Pop up to enter data into a board if fields not already filled when automation triggers

Our business would benefit from a pop up to ensure data is captured into a board prior to an automation running. The automation would look something like - When something changes to something, pop up appears to capture columns 1-5 etc if something is not complete or columns are empty.

Which product (CRM/Work Management, etc) and level (Pro/Enterprise) do you have?

Work Management - Enterprise

There isn’t a native way to enforce mandatory fields in Enterprise or Work Management, as far as I know. However, CRM Enterprise does include the option to require specific fields.

Here are a couple of workarounds to consider:

  1. Mandatory Fields App: There’s a third-party app called Mandatory Fields that might be worth exploring.
  2. Fail-Safe Automation: I use what I call a ā€œfail-safeā€ method. If a team member marks an item as ā€˜Won’ without completing certain required fields, an automation changes the status to something like ā€˜Needs Fixing,’ notifies them of the missing information, and creates an update summarizing what’s missing. This prompts them to correct it and try again. After a couple of misses, most team members catch on quickly and rarely miss those fields going forward.

Desiree - www.thecleverclovers.com

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