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COUNTIF formula for visual symbol
Hello, I am trying to measure against tasks based on whether they are completed, on hold, not started. I have a status column using visual symbol representation and am trying to determine the countif formula to accomplish this so that I can measure against and build out the widget in a dashboard view. Any help is greatly…
Number of NetDays since last event
Hi, Looking to calculate the number of netdays since an event was recorded. I have a {Date of Incident} column and a {Classification} column Looking for the number of days since a specific classification was reported i.e. {Classification}, ="Lost Time Injury". Want to be able to report this as a Key Indicator of No. Days…
Max value with min collect
I know this is need of a combination of things, but I cant figure it out unless I use a range of cells. I would prefer to search the collective column to perform the task. I want to return the name of the Visit Provider who has the greatest number of SumCompSched for each Phase & Clinic. I appreciate the help in advance.
Compiling Survey Results
Hello All, There's a survey we ask people to fill out so we can better provide services. There are 32 specific locations and a long list of questions. I'd like to compile all of this information into a metrics sheet, and in the end create a dashboard. By some miracle was able to tally how many times the specific location…
Formula percentage with additional formula for roll up percentages
I am trying to calculate a rolled up percentage of how many students have taken a test, scoring above 80% to those who have not taken the test at all. I have tried an AVG formula as a test for 5 takers, but the % is incorrect. Here is the formula I have used: =AVG([TEST 1: Establish Point to Point Connection]3:[TEST 1:…
How to add a Red Flag when there is an entry more than once in last 12 months
Hi, I have a table which records driving infringements. What I want to be able to do is have a function determine if a driver has had more than one infringement in the last 12 months. Then use the Actions and Alerts to notify their manager. But need the function to work first before I can do that. I know how to use the…
Raise flag if due date is within 30 days
Hi There I'm very new to smartsheet so for you this might be a very simple thing. I'll appreciate if someone let me know what'd be the formula if I want to raise a flag whenever the due date is 30 days from the current date. We'll appreciate your help. Thanks Raashid K
vlookup help
OK....so I am struggling with this vlookup. Perhaps I can not do what I want to do. Any comments would be helpful. I have a sheet that has customer number and customer name. Customer number is auto generated and is sequential. CU1000033 is my number. Name XYZ Sports Academy. I have a pitcher that uses XYZ Sports Academy to…
Formula help - due dates falling on weekends
I've got formulas in my sheet that calculate due dates that fall on weekends, and I've used conditional formatting to highlight those dates to alert me to those dates that are on Saturdays and Sundays. Now, I want to move those dates to the Monday next. Is there a way to automate that? Ultimately, I need the best way to…
Sorting Numbers with a "-" in it
Hi all, Probably my incompetence here but i have a confusing issue at the minute. I have a long list of job numbers and am trying to sort them in numerical order. There is a criteria that we use to create these that you should probably be aware of: * Primary number is a 5 digit numerical number (i.e.21495) * If there is…
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Index Match on same sheet only matches to the first key found at top of row
The Index Match on same sheet only matches to the first key found at top of row where I am expecting it to look at all rows in the sheet. Here's the formula in Col3. =INDEX([Capacity 1]@row, MATCH([Collapsing 1]@row, Key:Key, 0)) And the example is below: You can see that the ABC12345 under Collapsing 1 col matches to the…
Can an automation reference a column from a cell value?
I'm trying to track which users are granted access to various systems. What I would like to do is to have one grid which lists all the System IDs (and various properties as columns) with one system per row, and a unique System ID for each system. Then I would like a grid that lists each user as a row, and the column…
Formula to populate a cell based on another cell's formula criteria
Hi Again, I have a formula in row 1 of column Project Status that identifies the last value in the column that has any status except Not Started: =INDEX(COLLECT([Project Status]:[Project Status], [Project Status]:[Project Status], <>"Not Started"), COUNTIF([Project Status]:[Project Status], <>"Not Started")) In the example…
