Multiple subitems selected and updated when they have different parent items

Feature requests
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Ability to update multiple subitems that are connected to different main items. For example need to update status on multiple subitems that have different parent items.

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YES this would be so helpful. I plan my team’s work and it would be really nice to set due dates for subitems on multiple parent items at a time, instead of having to enter dates individually.

3

Yes please! We use on of our boards as a checklist of sorts, where we have multiple items (and sub-items) templated for use. But when we need to update the title for a sub-item, we have to go into each and EVERY item. Takes forever.
Wish we could bulk update sub-items across multiple parent items at the same time.

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Hey @rosalind, @BrookeHedges, @jricco

If the subitems are connected via connected boards column you can solve it.

We’ve developed an app called Connected Boards Automations. Which allows to run robust automations on connected boards column, here’s how it can be used in this case →

Change status →

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Or via sync

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You can find it in the monday.com app marketplace in the platform or here - https://monday.com/marketplace/listing/10000321/connected-boards-automations-

Hope that helps!

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Thank you, that is interesting! However, I do not always want to change multiple items at a time, it depends on the changes that I’m making. For example, I may want to change the dates on the subitems of 2 parent tasks to be the same, but the next day I may need to only change one of those dates and not the second, so I don’t think an automation would work for us.

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I agree with Brooke. The changes are not something that can standardize with a connect boards automation.
We use out board to help keep track of repeatable sub-tasks based on a particular type identifiable at the parent task row. When we, in the course of working on things, are asked to update sub-task A to call it sub-task 1, we have to manually go into each location to update them. We would not “connect” those tasks together because it would not make sense. That and there would be too many to have to manually connect.

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I am a new user and just discovered this limitation. Please I hope I can find a solution