Is it advisable to migrate from- Smartsheet to Jira?

My team has been planning to migrate all our projects from Smartsheet to Jira and we would like to hear from a professional if it is advisable to do so.

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  • Holden J
    Holden J ✭✭
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    @Ghaven- The choice between Smartsheet and Jira really comes down to what you're looking to get done and who's on your team. If we're talking about a dev-heavy team working on complex, technical projects with tons of requirements, then Jira's a no-brainer. It's built for that level of detail and collaboration. But hey, if your team's a mix of tech and non-tech folks, or you're juggling different types of projects, Smartsheet's versatility and user-friendly layout could be the better route. Just keep in mind things like cost, how well these platforms play with your existing tech stack, and the time it'll take for everyone to get up to speed on a new system. So, it's not a one-size-fits-all answer; it's about aligning the tool with your team's specific needs and workflow. Hope that helps a little

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  • Holden J
    Holden J ✭✭
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    @Ghaven- The choice between Smartsheet and Jira really comes down to what you're looking to get done and who's on your team. If we're talking about a dev-heavy team working on complex, technical projects with tons of requirements, then Jira's a no-brainer. It's built for that level of detail and collaboration. But hey, if your team's a mix of tech and non-tech folks, or you're juggling different types of projects, Smartsheet's versatility and user-friendly layout could be the better route. Just keep in mind things like cost, how well these platforms play with your existing tech stack, and the time it'll take for everyone to get up to speed on a new system. So, it's not a one-size-fits-all answer; it's about aligning the tool with your team's specific needs and workflow. Hope that helps a little

If you are an Admin, I believe you can do this via the APIs.<\/p>

First, do a list of all of the groups, find the groups and their IDs, and then create a request to add your user to the respective group.<\/p>

Ryan<\/p>

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Just add the text you want in quotes, than a plus sign, than the formula text.<\/p>

=\"Milestone 1 - \" + INDEX({Milestone 1 - Preliminary Design Range 1}, MATCH([Activity ID]@row, {Milestone 1 - Preliminary Design Range 2}, 0)) <\/p>

Or...<\/p>

=INDEX({Milestone 1 - Preliminary Design Range 1}, MATCH([Activity ID]@row, {Milestone 1 - Preliminary Design Range 2}, 0)) + \" - Milestone 1\"<\/p>

You can see an explanation of a similar use case in this video https:\/\/youtu.be\/g9eap8EjFTI?t=272<\/a><\/p>

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Hello @happinessisland<\/a>,<\/p>

What is likely happening here is that the columns from the various sheets are different column types. For example, one sheet might have the Contacts column as a Contact List, another might have it as a Dropdown List, and yet another might have it as Text. Each column type will show up separately on a report. If you want the data to combine into a single report column, they should all be the same Column Type.<\/p>

I would suggest changing them all to the same type and then educating people using those sheets on the preferred way to use Contacts columns in your process.<\/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":[{"tagID":527,"urlcode":"columns","name":"columns"}]}],"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":5099,"limit":3},"title":"Trending in Smartsheet Basics","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">

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