I have a very similar use case to the basic Monday course in creating an applicant repository and a new status tracking board.
I want to use my “name” item in my repository and the key item in my tracking board.
The academy demo manually re-types each name in their example tracking board!
When I create a board it creates a new item.
When I connect the boards and mirror the column, it:
(a) creates a new column
(b) requires me to select every single name in the column
(c) doesn’t allow me to replace the new item with the original “name” item.
This seems to defeat the purpose of tracking / connecting / mirroring. What should I do differently?
You’re right—manually retyping names defeats the purpose of automation, and the way mirrored columns work can be frustrating when trying to connect a repository with a tracking board.
The key is to automate the connection so you don’t have to manually select names in the mirror column.
Instead of creating a new item manually, set up an automation that creates an item in the tracking board as soon as a new applicant is added to the repository. That way, the items are automatically linked, and you don’t have to select each name one by one.
Once they’re linked, you can use mirror columns to pull in data like contact info, resume links, or application dates, so everything stays in sync.
Right now, the default behavior doesn’t make this obvious, but setting up automations is the best way to avoid duplicates and keep things connected without extra manual work.
Has anyone else run into this issue and found another way to solve it?
