Is there a way to notify about a specific value in a sub item when its item column value changes? For example, when coumn value changes, notify subitem column value to slack channel.
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Not sure if you ever figured this out but I had a similar need. Vanilla Monday features don’t offer it because for some reason automations between item and subitems seem very limited.
But I did find a Marketplace add-on called “Subitem Automations” that has a free plan (200 actions/month I think).
Here’s how I accomplished it:
- Added a “trigger” status column to subitems with “true” and “false” labels. I also restricted the column so my team can’t modify it.
- Use Subitem Automations template for “When item’s (item status) changes to (item status), change all subitems (subitem column) to (subitem status label).” I use this automation to use my item status to change the status of my subitem status. My application only has one subitem under each item so this works for me. You may need to dig for other automation templates if that doesn’t work for you.
- Set up a custom automation for “when column changes” and have that look for a change to my “trigger” subitem column. Then I use that to send a notification. I also noticed that this unlocks the ability to use subitem data in your notification. This isn’t possible if you’re using an item status. Seems like Monday only lets you use subitem data when the “triggering” event is within the subitem.
This is janky, but it seems to work. I hate using marketplace stuff because I feel it should be something Monday can do with the standard offering but since we can probably get away with the free version I’m okay with it for now.