Automation Referencing Contents of a Mirrored Status Column

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Good morning. I’ve combed the existing posts but didn’t see one that addresses this need. We have an automation that creates a new item on a second board when a status changes. This works perfectly. What I am trying to do it create an automation that will create a certain set of subitems based on the contents of a mirrored status column.

Specifically, there is a mirrored Test Type status column. If the status is Minor Test, I need two subitems created. If it’s Full Test, there are 7 subitems needed. Can this be done? Or should I not use a Status Column in the main board to achieve this?

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Yes, @SteveHouck this can be done by

  1. Adding a status column on the board you want to generate subitems. Statuses can be Minor Test and Full Test (or whatever you would like to add).
  2. Then add an automation for each status that will create X subitems.
  3. Finally, in order to trigger a status change from a mirrored status column, use the pre-made template “When STATUS changes to SOMETHING, change ANOTHER STATUS to SOMETHING”. You can find this in the Mirror section.
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