Unfortunately, depending on the platform you’re using for your board, achieving this exact functionality might not be possible due to limitations in automation triggers and capabilities. However, there are still ways to achieve a similar outcome with slight adjustments:

Thanks for confirming you cant do this through Monday. Although I have used the name in the create board from item automation so it looks like you can use it for some things

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I would like to set up my board so that whenever a new item is created, a subitem is automatically created with the same name. To be able to have more than one subitem created this way would be preferred.

@dnmonday Thank you so much. The first time I tried to set up the automation, for some reason I was not able to see the value screen where I could change the name of the subitem. I tried it again with our instructions, and it worked!

Remember, the most suitable approach depends on your specific platform and needs. I hope these suggestions help you set up your board efficiently!

This is certainly doable for every new item added to the board. Have you tried this automation recipe? You’ll want to build it from a custom recipe. Excuse some of the columns, I did this example on a random board of mine. The Name column is where you would change it to “Discrepancies” and “Proposed Changes” image1039×591 30.4 KB

For example, all of our line entry items should have subitems named Discrepancies and Proposed Changes. Automation could be as follows: When item is created, create a subitem with name Discrepancies and create a subitem with name Proposed changes. Any suggestions would be great, thank you!

I’m willing to bet this can be achieved through a third-party app though if that’s something you’re willing to look into. I try to only use what’s offered by Monday, so I don’t know what apps to recommend to you.