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First post 11/08/18,Last post 01/22/20There is a little disclaimer on Smartsheet's article about automated alerts under using double bracket placeholders. Has anyone experienced this happening to them? NOTE: Adding placeholders to your messages may possibly result in you rece…Using Smartsheet289SYSPK -
First post 01/22/20,Last post 01/22/20I have an automation workflow in one sheet that I want to use in a different sheet. Is there a way to copy this workflow and then add it to my other sheet (similar to how you can copy summary reports from sheet to sheet)? Or do I need t…Using Smartsheet131sdonnelly -
First post 01/17/20,Last post 01/17/20Hello, I am having the exact same issue as Thor did in 2015 - https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/385/losing-data-2 I sent out a current user view report to my project managers and when they all update their individual rows/report…Using Smartsheet200Gita Puvvada -
Announcement Shaine Greenwood 156 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Paul Newcome AnnouncementsFirst post 05/13/19,Last post 01/17/20Community— We've introduced automated workflows, which make it easier than ever to build, manage, and collaborate on Smartsheet automation. You can now: Consolidate multiple automated actions into sophisticated workflows, including multi…Announcements15615Shaine Greenwood -
First post 07/12/18,Last post 01/17/20Since Workspaces is not conducive to individual permissions, we are trying to use the standard folders under "Sheets". One department has close to 100 files in Smartsheet. We want to use Smartsheet in other departments as well,…Using Smartsheet1195Dan Seidler
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*NEW: Proofing using ReportsAccepted AnswerAccepted Answer amontemayor 43 views 20 comments 0 points Most recent by BrianBosché Using SmartsheetFirst post 10/01/19,Last post 01/10/20The new Proofing capability is something we would like to implement in our department, but we are having issues with accessing this in Reports. We see that Proofing can be done in the main smart sheet, but our Artists access new design req…Using Smartsheet4320amontemayor
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First post 11/18/19,Last post 01/10/20First of all, english is not my native langage, please excuse my mistakes. Hello all, I have a smartsheet with several external counterparts (customers and providers). I manage the smartsheet which is not shared and nobody is able …Using Smartsheet334François Cales
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Save Button For WebformsAnsweredFirst post 01/08/20,Last post 01/09/20Hello Smartsheet, I have seen multiple threads from as far back as 2015 asking for a save button for webform https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/1909/saving-coming-back-to-a-partially-complete-web-form https://community.smartsheet…Using Smartsheet221Jia Lee
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tcanelli41471 46 views 3 comments 0 points Most recent by Andrée Starå Premium Apps and IntegrationsFirst post 03/15/18,Last post 01/09/20Is there anyone that would be willing to work with me on the phone to work through this issue: I've created a sheet that has over 40 columns - it's my "master" sheet that feeds a bunch of reports that will be utilized by differe…Premium Apps and Integrations463tcanelli41471
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First post 01/02/19,Last post 01/05/20Hi everyone! New to Smartsheet and trying to figure out the automation aspect - which is what really sold us on the software. So, I have a question - is it possible to send out notifications/alerts based on specific changes within a row…Using Smartsheet153dawn73751
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First post 12/06/19,Last post 12/29/19For the past 3 days, our update requests have been going out with glitches. When our staff presses the blue button to open up the form, instead of seeing the row information we sent out, they see pages of the text that we put in the messag…Using Smartsheet364SYSPK
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First post 12/17/19,Last post 12/17/19What about a sheet to roll up all open tasks of each project owners sheets so a managed worked flow to request updates would include all updates needed for all the project owners sheet actions? This way they are not getting a lot of separa…Using Smartsheet279James Gunther
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Sending a form with automationAccepted AnswerAccepted Answer Blake Ingram 48 views 4 comments 0 points Most recent by Andrée Starå Using SmartsheetFirst post 12/16/19,Last post 12/16/19I'd like to set up some automation that will send a unique form once a certain criteria is selected in the worksheet. I can set up the automation to alert someone, or request an update, but nowhere can I send a form. Alternatively, is it…Using Smartsheet484Blake Ingram
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First post 11/07/19,Last post 12/12/19I am trying to figure out if there is a way to make a Private Comment in Smartsheet? Let's say I have a Published Report that is viewable to anyone with the link; however, I want to make a comment on a line that I don't want anyone to be …Using Smartsheet264MikeCorvin -
