How can I join non-consecutive parent and child rows into a single name.

acampy12

I've searched the community and can't seem to come up with an adequate answer. I've made myself a helper column, and I'd like to join or concat the parent with each of the child rows, but I keep coming up unparseable. Here's what I'd like to do.

I'd like to have "Start-Task 1" show up next to Task 1, and "Start-Task 2" show up next to Task 2. I'm going in circles trying to figure out how to join the parent with Task 2 with a delimiter in between.

Summer

@acampy12

I got the following formula to work for me using the methodology outlined here: https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2476826-combine-text-two-or-more-cells-simple-formula

=[Task Name]$1 + " - " + [Task Name]@row

Formula is in the "Completed Task Name" column.

[Task Name]$1 Having the $ before the row number makes the reference absolute and allows me to drag the formula down to the next row and still have it reference "Start" and not "Task 1"

Summer

@acampy12

I got the following formula to work for me using the methodology outlined here: https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2476826-combine-text-two-or-more-cells-simple-formula

=[Task Name]$1 + " - " + [Task Name]@row

Formula is in the "Completed Task Name" column.

[Task Name]$1 Having the $ before the row number makes the reference absolute and allows me to drag the formula down to the next row and still have it reference "Start" and not "Task 1"

acampy12

Fabulous! Thank you so much! It was driving me crazy, and I knew there had to be a simple way. Thanks, again!!

Andrée Starå

Hi @acampy12

I hope you're well and safe!

To add to Summer's excellent advice/answer.

Here's another option that also can be converted to a column formula.

=PARENT([Task Name]@row) + " - " + [Task Name]@row

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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acampy12

This also worked! Thanks so much. I was going around in circles. This group is great. 😁

Andrée Starå

@acampy12

Happy to help!