Find or lookup cards in other boards based on a custom field value

[Gary Liddington]

To give context - 

if I have a board, with a card, with a customfield called 'Deal Ref' and a value of 101, I want to be able to search for that value of 101 in another board and link the cards.

I could do this if the value was embedded in the cards title, but I want to do it at the custom field level, preferably looking for the value in a known custom field on another board.

I cannot find a way to do this.. Anyone think they can?

[Silvia]

Hi @Gary Liddington 

In Blue Cat Reports you can create a Quick List and apply filters based on the custom fields you have across all/selected boards. From there, you can automate this report to be sent to your email on a daily basis. 

The number filter looks like this 

This would enable you to see which cards match and then link them up.

When you sign up for a trial with us at Blue Cat, you can reach out to our support through the app and we are happy to help with creating a report as the above or anything else you might need.

[Gary Liddington]

Thanks - it's unlikely that we can use your app but appreciate you reaching out.

[milynnus]

@Gary Liddington 

You can do it via api but it will take a fair bit of resources. It is likely that you get a 'time-out' from Trello especially there are many cards to inspect.

But if you want to lookup the value on a specific card then you can checkout this to see if it fit your purpose 

https://dojo.hipposites.com/space-butler/shared-card-detail/13f6cfd0745b4e2dbf2a6e5544a42234-shared-card-detail

[Gary Liddington]

Hi and thanks.. Yes, I can't really see being able to do this other than API. Unfortunately we have quite a rigorous app/power-up acceptance process (mainly around understanding the security of where data manipulated in Trello is stored at any given point).

Thanks for reaching out though. 

[milynnus]

@Gary Liddington 

Apps on Deta Space runs on your personal cloud including the apps data including your credentials.

Yes, I would be equally careful about sharing my api key and token.