Automatically adding an identifier when a row is added using a Form
Basically, i have run into a little problem where we are using smart sheet to track changes that occur on our project so I built a form so co workers could input data seamlessly but to track them I needed a unique identifier and I for the life of me can not figure out how to make it add one automatically. I have to manually do it for each row that's added. So my question is what kind of formula do I need to use to make this happen?
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If you add an Auto-Number system column to the sheet, it will populate a unique value for every row that gets created. It won't be on the form, but will populate automatically for the new records when they are submitted.
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Jeff Reisman
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@Jeff Reisman How do you add an Auto-Number system column to the sheet? Is it a column formula or an automated workflow?
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I hope you're well and safe!
Here's how you add it.
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