Write Text Pattern to Column / Name

Write Text Pattern to Column / Name

Action

...write text pattern to column
...write text pattern to item name

Templates

  1. When item created...
  2. When status changes to something...
  3. When column changes...
  4. When button clicked...
Use actions in the custom automation builder to support additional triggers, and trigger conditions! 
Supports writing to subitem columns when using the "when column changes" trigger with a subitem column.

Usage

Use the message box to input your text pattern into the automation template, or action in a custom automation.



Target Columns

The following column types are supported as targets:
  1. Text
  2. Long Text
  3. Name (using the "...to item name" action or template)
  4. Status
  5. Email (resulting pattern must be an email)
  6. Link (resulting pattern must be an URL)
Copy mirrors to text columns where mirrors are not supported.


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