Q&A about linking in Workiva, including source links, destination links, links in text, paragraph links, sub-cell links, link limits...all things links!
Hi - I'm trying to link information from a spreadsheet to a document. In the past I've been able to do so but now every time I click CTLR+C in the source table and then CTLR+V in the destination document, the info is pasted but the link isn't auto...
I'm trying to streamline the primary date inputs and there are two cells with the same information (e.g., they are showing the same year). Each of the cells is linked to different locations in various documents, presentations, and other spreadshe...
Hi! I'm trying to use a spreadsheet as a pass-through for our data, connecting multiple sources to multiple destinations with the spreadsheet serving as the mid-point hub. However, when I try to add a source to a cell that has destinations already...
I have a link in a FN (cash) that is currently a source link. This number has been linked to other parts of the document already, however it shouldn't be a source link it should be linked to the main F/S (balance sheet - cash). If I change the c...
Where you have the same date linked to many places, can you make it line break differently in the various destination links, or is it always singular to the source link format? e.g. if I wanted to break "years ended December 31, 2021" after "ended...
We've observed some interesting Wdesk behavior, when we linked two cells and the source cell has a leading single quote, the destenation cell the quote is missing. Is that expected?
I have a spreadsheet that contains source links and destination links. I want to make a copy of that spreadsheet that only keeps the destination links because I'm making changes that'll only affect that file. Is there a workaround for that?
Hi, I have destination links in my file to a document that has been deleted that I can't remove. I have seen the post linked below that states "the best way to handle this would be to restore those trashed files, remove the links in those files, a...
Hello, Ever since the recent update to show more date in the formulas display in next gen document/spreadsheets, whenever I open the link panel in documents, the default is to show the formula details rather than the link properties. It looks like...
I'm trying to Copy / Paste a table from my Workiva Spreadsheet into a Workiva Document, I can copy / paste it fine - but the 'clipboard' doesn't show up in the document so I can not link the two together. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
I have linked data in a powerpoint presentation however the "Publish" button is not "active" so that I can refresh the data to the source links. Why is my publish button disabled?
I would like to cut a table that has many Source links to move it to another destination in my document. How can I cut and paste without loosing all the links.
I ran my Document Health check and it came up with the following error: The error seems to be related to a link that I've already deleted from my document. The only way I see this error is if I turn on my Track changes. How do I resolve this? Wh...
We are trying to link text from Document 1 to Document 2. The text has a lot of italic words but when I link from document 1 to document 2 that is lost. We are also linking from Document 1 to Document 3 and have zero issues linking there. I isolat...
Hello, We make ample use of the link functions and prefer to link variance numbers into our text explanation cells. Currently we want to present the same explanation in multiple locations with the same format but Workiva is notifying me that "Link...
Outside of XBRL translation is there a way in WDesk to translate a number in a spreadsheet to text e.g. 6,000 to six thousand?
Good Afternoon, I've tried to look for the answer, but I am looking to confirm whether there is a way to move source links from spreadsheet A to spreadsheet B without breaking my destination links in my presentation. Our investor team currently ha...
Hi, Is there a way to remove the dead link from the link properties panel ? For exemple in the picture below, I have many links in which i have delete the destination but they appears into the link properties panel, I don't want them to appear, d...
Hi - is there any way to a delete a section in a document which has destination links, without having to go to each link and removing the link?
Is it possible to share data between workspaces? I would like to copy a table out of one workspace and paste it in another so it can be used in both workspaces.
How can I see all links that are in spreadsheets? I want to be able to find where a link is going to a document so I can delete it, but I don't want to have to go link by link to find it.
Hi, We are currently using Workiva NextGen and have a table in the document with multiple rows that need to be re-ordered. They are currently linked to various spreadsheets and are all destination links. Cutting and pasting prompts me to remove th...
Hello, I build a spreadsheet that has multiple tabs and over 400 rows on most tabs. I am currently utilizing source links to grab the lower level data and combine it into summary views in the same file. However, i have reach my "Limit Count Maxi...
I have a cell in a table with some subcell links. For everything to fit in the cell, it needs to wrap. However, the line break happens between a dollar sign and the amount on one of the links (see screenshot). I don't want to put in a hard return ...
I was not able to indent the second line of a linked cell after choosing not to "Use Link Formatting from Source". Is there a way to do that? For the cell above, I would like to indent the word "net."
Hi - We are attempting to transition from classic to next gen, in doing so, we are cleaning up the doc links. An issue we are having is the 'Linked Files Report' shows a link that the 'Doc Links' does not show. So it is impossible to determine whe...
How do I make a destination link into the source link. The case I have is a transitions document (X) with a table of contents in a table using source links from another document (Y) transitioned with (X). Here is a screen capture:
I noticed that in the latest blackline update linked cells are showing in a much larger font when exported to pdf. Was this intended, because it looks odd? Below is an example.
I am creating a presentation and would like to know if I can place a link to a document within the presentation? Basically, I want the person reading the presentation (who does not have permission to edit the presentation or document) to select th...
