Feature Request - Improved Cross-Board Connections

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Hi all,

This is a rather long post, so if you prefer, you can jump to the bottom to review my request without all the lengthy contexts.

I have a feature request regarding our boards, specifically when using the “connection-to-board” column. To provide some context, I manage three boards:

  1. A payments tracking board.
  2. A project details and progress board.
  3. A project progress tracking board.

The issue I encounter is related to the labeling system on these boards, which makes it challenging to cross-reference projects efficiently. Board 2 uses the main column for project names, while boards 1 and 3 use the company’s name as the main column.

When I want to connect items, I need to search for the company’s name from board 1, which becomes cumbersome when multiple projects are associated with one company. This results in a list like the one shown in the attached image, where multiple items are labeled under the same company name.

My Proposal:

I suggest enhancing the “connection-to-board” drop-down menu by adding a filter or selection option to choose from a different column rather than the main column (which is not editable unless if manually switching the column by replacing the text).

I’m open to providing more details and clarity if needed. Please consider this as a feature to explore in the future.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Board 1
Board 1958×587 80.7 KB

Board 2
Board 3 (Idea)
Board 3 (Idea)579×566 40.3 KB

Board 3
Board 31542×391 79.7 KB

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Hi @MichaelCrownSigns

Amber here from the monday.com team. The product team is currently reviewing the connect board and mirror columns for improvement and it makes a lot of sense that what you’ve described here may be difficult to work with as the company names pile up.

I was wondering if there is any reason in particular that the connection is made in Board 2 (and therefore causing the complication of having multiple identically named items to choose from?) as opposed to setting up the connection in Board 1 and being able to easily choose the project name in context? I’d be happy to hear your thoughts and more about your workflow to better understand why you ended up proposing the solution that you did.

Looking forward to your reply!

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Its a bit confusing but ideally it was meant to have the data easier to sort through the connection column when looking for certain clients depending on the which project was needed.

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