Auto-update column names in reports

It would be so nice if any adjustments that are made to column names or types didn't require me to go in and adjust all the reports that I've created! Especially since there is nothing that shows what reports are tied to which sheets other than going through each and every one or finding errors.

And still isn't fixed.....

@jasonp, can you point us to any such reassuring sources? It seems this "official thread" is where Smartsheet would provide updates if there was anything hopeful to report.

This help article makes it sound as though the functionality is already working. Anyone know why we’re not seeing these new icons on our reports? Nothing is said there about needing to configure access to it on the admin side.

https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2482752-renamed-columns-underlying-sheets

When you have an extensive ecosystem of projects up through the portfolio level using control center and other premium apps like bridge and data shuttle, it would help if any change to a column in a source sheet would then change any associated reports, dashboards, etc. The cells already display any link in's and out's. There should be a way to identify when a column is pulled into a report, summary, pivot, bridge flow, part of a data shuttle offload, etc. so those downstream changes can be made automatically.

Welcomed addition this, love that it shows the icon to inform you what changed and to quickly disconnect if need be.