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Text in quotes not case sensitive anymore?
Has anyone else noticed that text within quotes is no longer case sensitive? I had noticed that column names weren't case sensitive anymore a while back which wasn't an issue because when you name a column, case doesn't matter. You can't name a column as "Column" and then name another column as "column". But this is the…
IF formula help to gray out a status
Hi Community...having issues with this formula working for the "Gray"Status. The other criteria is working so can't figure out why I can't get gray status to work. =IF([Actual Progress]10 >= ($[Week 1 Target Progress (Aug 22)]10 * 0.8), "Green", IF(AND([Actual Progress]10 < ($[Week 1 Target Progress (Aug 22)]10 * 0.8),…
How to Cross Reference Data from Another Sheet
I'm trying to link data from a column in one sheet to the similar column in another sheet. What is the best way to do that? I can't seem to get the VLOOKUP formula to work properly. Thank you.
Countif multiple criteria
Hi, I would like to extract the number of tasks completed by a certain team using different sheet Project team IT Compleated Not Started Inprogress Project team ERP Compleated Not Started Inprogress
Nest IF statement
Hello! I need some assistance with a nested IF statement. I am attempting to select a contract category based on expected amount of the contract. Everything seems to work properly except when letter values are included in the contract cost which I was hoping to return a value of "Other". This is the formula I am using:…
HELP! Summary Report to pull from different sheets based on multiple drop down selection
Hello! I am new to Smartsheets and am trying to build a Summary Report based on drop down selections and data from various sheets. I have a TON of data and too many cells so I've had to spread it out on a sheet per month. I have two drop down selections. One is to select the month and the other is to select a division…
Only excluding the first weekend
Hi, I'm currently using a formula to spit out a certain number of days between two dates. I want to exclude the first weekend if it falls within the first 3 days, but otherwise include it. Currently to exclude weekends entirely I'm using =NETWORKDAYS([SALE DATE]21, [OUTPUT DATE]21) - 4 I'd like the formula to work like…
IF(OR(ISBLANK) Statement
I am trying to set a colored dot to Green if the project is on time, Red if it is late and Yellow if it is not started ([Date Completed] = blank). The Red and Green work, but I cannot get the yellow dot. Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is the formula as it stands. =IF(OR(ISBLANK([Date Completed]1, "Yellow"),…
Finding Value in a Cell In Another Sheet
In Sheet 1, I want to COUNT instances of value across a range of cells in Sheet 2, with some cells containing multiple values, separated by commas. Let's say Sheet 2, has the following values in a range of rows: SHEET 2 1: | blue | Group 1 2: | blue, red | Group 2 3: | green | Group 1 4: | red, yellow | Group 1 5: | red |…
COLLECT in CHILDREN based on another column's value in CHILDREN scope
I am trying to find the min value of CHILDREN in a column of numbers where the value of the [% Complete] cell in the row of that column is not = 100%, but, again, only for the CHILDREN. Using =MIN(COLLECT(CHILDREN(), [% Complete]:[% Complete], @cell < 1)) or =MIN(COLLECT(CHILDREN([Days Till Due]:[Days Till Due]),…

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I am trying to convert email addresses into a Name field with the employee's First and Last Name, capitalizing the first character of each part of the name and keeping the hyphen in any part of the name that has one. I started with hyphenated first names so taking shmoe_joe-bob@company.com and converting it into Joe-Bob…

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