How to add new rows when archiving a row in Google Sheets - google-apps-script

Question

I currently have working code inside of my Google Sheet. The code moves certain rows in the sheet over to another sheet when labeled as "Archive" in a drop down menu.
The problem I have is that when this happens, the entire row gets deleted. I only need the information from column C:O (C2:O) to be archived. Another problem that this creates, when it deletes the row the other rows move up, thus deleting the set amount of rows I have created for input.
I need it to automatically replace the archive rows with another row with all the same conditional formatting and functions so that it does not disrupt the rest of the sheet and there is no need to go in and manually create more rows.
Please help, thank you very much in advance.
Current code used in Google App Scripts is attached below.
function myFunction() {
// moves a row from a sheet to another when a magic value is entered in a column
// adjust the following variables to fit your needs
// see https://productforums.google.com/d/topic/docs/ehoCZjFPBao/discussion
var sheetNameToWatch = 'Campaigns';
var columnNumberToWatch = 6;
// column A = 1, B = 2, etc…
var valueToWatch = 'Archive';
var sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo = 'Archive';
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
var range = sheet.getActiveCell();
if (sheet.getName() == sheetNameToWatch && range.getColumn() == columnNumberToWatch && range.getValue() == valueToWatch) {
var targetSheet = ss.getSheetByName(sheetNameToMoveTheRowTo);
var targetRange = targetSheet.getRange(targetSheet.getLastRow() + 1, 1);
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).moveTo(targetRange);
sheet.deleteRow(range.getRow());
}
}

Answer 1

You just need to use copyTo() [1] function instead of moveTo() [2] function which is cutting and pasting the source row. Also, you need to remove the deleteRow function if you just want to leave the row cells with same format and functions set. You only would need to change this:
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).moveTo(targetRange);
sheet.deleteRow(range.getRow());
To this:
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).copyTo(targetRange);
Moreover, if you just want to copy the values and not the formulas from the cells to the target sheet, use the copyTo function with options [3], like this:
sheet.getRange(range.getRow(), 1, 1, sheet.getLastColumn()).copyTo(targetRange, SpreadsheetApp.CopyPasteType.PASTE_VALUES, false);
[1] https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range#copytodestination
[2] https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range#movetotarget
[3] https://developers.google.com/apps-script/reference/spreadsheet/range#copytodestination-copypastetype-transposed

Answer 2

If you want to clear the values without deleting the row, you'll want to change your approach in the following ways:
obtain a Range which includes the data you want to archive
to populate the archive sheet, use copyTo() instead of moveTo()
obtain a Range which includes only the cells you want to clear out
use range.clearContent() to clear that range
Here's a reimplementation of your function. I've extracted the configurable bits into global variables, which makes adjusting them down the line a bit easier to do.
var SOURCE_SHEET_NAME = 'Campaigns';
var TARGET_SHEET_NAME = 'Archive Campaigns';
// The cell value that will trigger the archiving action.
var ARCHIVE_VALUE = 'Archive';
// The column number where you expect the ARCHIVE_VALUE to appear.
var ARCHIVE_COLUMN_NUMBER = 4;
// The starting and ending columns for the range of cells to archive.
var ARCHIVE_START_COLUMN = 1;
var ARCHIVE_END_COLUMN = 15;
// The starting and ending columns for the range of cells to clear.
var CLEAR_START_COLUMN = 1;
var CLEAR_END_COLUMN = 10;
function archiveRow() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var sheet = ss.getActiveSheet();
var activeCellRange = sheet.getActiveCell();
if (sheet.getName() != SHEET_NAME ||
activeCellRange.getColumn() != ARCHIVE_COLUMN_NUMBER ||
activeCellRange.getValue() != ARCHIVE_VALUE) {
return;
}
var activeCellRow = activeCellRange.getRow();
// Get the range for the data to archive.
var archiveNumColumns = ARCHIVE_END_COLUMN - ARCHIVE_START_COLUMN + 1;
var archiveRowRange = sheet.getRange(activeCellRow, ARCHIVE_START_COLUMN, 1, archiveNumColumns)
// Get the range for the archive destination.
var targetSheet = ss.getSheetByName(TARGET_SHEET_NAME);
var targetRange = targetSheet.getRange(targetSheet.getLastRow() + 1, 1, 1, archiveNumColumns);
// Copy the data to the target range.
archiveRowRange.copyTo(targetRange);
// Get the range for the data to clear.
var clearNumColumns = CLEAR_END_COLUMN - CLEAR_START_COLUMN + 1;
var clearRowRange = sheet.getRange(activeCellRow, CLEAR_START_COLUMN, 1, clearNumColumns);
// Clear the row.
clearRowRange.clearContent();
}