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Formula columns are not natively synced by SIMB. Because a formula column’s value is calculated locally on each board using that board’s own data, there’s no single value for SIMB to move across boards. However, there’s a reliable workaround: you can use monday.com’s Connected Boards and Mirror columns together with a board automation to pull formula results from one board and display them on another — automatically.

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How the workaround works

The approach links the two boards through a Connected Boards relationship. Once the boards are connected, a Mirror column on the target board reads the formula result directly from the source board. An automation keeps the connection updated by re-linking items whenever a frequently-changed column (like Status) is updated, so the mirrored value stays current without manual intervention.
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Set up the Connected Boards and Mirror columns

On your target board (the one that should display the formula result):
  1. Add a Connected Boards column.
  2. Configure it to connect to the source board where your formula column lives.
  3. Add a Mirror column.
  4. In the Mirror column settings, select the Formula column from the source board as the value to mirror.
At this point, the target board can display the formula result — but the link between specific items needs to be established first. The next step handles that automatically.
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Set up the automation

On the target board, create an automation to keep items connected:
  1. Click Automate → Templates and search for “connect”.
  2. Select the recipe: “When column changes, connect the item where this column matches another column in another board.”
  3. For the trigger column, choose a column you update frequently — for example, Status.
  4. For the match column, select Name — this matches items by their name across both boards.
  5. Confirm the source board is set correctly, then save the automation.
Every time the trigger column changes on the target board, the automation fires and links the item to its counterpart on the source board — which causes the Mirror column to populate with the latest formula result.
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Test your setup

  1. On the target board, change the trigger column (for example, set Status to “Done”).
  2. Wait a moment for the automation to run.
  3. Check the Mirror column — it should now show the formula result from the source board.
If it doesn’t appear immediately, refresh the board. Mirror columns sometimes take a few seconds to reflect new connections.

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Tips

  • Choose a column you update often as your trigger. The formula result only refreshes when the automation fires. A column like Status that changes regularly ensures the mirrored value stays up to date.
  • Review automation logic periodically. If you rename boards, columns, or items, check that the automation is still connecting items correctly.
  • The formula logic only runs on the source board. The target board receives the calculated output as a read-only mirrored value — it does not recalculate the formula using its own data.
This is a workaround, not native formula sync. The formula column itself only exists and calculates on the source board. What the target board displays is the output value via a Mirror column — not a live formula that reacts to the target board’s own data.