Keeping Original Date in another cell

Shaun Pennington

Hello, I want to copy the original ECD (estimated completion date) we set for our projects into another cell automatically while allowing the users to be able to change the ECD dates. What we want to do is set our Original ECD and then over time as we update the ECD dates be able to check the "Original ECD" date to see how far off we were from our estimate.

Is there a formula or automation we can use to set this up?

Andrée Starå

Hi @Shaun Pennington

I hope you're well and safe!

Here's a possible workaround or workarounds

• Have you explored using the Baseline feature?
• Please have a look at my post below with a method I developed.

More info: 

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/68589/lock-or-store-date-value-solution-without-using-zapier

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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