First post 12/04/19,Last post 12/08/19Hi everyone! Im having issues with a status column. My goal is to update the status if a job has hit 10 days or more and has not been approved yet. I was going to trigger it by using the (system column) "Last Modified" Here's …Formulas and Functions366lisarae723
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First post 12/05/19,Last post 12/06/19I understand this is not a place to deal with indivisual cases, but as I cannot reach anyone in Smartsheet, I've decided to write here. Thought I've been trying to contact Smartsheet since mid-November either through "Contuct us"…Using Smartsheet273E Sa
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First post 12/04/19,Last post 12/05/19Hi All, I am attempting to find a solution for a specific manual task that is error prone and very time intensive - We need about 300 volunteers occasionally on short notice and need them across multiple cities in 20-50 specific location…Formulas and Functions352KDub618
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First post 12/04/19,Last post 12/04/19Is there a way to alter the Column Headers? IE Bold or Sizing or Font? I haven't seen any of these options but I just want to verify that it is truly the case.Using Smartsheet343MikeCorvin
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First post 03/18/16,Last post 12/04/19It would be great if Smartsheet could provide a count of rows in an already generated reports, and if that count could be cell inked to. This is not the same as criteria based counting in a sheet, which is great unless you are trying…Archived 2016 Posts9024Billy Heidt
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First post 12/03/19,Last post 12/04/19I'm sure this is simple, but I've searched for a while and haven't found anything similar! I have a sheet set up to track each piece of marketing collateral. It starts w/ the beginning quantity (say 100 pieces) and deducts the number of…Formulas and Functions201skarkhoff
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First post 11/27/19,Last post 11/27/19Is it possible to set up an automated, weekly request for individuals to complete a Smartsheet form? Individuals would be adding new rows each week, not updating existing rows. Therefore, I can't tie the workflow to a specific condition. T…Using Smartsheet241Melanie Kourbage
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First post 10/15/19,Last post 11/26/19I wish, I wish upon a sheet that these will someday be a reality...if some of these are already posted, I apologize... Product team - most, if not all, of these were sent to Scott Willeke verbally or via e-mail so he could lend more contex…Using Smartsheet7446@CollabMeganPMP -
First post 11/25/19,Last post 11/26/19Hi - I have been searching through old posts and I see many mentions of a new feature that's hopefully coming soon to be able to track time in a column (24 hour format would be great). Any update as to when this may be available? Thank you…Using Smartsheet294Melany Tenore
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First post 11/25/19,Last post 11/26/19Sending a single update request does not always generate a response because many people are not good about answering all their emails, and then it gets lost in old email. I'd like to generate a daily update request that begins on a set day…Using Smartsheet292DanR
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First post 11/25/19,Last post 11/26/19Good Day All, I am trying to familiarize myself with Dynamic View. My questions is, upon sharing the view with someone (lets say I share with my accountant) how do we send requests to update things WITHIN dynamic view? Let me propose a…Premium Apps and Integrations321PMA98681
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First post 03/26/18,Last post 11/22/19I've seen posts going back 3 years that address this subject, and it's little mind blowing that a feature as basic and essential as this does not seem to be possible yet. My team works on multiple projects each day, and each project has at…Using Smartsheet576Jesse L
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First post 11/20/19,Last post 11/22/19When multiple people are assigned to a project in a row, on a test, only one person can update the row and others receive an error. They receive the following error on the update request email. Is the expected outcome is only one person c…Using Smartsheet161Jessie*99
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First post 11/21/19,Last post 11/21/19Hi I recently came across 2 date-related options which look inconsistent within the app. Would be grateful if the smartsheet development team can address it soonest! The Inconsistency: In the Workflow-Automation we can set a Condi…Using Smartsheet211[email protected]
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First post 11/19/19,Last post 11/20/19While I can see the Row Action Indicators column in my master sheet, there does not appear to be a way to show these on a report. I have a process where I have sent an automated Update Request. In my sheet, I can see the pending Update R…Using Smartsheet273bcase24986 -
First post 11/18/19,Last post 11/19/19We are working with an approval workflow. In this approval flow the user has the possibility to change important things in the approval request. Problem: approval request is already sent We solved this by generating a new approval requ…Using Smartsheet141Julie Wellens
