Is there a way to use a form so that it creates a parent row with children rows when it's submitted?

Lori Khoury

Hello Smartsheet

I am not sure if a solution has been created yet but I am trying to create a form that I collect printer information for multiple sites. I need to be able to have parent/child rows. I would like to be able to send the form to the site rep and all the printer information for that site would be a child row entry.

Not sure if this capability has been created yet. I did some community posts about it but didnt yet find a solution. Attached is an example of what I am trying to bring over from excel into Smartsheet. Can you take a look at the attachment and let me know what might be the best way to gather and organize this data?

Print Services Discovery - Example for Smartsheet.xlsx

Andrée Starå

Hi @Lori Khoury

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, it's not possible now, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit this as a Product Feedback or Idea (If it hasn't been added already) when you have a moment.

Here's a possible workaround or workarounds

• I developed a solution using two forms (or the same form by using conditional logic) that can be used to submit the main information and then the other information on a new row for each submission after the first.

Would that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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