Strange prompt when move row to another sheet- "this sheet contains columns with the same name..."

SYSPK

I created a blank sheet with nothing on it and didn't change column names or anything. I then made a new workflow in another sheet to immediately move a row when a checkbox gets checked. I did this to test it out, and got this prompt. I pressed OK and undid the checkbox and then saved, but the row still got moved over.

The workflow worked. But should I be concerned by what the prompt says? How can there be columns with the same name since they don't allow for that anyway? I have too many columns in my source sheet, there's no way for me to check that their names are the same. What did Smartsheet "modify?"

Andrée Starå

Hi @SYSPK

I hope you're well and safe!

You can check the Activity Log to see what was changed.

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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SYSPK

Clever. But no, the log didn't show anything different. I guess that's good. But it's still disconcerting to get this message.

Andrée Starå

@SYSPK

Thanks! Strange!

If you haven’t already, I would recommend that you reach out to the Smartsheet Support Team.

Let me know what you find out.

SYSPK

I see what the modification was. The new column I had made to move the row over, got duplicated. It was a checkbox called Archive, and now I see an "Archive2" at the very end of the sheet.

Andrée Starå

@SYSPK

Excellent!

Glad you figured it out!

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