Is there a way to copy a value to multiple rows?

[Jordan_Davis1]

I have a user that needs to leave notes on child records. The user would like to copy the same note to multiple rows similar to drag to fill in excel. However, the only thing I can think of would be a bulk-select action, however, this doesn’t allow you to create a new note and assign it to multiple records.

Is there any way of doing this?

[Suvrutt_Gurjar]

Please take a look at the new INPUT() function.

help.appsheet.com

INPUT()

Specify a dynamic input that is assigned by the user or an action

help.appsheet.com

Dynamic inputs for data change actions

Data-Change actions can have dynamic inputs whose values are assigned at runtime by the user or by another invoking action

[Jordan_Davis1]

Wow, I’ve never seen this before and have no idea how I missed it. Thank you so much @Suvrutt_Gurjar, this works perfectly!

[Suvrutt_Gurjar]

You are welcome. Please refer to the below announcement thread as well that has interesting insights from the AppSheet team and community members.

New INPUT() function --- binding dynamic inputs to a data change action Announcements

SUMMARY: We now have an INPUT(, ) function that can be used to define inputs that are dynamically “bound” to values via user input or via other actions that compose them. This is a beta feature but available for anyone to try. If you run into issues please let us know. As always, we would love your feedback and suggestions. This addresses two popular feature requests: Action: UPDATE EXISTING ROW(s) using values from this row with 92 votes, the top-voted feature request here in the user com…