I have a report that brings in a bunch of sheets with one of those "this task was due 15 days ago" or "this task is due in two days" types of formulas. So this report has a due date and this text narrative.

I run the report, and the text is wrong. Like Due Date will show a date in the past, and the narrative will say that the item is due in two days. So I open the underlying sheet, and close it, and the report updates.

Is there something I need to do to make these formulas update?

Hi everyone,

Happy New Year!

I hope you're well and safe!

I've developed a way to use the newly released Record a date feature to update sheets with today's date automatically without the need to open it or similar.

1. Add a so-called helper column. (Date). We can call it Today Helper and add a date before the current day.

2. You'd then use an Automation Workflow as described below.

Trigger: When a date is reached

Every day starting on 2021-01-06 (today or earlier)

02:00 (select the time that makes the most sense for the process)

Conditions

Where Today Helper is in the past

Record a date

Record a date in Today Helper

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This could also be structured so you'd use a so-called helper sheet for the process above and then link it to all other sheets where you'd need the daily update.

Let me know if you have any questions!

I hope that helps!

Stay safe, and Happy New Year!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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