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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,…
Calculating a percent
Hello, I am struggling to calculate the % complete based upon Target Savings / Realized Savings. I am trying to track the % complete of task based upon how much of our target savings we have realized. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thank so much, Katye
Seeking correct formula for "If greater than, but less than" statement.
If cell A is > 30, but < 61, then cell B is "31 - 60"
COUNTIF CHILD AND UNRESOLVED
I have a sheet where we are tracking comments from various agencies. Each agency lists their comments as children under a parent row of the agency name. A separate checkbox column indicates whether the comment is resolved. I am trying to create a formula to calculate the number of unresolved comments per agency in each…
Formula for a group selection
I want to count the number of items when their description contains a certain word. Count if Description contains the word "grey". There would be multiple descriptions with the word GREY in the column. Ex. Dark Grey, Grey Mist, Green Grey, Blue Grey. I want a total for all items that are GREY. Is this possible? Other…
Reference the value of an active cell?
Is there a way to reference the value of an 'active cell value' in a formula or have a moving reference? The current example code and screenshot specifically call out the desired outcome by referencing each cell in a range. Example: Project1 will start in 2018, which is reflected on sheet 2. formula in column 2 row 2 on…
BUG?! - Inconsistent Date Format (US/UK)
I have a regular gantt sheet with start date / end date, which shows up in UK format on the sheet as per my personal settings. However, when I link to that cell from a metadata sheet that I am using for dashboards the date shows up in US format! I have another date format column which is for baseline start and baseline end…

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