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Self-Contained Process Management
Hello all! Wanted to share that I've had several success stories using Smartsheet as a process tool that is self-contained with high visibility for every point within a process with nearly 0% process leakage. I use Smartsheet internally for change management engagement tracking, task tracking within a specific engagement,…
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Successor tasks have mysteriously changed to start the same day predecessor ends
While reviewing a timeline created several days ago I realized that successor tasks are suddenly starting the same day predecessor tasks are ending. For example, Task A ends on 4/10/26 and task B begins on 4/10/26. Previously, task B would begin the following day, in this case 4/13/26 because Saturday and Sunday are non…
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Timelines basics courses?
Hi all, I’m looking to get more up to speed with Smartsheet timelines, especially features like Gantt charts, dependencies, milestones, and overall timeline best practices. I’ve already built out one sheet and understand the basics, but I’d love to learn more about the tips, tricks, and best practices that more experienced…
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The "Master Program View" (Dynamic Sheet Aggregation)
Problem: Current Limitations Reports are "Flat" Lists: Current Reports can aggregate rows from multiple sheets, but they function as static lists. They cannot perform project logic (dependencies, duration calculations) across those sheets. No Cross-Sheet Critical Path: There is no native way to identify a "Critical Path"…
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How do you create a dynamic list of unique values from multiple sheets?
I am trying to create a "level of effort" calculation where we compare the count of bidded, lost, and awarded projects against a specific criteria, which is often a dropdown column in the source sheet. I have tried using JOIN, COLLECT, and INDEX from at least a dozen posts in the Community but nothing has worked to date.…
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How do I list all predecessors (direct and indirect) for a given row?
Does SmartSheet have a way to list out all of the predecessor rows that feed into a given row? For Row 22 in the example below, I would like the formula to return the values 20, 19, 18, 17, & 16. Either that, or I would be looking for a list of all direct and indirect successors to a given row. Either would get me where I…
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Merged: Dynamic View Grid Lines / Column Freeze
This discussion has been merged.
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Creating child rows with form selections
Newbie here! I have created a form for marketing requests. One of the drop down fields is for Marketing Avenues with 13 possible selections. I would love to find a way to auto create child rows for each avenue selected under the parent project row so we are able to assign those to different people and keep up with each…
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Control Center Links and updating from report
I am using control center to create new projects and folders and linking to a Summary sheet. However I want to be able to create a report from the summary sheet and make updates to fields that will post back to the summary and the project. Is this possible? currently no matter what link option I use in the profile setup it…
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Hello Everyone! About Me:
Hello everyone! My name is Kacie, and I currently work as a medical assistant. Recently, I’ve taken the lead on transitioning several of our projects into Smartsheet, and it’s been exciting to see how much more organized and efficient our workflows have become. I’m really looking forward to being part of this group,…