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I need help using multiple functions, if statements and parent/child.
I have 3 columns that have information; Scene, Take and Revision. The scene can be broken into sub-scene and sub-sub-scene etc... This column will always have a value. Columns Take and Revision may or may not have a value. I would like to add a fourth row called Full Name. This column will combine the information. I was…
Exclusion Formula for Sum/Count
I am trying to get a total of my "Forecasted Amount" column which should include the following stages "0-Lead"+"2 - Qualified"+"3 - Proposal"+ "4 - Final (EL)"+"5 - Win". Currenly I have it set up to only not include the "6 - Lost" with this formula: =SUMIFS(CHILDREN([Forecasted Amount]52), CHILDREN([Referral…
Reference a column in another sheet
Hello - My company is new to smartsheets but it has ALREADY made a huge difference for us. I'm playing with functions that reference other sheets and I have a very specific question - I'd like to sum all of a column IF two conditions are met: the dates match and the payment type is the same. The formula I'm working looks…
How to show cell hierarchy values
Is there a way to show the values of cell hierarchy no matter the amount of parent/child? In this example (see screenshot) I would like to output: 121b1a Thanks
#UNPARSEABLE
I cannot get this formula to work. Any suggestions? =IF([% Complete]1=0%,"Not Started",IF([% Complete]1=100%,"Completed","In Progress"))
Formula to determine the date that another cell was updated
Hello, Looking for some formula help. I am using the formula below and need to figure out how to display the date the Status cell was changed instead of updating to today's date. =IF([Status]1 = "Completed", TODAY()) Thanks for your help! Andrea
Automatic Cell Highlighting
I am logging man hours for construction jobs. I have three columns that perform this function. One column for "Budgeted Hours", one for "Actual Hours" and one for "Remaining Hours". I input hours into the "Actual Hours" column daily and it updates the "Remaining Hours" column automatically. I want to set up a formula that…
Sum of work log between a date range for given list of users
Hello, I really need some help on this. I have two sheets one with user work log information with dates and user name. Now I want to add the efforts for a given date range and for a particular/all users. I tried summits but not able to come up with anything as it is always giving mw wither 0 or invalid argument. I tried…
HELP:Automate Status for Range of Dates
I am trying to construct a formula that will make the status turn yellow when TODAY() is 4 days to and 4 days after the date in the [Due Date] column. I was hoping the following would work but it does not: =IF([Due Date]8 <> TODAY(4), "Yellow") Any ideas on how to write an if formula to cover the date range?
Capturing multiple statuses, reminders for recurring tasks, form
Hello SmartSheet community, perhaps someone can give me ideas on how best to set up the following: I have 30 customers and 30 different reps (one for each customer) who need to provide a status on that customer on a regular basis, at least once every two weeks. The requirements: * Use a simple form to collect the data,…

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