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Multiple If Statements
I have found quite a bit of useful information to make Nested If statements; however, they are set-up to be "if this, then that or if this, then that". What I need is: "If this is equal to this, and this is equal to this, then this" Here is what I have come up with: =IF(AND(Firm2 = {Building Code}, Firm = {Firm},),…
Issue with COLLECT and duplicate dates
We are trying to achieve a formula that finds the most current Tracked task's Variance from the Baseline date. Tasks are arranged in a table/schedule in step by step order. I'm having an issue with this formula here: =INDEX([Baseline Variance]5:[Baseline Variance]128, MATCH(MAX(COLLECT([Task Complete Actual]5:[Task…
File name of the sheet in a cel?
Hello all, Maybe simple question, but I would like to have the a cel inside a smart sheet filled with the filename of the sheet? How can I do this easy? e.g. CLIENT-001-sheet011 in a cell? Thanks, Eric.
Merging Cells and Exporting Reports to PDF via the App
Hi there, I love Shartsheet, but one constant aggravation for me is the inability to merge cells. In my quest for a solution, I've come across a few posts on the blog (some as old as 2015) where similar requests were answered with a generic "we'll pass this along to our developers" type response. Just curious: is this…
Formula Help
Hi, Are you able to help? I have a column named "snag" which is a red flag check box, then another column named "PM" with drop down name initials I need a formula that calculates, when a Red flag is raised and PM name is "XYZ" the result is = ZZ number of projects I'm going wrong somewhere and can't get it right, see…
Time with fractional seconds
Good morning, I am using Smartsheet to track swim time which has a format of minutes:seconds:fractionalseconds (i.e. 5:00.50). I would like to see if anyone has a solution for a couple of issues I am seeing: 1. I would like to use the MIN function to look across multiple cells (swim meets) and pull the minimum for the…
Rollup text to parent based on MAX of another column *SOLVED
Hello- This is a look up of sorts. I have a list of files. Each time i receive the file it is logged with it's package name and date. I can MAX CHILDREN the date and it rolls up to the PARENT, however, I cannot figure out how to have the package name of the max date rollup. Any assistance is appreciated!
Checkbox question
Is there a way to have a checkbox automatically checked if other columns with checkboxes get checked? I have 4 columns with checkboxes and instead of doing value columns for each one I would like to do a summary checkbox and just value one column. If that's not possible, can you set values for more than one column?
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I am trying to write an IF statements that allows me to set either an up, sideways or down arrow based on the the difference between two dates. I have found many example and have tried to reverse engineer them however I am not having any luck Basically if the two date fields when subtracted = a number less then or = 7 then…
Nested IF for Numbers with Greater Than, Less Than, Etc.
Hello SmartSheet Community! I am trying to get a number that has it's own formula in it, to then be the number that is done in another formula on another cell in the same sheet. I'll go over this to ensure there is no confusion about what I am doing. ====================================================== First, my nested…

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