Form Search and Auto-populate values

Veronica J
edited 12/09/19 inAPI & Developers

Hello,

I have the following project I would like to achieve in Smartsheet if possible. I have a master data sheet with information hard coded. The sheet has a key reference number associated with each assigned task. When a user wants to add a task into the master sheet, they have to open the form and enter a key reference number. However, if that user has a key reference number already in the master sheet, I would like it to auto populate those fields into the form so that the user understands not to update fields already in the master sheet. Is this possible with the Smartsheet interface license users are given? Or will this have to be a dev project?

Thanks,

Veronica

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  • Andrée Starå
    Andrée Starå ✭✭✭✭✭✭

    Hi Veronica,

    Unfortunately, it's not possible at the moment, but it's a great idea!

    Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.

    形式in Smartsheet is one way, so there isn't any connection. There are third-party solutions that might work.

    Another workaround could be to fill in the form as usual and then have an update request sent if the user already has a key reference number in the sheet.

    Maybe it could work if you had a dashboard showing the sheet on one side and the form on the other and then the user could see if their reference numbers are in the sheet.

    Would that work?

    Have a fantastic week!

    Best,

    Andrée Starå

    Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting

    SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER

    Andrée Starå| Workflow Consultant / CEO @WORK BOLD

    W:www.workbold.com| E:[email protected]| P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35

    Feel free to contact me about help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or something else entirely.

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@BKing<\/a> <\/p>

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Hey @cabbsman<\/a> <\/p>

I'm not sure why you're getting the Authentication error, however I don't believe you need to connect to the developer account to track your FedEx parcel! 🙂<\/span><\/p>

Try disconnecting from the developer account and simply click Connect in the Extension:<\/p>

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Hopefully this helps bypass the error. Let me know if that worked for you!<\/p>

Cheers,<\/p>

Genevieve<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":320,"name":"API & Developers","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/api-developers","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":227,"urlcode":"api-and-developers","name":"API and Developers"},{"tagID":369,"urlcode":"bridge-by-smartsheet","name":"Bridge"}]},{"discussionID":109267,"type":"question","name":"Is there any way to get a sheetID from the KEY retrieved from a sheet access report?","excerpt":"I am a system admin, and we recently had to let go of our other system admin. I am trying to find out what sheets he had access to that I didn't, so I could could access to those sheets. The only way I can compare what I have access to versus was he had access to was a sheet access report, which has a sheet Key, not the…","snippet":"I am a system admin, and we recently had to let go of our other system admin. I am trying to find out what sheets he had access to that I didn't, so I could could access to those…","categoryID":320,"dateInserted":"2023-08-22T15:06:55+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-08-23T14:06:57+00:00","insertUserID":137019,"insertUser":{"userID":137019,"name":"Samuel Mueller","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Samuel%20Mueller","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/B9G8B70WXQWC\/nKTI46EH9WQOM.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-25T18:19:58+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"Overachievers"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":137019,"lastUser":{"userID":137019,"name":"Samuel Mueller","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Samuel%20Mueller","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/B9G8B70WXQWC\/nKTI46EH9WQOM.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-25T18:19:58+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"Overachievers"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":3,"countViews":43,"score":null,"hot":3385518232,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109267\/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-sheetid-from-the-key-retrieved-from-a-sheet-access-report","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/109267\/is-there-any-way-to-get-a-sheetid-from-the-key-retrieved-from-a-sheet-access-report","format":"Rich","tagIDs":[227,526],"lastPost":{"discussionID":109267,"commentID":392110,"name":"Re: Is there any way to get a sheetID from the KEY retrieved from a sheet access report?","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/392110#Comment_392110","dateInserted":"2023-08-23T14:06:57+00:00","insertUserID":137019,"insertUser":{"userID":137019,"name":"Samuel Mueller","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Samuel%20Mueller","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/B9G8B70WXQWC\/nKTI46EH9WQOM.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-25T18:19:58+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"Overachievers"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Get Help","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/get-help"},{"name":"API & Developers","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/api-developers"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-08-23T14:05:46+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-08-23T13:36:46+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":392096,"body":"

Hey @Samuel Mueller<\/a> <\/p>

They key is something you can provide to Support to help them find the specific sheet down the line, if needed. For your purposes, it can help identify different sheets when they have the same name. <\/p>

Here's more information:<\/p>

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Cheers,<\/p>

Genevieve<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":320,"name":"API & Developers","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/api-developers","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":227,"urlcode":"api-and-developers","name":"API and Developers"},{"tagID":526,"urlcode":"system-admin","name":"system admin"}]}],"initialPaging":{"nextURL":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/api\/v2\/discussions?page=2&categoryID=320&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":216,"limit":3},"title":"Trending in API & Developers","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">

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