Can I assign multiple people with one action?

Each action sets the people column to a specific person or team you configure. To assign multiple people, you can set the people column to a team rather than an individual.

Does this overwrite existing assignments or add to them?

The action sets the people column to the specified person, replacing any existing assignment. If you need to keep existing assignees, consider using a different people column for the secondary assignment.

Can the person be dynamic based on a column value?

You select the person to assign when configuring the automation. For dynamic assignment based on column values, you would need to set up separate automations for each condition-person pair.

Action

Set People Column

“Set a people column to a specific person or team”

Automatically assign a person or team to a people column when a trigger fires. Route work based on status, category, or any condition.

Demo

Use Cases

Auto-assign a reviewer when a task moves to 'Ready for Review'

Set the account manager based on the region dropdown value

Assign the QA lead when a development task reaches 'Code Complete'

Real-World Example

Your task board routes work through multiple teams. When a task's status changes to 'Ready for QA', this action automatically sets the 'QA Reviewer' people column to the QA team lead — no manual assignment needed, and the right person gets notified immediately.

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