Splitting values from multi select dropdown into multiple rows

Ritika Bhalla · 04/20/20

Hi,

I have a multi select drop down that I am using in my form. There are other text areas in the form as well. Is there a way I can create as many rows as items selected from the drop down while keeping the other text areas common? For e.g If I select 3 values in the drop down, it should result in 3 rows, with one drop down value per row and the other fields replicated?

Thanks

Ritika

Paul Newcome · 04/20/20

You would need to manually create the additional rows and enter the data you want parsed. Then you can use cell references to populate the remaining columns.

Manuelf · 05/19/20

I'm also looking for a way to do this. If I find something I'll come back.

jg124 · 06/09/20

Any updates on this? Looking for a solution to 'split' multi select values gathered from a form to separate rows.

Julie Neumann · 06/19/20

I saw a post from a year ago that Multi Select Dropdown is in development. Any update? I want to create a survey with ranking options. From what I've seen thus far SmartSheet is looks cumbersome.

Paul Newcome · 06/19/20

@Julie Neumann Multi-Select Dropdowns are available as a column type.

Andrée Starå · 06/20/20

Hi @Julie Neumann

More info:

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2480081-dropdown-list-column-type

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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HelloGfish · 02/24/21

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/254316#Comment_254316

Hi @Andrée Starå

Do you know if anyway I can "transpose" one row with two values under the multi-select field, into two rows with one value each under the Multi-select field?

Thank you!