Create an update on multiple task lines at once

On a project board I want to be able to select multiple items and write an update once that is copied into all selected columns. I have searched the forum but can’t see an option for this. We don’t use N/A as a status on boards as they link to other boards but there are times I need to comment on why an action has been marked complete but hasn’t been carried out. It will be the same reason for a number of tasks. I do not want to copy to other boards, just other items on the same board.

Hi Helen!

Shanine here from Mindflows. Unfortunately, Monday.com doesn’t currently have a native feature that allows you to select multiple items and copy the same update at once. However, you might want to try this workaround with Batch Updates Automation.

For example, if you have a status that marks tasks as “Complete but not carried out,” you could set an automation that posts a specific explanation as an update automatically whenever that status is selected. You can find this under the automations menu: “When status changes to X, post an update.”

Read more here: https://support.monday.com/hc/en-us/articles/115005335049-Batch-Actions

Shanine | Senior Solution Consultant and monday.com expert
www.mindlows.eu