Create a sheet row

Creates a new row in a sheet. You can specify values for various column types such as Text/Number, Checkbox, Contact List, Date, Picklist, and Symbol.

Standard SQL query example

This is the base query accepted by the connector. To execute it in SQL Server, you have to pass it to the Data Gateway via a Linked Server. See how to accomplish this using the examples below.

INSERT INTO [My Sheet]
  ( [Some Text Number Column], [Some Checkbox Column], [Some Contact List Column], [Some Date Column], [Some PickList Column], [Some Multi PickList Column], [Some Symbol Column] )
VALUES 
  ('Updated at <<FUN_NOW>>', true, 'something@abc.com', '2024-12-31','Not Started','Value2,Value4','Green,Yellow')
/*
WITH(
RowLocation='"toTop": true'  --insert at the top
--OR--
--RowLocation='"siblingId": 1231234567'  --insert after some sibling row id
)			
*/

Using OPENQUERY in SQL Server

SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY([LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY], 'INSERT INTO [My Sheet]
  ( [Some Text Number Column], [Some Checkbox Column], [Some Contact List Column], [Some Date Column], [Some PickList Column], [Some Multi PickList Column], [Some Symbol Column] )
VALUES 
  (''Updated at <<FUN_NOW>>'', true, ''something@abc.com'', ''2024-12-31'',''Not Started'',''Value2,Value4'',''Green,Yellow'')
/*
WITH(
RowLocation=''"toTop": true''  --insert at the top
--OR--
--RowLocation=''"siblingId": 1231234567''  --insert after some sibling row id
)			
*/')

Using EXEC in SQL Server (handling larger SQL text)

The major drawback of OPENQUERY is its inability to incorporate variables within SQL statements. This often leads to the use of cumbersome dynamic SQL (with numerous ticks and escape characters).

Fortunately, starting with SQL 2005 and onwards, you can utilize the EXEC (your_sql) AT [LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY] syntax.

DECLARE @MyQuery NVARCHAR(MAX) = 'INSERT INTO [My Sheet]
  ( [Some Text Number Column], [Some Checkbox Column], [Some Contact List Column], [Some Date Column], [Some PickList Column], [Some Multi PickList Column], [Some Symbol Column] )
VALUES 
  (''Updated at <<FUN_NOW>>'', true, ''something@abc.com'', ''2024-12-31'',''Not Started'',''Value2,Value4'',''Green,Yellow'')
/*
WITH(
RowLocation=''"toTop": true''  --insert at the top
--OR--
--RowLocation=''"siblingId": 1231234567''  --insert after some sibling row id
)			
*/'
EXEC (@MyQuery) AT [LS_TO_SMARTSHEET_IN_GATEWAY]