View Only Access to Subset of Columns
I'm looking for way to allow a restricted view (sub set of columns) to and an external organization (I've set up a View Only user group).
1st try: Create a report with just the columns - FAIL. I still need to grant the view only permission to the source sheet
2nd: Create a 'query sheet' that 'VLOOKUPS' just the columns - FAIL same reason as above
3rd: Automation to copy the query sheet or report to a ViewOnly permissioned workspace - FAIL - Automation doesn't exist
4th: Automate copying each from the query sheet to the ViewOnly sheet - PASS (kinda) - FAIL - because there's no automation to delete rows....DESPITE being able to automate Moving them
PLEASE can someone help with ANY of the above workarounds? (especially no.4)
(just posted in https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/66496/auto-deletion-from-the-smart-sheet-based-on-workflow but thought probably best to create a separate thread).
Best Answer
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Hi @James Parry
I hope you're well and safe!
Here's a possible workaround or workarounds
- Premium App, Dynamic View
- Premium App, WorkApps (If you have Enterprise or higher)
- I recently developed a (what I call), Dynamic View Light. It's quite advanced, but in short, it's using cross-sheet formulas and INDEX/MATCH and a specific structure and method, so it's only possible to show data that should be available.
Would any of those options 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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Answers
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Hi @James Parry
I hope you're well and safe!
Here's a possible workaround or workarounds
- Premium App, Dynamic View
- Premium App, WorkApps (If you have Enterprise or higher)
- I recently developed a (what I call), Dynamic View Light. It's quite advanced, but in short, it's using cross-sheet formulas and INDEX/MATCH and a specific structure and method, so it's only possible to show data that should be available.
Would any of those options work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
✅Did my post(s) help or answer your question or solve your problem? Please support the Community by marking it Insightful/Vote Up or/and as the accepted answer. It will make it easier for others to find a solution or help to answer!
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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Hi Andrée
Thank you for the super quick response. VLOOKUP has gone and replaced with below
=IFERROR(INDEX({Pipeline Summary Range 3}, MATCH(Date@row, {Pipeline Summary Range 1}, 0), 1), "")
Now to repeat for the next 23 columns
Thanks Again !
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Excellent!
Happy to help!
✅Remember! Did my post(s) help or answer your question or solve your problem? Please support the Community by marking it Insightful/Vote Up or/and as the accepted answer. It will make it easier for others to find a solution or help to answer!
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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