Do links/formulas update in the background without opening the sheet?

Matt Stewart

Ive built a project management system in SCC and have setup everyone to work from reports. If all goes well no one would ever go into a sheet.

If no one goes into the sheets ever, would the formulas and cell links and conditional formatting, etc update still? or do these require someone to enter a sheet (not a report) and let things update for a min, then save?

Andrée Starå

Hi @Matt Stewart

I hope you're well and safe!

This would help to keep it updated.

Please have a look at my post below with a method I developed to update the sheet(s) daily.

More info: 

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/74527/daily-update-solution-without-the-need-to-open-the-sheet-use-zapier-or-similar

Would 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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Matt Stewart

@Andrée Starå thanks for response. does that mean formulas, inbound links, etc do not update without opening sheets?

or is this solution you posted just for recording a date? I dont need to record a date, i just want to make sure our formulas, cross sheet formulas, cell links, etc all get updated accordingly without opening a sheet.