Auto updating an image in a Dashboard

Stanley Blume

Situation:

I'm creating a dashboard where I'd like to pull in a chart/image created from another platform. I can save this chart as an image, PowerPoint, or even excel file.

Problem:

I'd like the Smartsheet dashboard to update this image when the dashboard is open or even at a set cadence (1x per day or week), is this possible? I was hoping to get all information into one place. Ideally, overwriting the image file would automatically update when the original changes but that didn't work as I hoped.

Question:

Is there a way to auto update an image on a set cadence for a dashboard? Or are there any other workarounds? It looked like embedding a PowerPoint or excel file might work but my organization has turned off the capability to do this.

I could try to export the data and import it into Smartsheet with data shuttle, but the graphing capability is very limited and I think I would prefer to just have a link to the image instead (also not ideal, but might be my last resort option)

Thanks in advance!

Genevieve P.

Hi @Stanley Blume

As you've found, Image Widgets will stay static on the one specific image selected and won't be able to update if the original source updates. You would need to manually change out the widget when you have new data/images.

I agree that if your organization has turned off certain web content widget sources, then having a hyperlink out to the dynamic image may be the only way to keep this data current.

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Thanks,

Genevieve