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Whalesync ID column

Google Sheets doesn't give rows a unique ID, so Whalesync adds a Whalesync ID column to each synced sheet. Avoid editing it, since it identifies each row.

To enable syncing, Whalesync adds a “Whalesync ID” column to each sheet in your Google Sheets.

Example Whalesync ID column

Why does Whalesync need to add a Whalesync ID column?

Section titled “Why does Whalesync need to add a Whalesync ID column?”

Unlike most apps and databases, Google Sheets doesn’t assign a unique ID to each row. To enable syncing, Whalesync adds its own ID column to uniquely identify each row.

In general, you want to avoid editing this column since it is how Whalesync identifies each row. For example, this is why we suggest avoiding sort range.