Copied Trello Board has different Card Numbers

[naveen madhavan]

We currently rely on the card numbers as reference for tasks.  

I copied a Board from one Workspace to another when I noticed that the 'card numbers on my copy were different' than the original board.

How can I ensure that a board I have copied from one workspace to another has or retains the same 'card number'?  

[Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting · Accepted solution]

Hi @naveen madhavan 

Card numbers are just a sequence number of when a card is added to a board.  If you don't mind the number being alpha-numeric, you can use {cardid} instead. It is truly unique and stays with the card.

A workaround for cardnumber is to use an automation to populate the card number to a custom field and reference that when it moves boards, the drawback is you could end up with duplicate numbers when moving cards between boards...

when a card is created on the board, set the custom field "Card Number" to {cardnumber}

[naveen madhavan]

Thank you for that workaround Mike

[Mike - Dreamsuite Consulting]

No problem.  If it is enough to satisfy, please kindly click the 'accept answer' button 🙂

[Sushant Verma]

Hi @naveen madhavan 

Welcome to the community!

Unfortunately, Trello does not provide a way to ensure that the copied board will retain the same card numbers in a different workspace. Card numbers are unique to each board and cannot be transferred or maintained when copying boards between workspaces.

Regards,
Sushant Verma