I have different Docs and I want to merged specific tables from those docs to “1 Index Doc”.
I’ve just copied one table to my “Index Doc” but I realize I can’t update values, for example a Checkbox Column because it says “Values in this column are calculated by a formula and can’t be directly changed”. But in the original table it is just a manual check box column.
I think I do not understand properly how Cross Docs works and I want to know if there is a better approach to my problem.
And I agree…the way they work doesn’t make sense. A cross doc is not useful for anything except “viewing” data from another table.
Coming from Notion I was really surprised that I can’t access and use Tables from other Docs?!? Makes abso no sense and renders Coda much less useful for managing Teams and Projects.
Cross-doc creates a new table in the new doc and syncs the information over. We do have Cross-doc Actions in our Team Plan that allows you to take actions on the original table from this new table through a button if that is what you’re needing to do.
One of the reasons for building our first version of cross-doc this way is permissions. If we completely open things up, then people may be able to access things in the original doc through writing formulas. The way Cross-doc is now, only the information you have displayed in the table or view you synced from is available.
We do have requests for 2-way sync and that is discussed, it’s just not on the front burner yet.
I am so glad this feature has come to life. I have started using this feature, but am having an issue. When I cross-doc a row into my original doc, it recognizes all my lookup values except the date. Any thoughts here? Thank you!