Column actions
Use column actions to write values to a single column, including statuses, dates, people, and time tracking.
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The second group in the action picker contains 12 actions. Each action writes to one column on the item.
| Action | What You Set |
|---|---|
| Change Status | Scope, a Status column, and the label to set. |
| Change Column Value | Scope, a column, and the value to write. Progress, Mirror, and File columns cannot be written this way and do not appear in the list. |
| Set Date | Scope, a Date column, and the date to set. Date & Time columns also include a time. |
| Push Date | A Date column and the number of days to move the date by. |
| Add Assignee | Scope, a people column, and the person to add. |
| Remove Assignee | Scope, a people column, and the person to remove. |
| Replace Assignee | Scope, a people column, and the person to assign instead. |
| Clear Assignees | Scope and a people column. The column is cleared. |
| Assign Item Creator | Scope and a people column. The person who created the item is assigned. |
| Set Hour to Current Time | Scope and an Hour column. Records the time when the action runs. |
| Start Time Tracking | Scope and a Duration column. |
| Stop Time Tracking | Scope and a Duration column. |
The Item / Subitem Scope#
Almost every column action starts with the same Item or Subitem scope token used by conditions. It determines which set of columns you can select.
Changing the scope clears the selected column underneath it because Item and Subitem use separate column lists.
"Push Date" is the exception. It selects a column directly without an Item or Subitem scope.
Choosing a Person#
"Add Assignee", "Remove Assignee", and "Replace Assignee" require you to select a person. Four sources are available:
- Me: the person who owns the automation.
- The person who triggered the run.
- A specific member selected by name.
- Another people column on the item, which copies the person from that column.
When the target is a Multi Person column, you can also choose whether to append the person to the existing assignees or replace them. Replacing is the default.