Auto Populate Column Data
I have a sheet that I am populating row one with data inputted using an intake form (Form1). I then have a Update form (Form2) that is used by end users to input additional data.
I need the data inputted from form1 to auto populate the entire column the data resides in when form2 is submitted.
Any suggestions on how to accomplish this since I cannot apply cell formula to a column?
Best Answer
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Paul Newcome ✭✭✭✭✭✭Yes. The "@row" piece of the formula is looking for the cell within the row of the formula. So on any row where the meta columns are blank, "@row" will also return blank.
Try this instead:
=INDEX([AT-Meta]:[AT-Meta], 1)
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Paul Newcome ✭✭✭✭✭✭
So the end user would fill out an update request for row 1 and then you would want that same data to be populated down the rest of each column?
How far down does it need to go? Are you able to provide more details regarding the overall workflow?
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MSGFreebird ✭✭
Howdy Paul;
Form1 is completed by the scheduler. Form2 by the end user.
The scheduler inputs the specific contact(s) in the form for each cell in row1. Then the end user inputs data that populates different columns in the sheet.
I need the columns with data inputted by form1 to populate the same column cells for each row added when a form2 is submitted.
Does this help?
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Paul Newcome ✭✭✭✭✭✭
它看起来s like you are already using column formulas. What do you currently have in there?
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MSGFreebird ✭✭
The four columns currently using Column formula is puling from the first 4 cells of row1. The formula is fx=[EN-Meta]@row.
if you look at the second screenshot I sent, you will see that no data was populated from the column formula for the added rows
The issue I believe is the column formula is looking to populate with cell data from the added row, cell1.
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Paul Newcome ✭✭✭✭✭✭
Yes. The "@row" piece of the formula is looking for the cell within the row of the formula. So on any row where the meta columns are blank, "@row" will also return blank.
Try this instead:
=INDEX([AT-Meta]:[AT-Meta], 1)
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MSGFreebird ✭✭
Thank you Paul, that fixed my problem.
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Paul Newcome ✭✭✭✭✭✭
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If you need a bunch of the same columns, You can \"Save as new\" the existing sheet and then just delete whatever you don't need from each sheet.<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":321,"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B","allowedDiscussionTypes":[]},"reactions":[{"tagID":3,"urlcode":"Promote","name":"Promote","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":5,"count":0},{"tagID":5,"urlcode":"Insightful","name":"Insightful","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":11,"urlcode":"Up","name":"Vote Up","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":13,"urlcode":"Awesome","name":"Awesome","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0}],"tags":[]},{"discussionID":109205,"type":"question","name":"Auto Populate Column Data","excerpt":"I have a sheet that I am populating row one with data inputted using an intake form (Form1). I then have a Update form (Form2) that is used by end users to input additional data. I need the data inputted from form1 to auto populate the entire column the data resides in when form2 is submitted. Any suggestions on how to…","snippet":"I have a sheet that I am populating row one with data inputted using an intake form (Form1). I then have a Update form (Form2) that is used by end users to input additional data.…","categoryID":321,"dateInserted":"2023-08-21T16:13:10+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-08-21T19:37:00+00:00","insertUserID":162922,"insertUser":{"userID":162922,"name":"MSGFreebird","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/MSGFreebird","photoUrl":"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/a\/AAcHTtfyipG4v_0PcUXERFavMo9q8-BAK6RWzljovF2sarPztFY=s96-c","dateLastActive":"2023-08-21T22:54:52+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":45516,"lastUser":{"userID":45516,"name":"Paul Newcome","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Paul%20Newcome","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/082\/nQPUTVFKKWDJ2.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-21T22:29:51+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":7,"countViews":38,"score":null,"hot":3385285210,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109205\/auto-populate-column-data","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109205\/auto-populate-column-data","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":109205,"commentID":391697,"name":"Re: Auto Populate Column Data","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/391697#Comment_391697","dateInserted":"2023-08-21T19:37:00+00:00","insertUserID":45516,"insertUser":{"userID":45516,"name":"Paul Newcome","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Paul%20Newcome","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/082\/nQPUTVFKKWDJ2.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-21T22:29:51+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Get Help","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/get-help"},{"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"image":{"url":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/QSNSANMKG9JV\/image.png","urlSrcSet":{"10":"","300":"","800":"","1200":"","1600":""},"alt":"image.png"},"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-08-21T18:39:09+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-08-21T18:00:47+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":391672,"body":"
