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Time based totals
We use Smartsheets for project management. We have about 100 projects of short duration that span over several months. We would like to assign staff to each project then be able to see how many staff members are needed during a given week. I picture a number on the Gantt chart bars that show staff on the bar. Somehow a…
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CEO interruptions causes delays
My CEO continually interjects his own agenda into the company's workflow. It's been a challenge for many years, and we all know that he won't change. So knowing that we, as a company, cannot tell him to stop, I would like to create some visual that will show how his interruptions cause delays in deliverables of other…
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Date Calculation \ Automated based upon cell value
Good day Everyone: I have a field set up with automated current date, that is used to calcuate\count the # of days of task duration based on current date and task start date. trying to figure out a way to have Actual duration stop counting once the “Sate” of that task.. reflects “Completed”. Or Actual Duration stops…
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Multiple reference Formula
Greetings: Trying to create a formula that tracks task duration displayed by "symbol" in conjunction with another condition of the task:... complete, or not started. I was able to get the symbols to show up properly based on calculated duration. However, the bottleneck is related to the formula not picking up a symbol…
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Magazine Project Sheet?
My department manages the production of a quarterly magazine and uses SS for the editorial/content management process. Here is the sheet we currently use: https://publish.smartsheet.com/c95e42926fad4be7ae3463eaf2b228da I'm wondering if this seems like the best process, or if there's a simpler solution to a project that…
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Linking pages
Hey Guys, i am looking for a way to have vital data show up from one sheet onto another. I am using 6 sheets to keep track of project data. Each individual line in the sheets has all of the data for one project. In this line is a check box that states "Ops Scheduled". I need a way to have projects lines that do not have…
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Use system column in gantt view
Hi folks, I remember there was a way to use a system column (auto creation date, for example) in the gantt view...the trick was to create another date column and use the =created2 (or the number of the row).... but it will not work (smartsheet will transform the formula in text). I tried the same formula in a normal…
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Define working days without affecting the calendar
My team travels for business frequently and we need to keep track of the weekends they have traveled on so everyone can get their days in lieu. I used the NETWORKINGDAYS formula and it looked fine. The problem is our weekends are Friday-Saturday instead of the regular Saturday-Sunday. If I enable dependencies to configure…
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Start and Stop Tasks / Breaks in Progress
I want to be able to reflect task start and stop dates within a project management sheet. For example, A task begins on Monday and work is done until Wednesday, but on Thursday work stops because of some unforeseen circumstance and the task is resumed and completed on Friday. As it stands I can show in a single row that…
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Formulas to durations or equivalent
I am building a production scheduler with a built in calculator where by the operator can adjust the labour allocation to test the duration output. My problem is Smartsheet won't allow durations to be edited by way of a formula. Also I am wanting the variables to be as follows: Completion Date - Constant (fixed) Variable…
