Populate checklists with X number of checkitems based on card description

[axx30711435]

Is it possible to create an automation that generates X checklist items in a card based on something in the card title or description, for example?

If the description specified "12 times", could I automatically generate a 12 item long checklist, and so on for any given number?

[Hannah Morgan]

Hi @axx30711435 ! Welcome to the community :) it is definitely possible to automate checklist creation based on different triggers ("when the of a card description contains" is one of them). What would the actual checklist items be?

One way to approach it would be to create templated checklists in a separate card. So let's say you have a card called "Template" and in that card, you have different checklists with titles "1", "2", "3", "4", and so on. Each checklist would contain your checklist items. When a description contains "4 times", it will pull through the "4" checklist with your pre-defined checklist items. 

Here's an example of how it could look using wildcards:

when the description of a card contains "{*} times", add the "{wildcard1}" checklist from card "Template" to the card

[axx30711435]

hi Hannah, thanks for the reply! I am looking to do something like this:

create a card with a description containing something along the lines of Inspect X number of sections which would trigger a checklist to be created with X number of items, like

* "Inspect section 1"
* "Inspect section 2"
* ...
* "Inspect section X"

and so on

Would this be possible without having a predefined checklist for every possible amount?

[Hannah Morgan]

hmmm I can't see a simple way to set that up using Trello's butler automation 🤔 @milynnus is the butler expert - maybe he can help?

[axx30711435]

if there's an answer for this, it would really help me determine if Trello is the right tool for me

[milynnus]

@axx30711435 

You probably have to create enough cards with samples of the checklists and do a lookup if you do not have a services to host your http request endpoint.