How to use Smart Dependent Dropdowns

One-minute overview.

Before you start

A board with a Dropdown or Status column. This is the parent, for example Country or City.
You must be the board owner or an account admin to set up a cascade. Members can pick values. Viewers and guests can only look.
Each label in a column should be unique, for example London HQ, not just HQ.
monday allows up to 1,000 labels in one dropdown column.

Install

In monday.com, open the Apps marketplace.
Search for Smart Dependent Dropdowns and click Install.
Choose which workspaces can use it, then confirm.

First-time setup

1. Add the Cascading Dropdown column

On your board, click + at the right of the columns, find Cascading Dropdown, and add it. Rename it, for example Office. Click any cell in the new column: it asks you to set it up.

A new Cascading Dropdown column with the message: This column isn't set up yet, and a Set up cascade button — Click **Set up cascade**.

2. Pick the parent column

Choose the column this one depends on. It can be a Dropdown, a Status, or another Cascading Dropdown, so you can chain levels.

Setup screen with the Parent column list open, showing Asset type, Country and City (cascading)

3. Tick which options belong to each parent value

Pick a value on the left, then tick the options it allows on the right. Use All or None to go faster. You can add new labels at the bottom of each list.

Setup screen: parent City, with London, Manchester and New York on the left and their counts

4. Or paste from Excel or CSV

Open Paste from CSV or Excel. Paste one pair per line: parent,child. Click Preview to check, then Apply. Labels that don't exist yet are created for you.

CSV box with pasted pairs and a preview line listing 10 pairs and the new labels

5. Save, then pick values

Click Save. Now click any cell in the column: only the options that fit that row's parent value appear. Long lists get a search box.

Office picker on a London row showing only London City Office and London Airport Hub

Good to know

Situation	What happens
Parent is empty	The picker asks you to pick the parent first.
Parent changes later	The cell keeps its value and the picker warns that it no longer fits.
Multi-select parent	The picker shows options for every selected parent value.
Chains	Make a Cascading Dropdown the parent of another: Country, then City, then Office.
Remove a cascade	Open Setup and click Remove cascade. The column keeps its values and labels.

Plans

Free	Pro
1 board, 2 cascades, CSV paste, search	Every board, unlimited cascades. One flat price for the whole account.

Need help?

Email support@zedmere.com with your board link and what you expected to happen. We reply within 2 business days.