platform.github.io/api-docs/?python#cell-reference

nschum

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/284287#Comment_284287

Thanks coby - the problem is that when I pull the object_value.value attribute, I'm only returned with a string for the display value. The update request doesn't accept this as a valid objectValue to update the row with.

coby

@nschum [EDITED] did some research and found a better answer, see code below. and also reference this thread: https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/185996/

nschum

@coby brilliant, that's worked. Thanks very much!!