Yes. The \"@row\" piece of the formula is looking for the cell within the row of the formula. So on any row where the meta columns are blank, \"@row\" will also return blank.<\/p>
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Try this instead:<\/p>
=INDEX([AT-Meta]:[AT-Meta], 1)<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":321,"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B","allowedDiscussionTypes":[]},"reactions":[{"tagID":3,"urlcode":"Promote","name":"Promote","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":5,"count":0},{"tagID":5,"urlcode":"Insightful","name":"Insightful","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":11,"urlcode":"Up","name":"Vote Up","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":13,"urlcode":"Awesome","name":"Awesome","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0}],"tags":[]},{"discussionID":109199,"type":"question","name":"How long should tech support take to respond?","excerpt":"On August 14 I sent tech support a critical question. I have a licensed admin on a sheet that is not able to make any changes. I still have not received any response other than the usual quickie we got your e-mail. If someone in tech support is watching my case number is. 06399972","snippet":"On August 14 I sent tech support a critical question. I have a licensed admin on a sheet that is not able to make any changes. I still have not received any response other than…","categoryID":321,"dateInserted":"2023-08-21T15:19:29+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-08-21T15:19:29+00:00","insertUserID":1774,"insertUser":{"userID":1774,"name":"Joseph Farahat","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Joseph%20Farahat","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-21T19:58:09+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":91566,"lastUser":{"userID":91566,"name":"Genevieve P.","title":"Community Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Genevieve%20P.","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/KHY4Y67W0VRX\/nF76D5N9MFB28.png","dateLastActive":"2023-08-22T08:21:50+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"Employee Admin"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":true,"countComments":5,"countViews":53,"score":null,"hot":3385265338,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109199\/how-long-should-tech-support-take-to-respond","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109199\/how-long-should-tech-support-take-to-respond","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":109199,"commentID":391636,"name":"Re: How long should tech support take to respond?","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/391636#Comment_391636","dateInserted":"2023-08-21T15:19:29+00:00","insertUserID":91566,"insertUser":{"userID":91566,"name":"Genevieve P.","title":"Community Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Genevieve%20P.","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/KHY4Y67W0VRX\/nF76D5N9MFB28.png","dateLastActive":"2023-08-22T08:21:50+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"Employee Admin"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Get Help","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/get-help"},{"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-08-21T16:29:36+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-08-21T15:54:56+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":391614,"body":"
Fixed.<\/p>
I reread your response and found the culprit.<\/p>
“Report with specific permissions but not the underlying source sheet?”<\/p>
Thank you for jumping in. I guess you should close that case number at this point.<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":321,"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B","allowedDiscussionTypes":[]},"reactions":[{"tagID":3,"urlcode":"Promote","name":"Promote","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":5,"count":0},{"tagID":5,"urlcode":"Insightful","name":"Insightful","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":11,"urlcode":"Up","name":"Vote Up","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":13,"urlcode":"Awesome","name":"Awesome","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0}],"tags":[]}],"initialPaging":{"nextURL":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/api\/v2\/discussions?page=2&categoryID=321&includeChildCategories=1&type%5B0%5D=Question&excludeHiddenCategories=1&sort=-hot&limit=3&expand%5B0%5D=all&expand%5B1%5D=-body&expand%5B2%5D=insertUser&expand%5B3%5D=lastUser&status=accepted","prevURL":null,"currentPage":1,"total":4963,"limit":3},"title":"Trending in Smartsheet Basics","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">
