A Common Request One of the common requests I see on the Smartsheet Community and hear from my customers is how can we make the data more secure? “I want to share only certain data to my _____” (vendor/customer/peer/team member) Repeat after me: Smartsheet is not a relational database. But it is getting closer toRead more
A Semi-Random Walk from Problem to Solution Warning: The Owner of the Sheet for this solution requires a Business or Enterprise Smartsheet license. This solution started in an odd place. Looking back on it, it doesn’t seem so odd but at the time, I didn’t know where I would end up. I had a largeRead more
It has been a long time coming. I wasn’t sure if it would. I wasn’t sure if it should. But it is here, so we better get ready. (Warning: Personally, I’m not fully ready yet. Every time I look at a Sheet or Report, my mind spins with redesign possibilities. Or maybe it’s the meds.Read more
Sometimes, all it takes is a talking out the problem. Or in this case, submitting a Smartsheet Enhancement Request. I wanted to do a Find & Replace All on some text. This isn’t it: but it demonstrates the problem. As an Admin, I can’t Replace All in hidden columns. So I whined and complained andRead more
Updating a Sheet with new functionality takes time. This is true, despite what your supervisor may think. Updating 10 Sheets with the same functionality? More time. This post won’t show how to eliminate all of the time, but it should save some. A Simple Example I have a Project Master Sheet (I avoid using Smartsheet’sRead more
re: “I hate color”. No, not me. And I don’t mean complicated Conditional Formatting Rules like this: although I have thoughts on that too. But I did hear something very close to that sentiment when talking to a customer recently. And like most comments from customers, it got me thinking. (Note to self: That’s why theyRead more