Use Smart Columns to transform formula logic into usable values across monday.com boards—no manual workarounds needed.

Formula columns in monday.com are incredibly powerful—but also incredibly siloed.

They can’t be referenced in automations or used to populate other columns, limiting their utility. This creates a few common issues:

• Restricted Flexibility – Teams can’t reuse calculated values elsewhere.
  
• Manual Workarounds – People resort to copying values by hand.
  
• Scalability Barriers – Large-scale workflows become bloated and inefficient.
  

Why It Matters

Whether you’re building dashboards, automations, or tracking metrics across boards, being able to cast a formula result into a usable value—like a number or status—is a game-changer.

UnFormula makes that possible.

What UnFormula Does

UnFormula allows you to convert any formula column into a usable number or text column, unlocking new layers of automation and data consistency.

It’s built for teams of all sizes and includes support for unlimited users and boards.

Real-Life Use Cases

• Finance: Convert cost-calculation formulas into a number column used for budgeting reports.
  
• Sales Ops: Transfer deal age formulas into a value that can trigger lead escalation workflows.
  
• Marketing: Translate ROI formulas into metrics for visual dashboards.
  

How to Cast Formula Columns into Standard Columns Using Smart Columns

Step 1: Install UnFormula Smart Columns

Click the button below to install the UnFormula Smart Columns.
👉 [Add to monday.com]

Step 2: Go to the Desired Board

Navigate to the board where you want to activate the UnFormula Smart Columns.

Step 3: Add UnFormula Smart Columns

Select the column where you’d like to enable UnFormula:

• Click the three dots (…) at the top-right of the column header.
  
• From the dropdown, select Column Extensions.
  
• Choose UnFormula Smart Column from the list.
  

Step 4: Set the Condition of UnFormula

Choose the formula column that you’d like to replicate into a usable column.

Step 5: Set the UnFormula Column Trigger

Triggers include:

• Item is created – When a new item is added
  
• Column is changed – When a column value updates
  
• Item is moved – When the item changes groups
  
• Formula value changes – When the underlying formula output changes
  

These triggers allow the new value to be auto-inserted and updated continuously.

Step 6: Save Your Settings

Click Save to apply your preferences.

Summary

UnFormula makes it possible to use monday.com formula results in your workflows, automations, and reports—without hacks or copy-pasting.

It’s automation-friendly, easy to scale, and works across any number of users and boards.

Start streamlining your data today.