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Hi! I am attempting to create an "=If" formula that has 21 "if_then" statements. When I get to the end my formula enters as "Unparsable." Is there a limit to criteria in a formula? Thanks!
Formulas to durations or equivalent
I am building a production scheduler with a built in calculator where by the operator can adjust the labour allocation to test the duration output. My problem is Smartsheet won't allow durations to be edited by way of a formula. Also I am wanting the variables to be as follows: Completion Date - Constant (fixed) Variable…
Children Formula
How can a change this formula to use children in a hierarchy instead of the cell references so when I add a row into the hierarchy it returns the correct value without re-setting the range? =SUMIF([CQA Status]41:[CQA Status]61, "Red", [No. Cols]41:[No. Cols]61)
Clock Hour Progress Management
Hello, My name is James Smith. I am an Instructor for Gateway Community College in Phoenix, AZ. I am Looking for alternative methods to track time as student’s progress through our courses. I am not looking for a time management system, just a tool to enter a student’s hours into a spreadsheet or software to help me manage…
Round Up
I have a calculation for Total Hours that takes the DURATION (set to days) multiplied by UTILIZATION percent, then translates to hours by multiplying by 8 hrs. I want the result to always be a whole number: "round up" to the next whole number if the decimal is greater .25, otherwise round down. Currently, the formula in…
Printing cell history value
I have A1 and B1 which are two different dates (for illustration: A1 is today's date, and the other in the following day). I have data value in Cell C that is changed daily by another cell linking formula from other sheet. Then I have cell A2 and B2 -- the formula in these cells is: =IF(today()=ColumnA1,CellC) and…
SUMIF across a range
Hi All, I'm trying to use SUMIF to sum the total of all rows that meet a specific criteria * =SUMIF([SERVICE TYPE]:[SERVICE TYPE], "Monthly Charge", [2017-12]:[2018-01]) This however returns #INCORRECT ARGUMENT. Not sure what I am doing wrong. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Regards Colin
How do I - formula ques
I have a formula =COUNTIF(Age8, >65) which is working, but I want it to only give me a count if a certain checkbox field is checked. Is there a formula for this?
SUMIFS Formula Needed for Multiple Calculations Summing from the Same Column
I am working on a budget sheet, and need to be able to calculate OPEX expenses per site, and CAPEX expenses per site. I've got 6 different sites, and need these totals for each quarter. The formula below seems to work, but I can't use it more than once within the same column without getting a circular reference error. This…
Turnaround time for the month of...
I have a sheet with thousands of projects. When a project is finished there is a cell that automatically calculates the turnaround time. There is also a column for the date the project was finished. The projects are not ordered by date. On another sheet I need to calculate the average turnaround time for a given month for…

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Using JOIN/COLLECT and an OR?
I'm trying to write a formula using the JOIN and COLLECT options. However, I've hit a sticky point when I want to include an OR criterion on the COLLECT portion. My current formula (which works perfectly) is: =JOIN(COLLECT({Assets Range 1}, {Assets Range 2}, [Tool]@row, {Assets Range 3}, "Live"), ", ") However, I want to…
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I am looking for help with a cross-sheet INDEX/COLLECT formula. I need to MATCH in one criteria and CONTAINS in another criteria. I can get them working separately but I don't know how to combine into a working formula. Source Sheet: Destination Sheet: In the Attending School column in Destination Sheet, I'd like to…
Parent Color Symbol, Based on "Average" of Child Symbols
Okay, here I am again! On the Project I am working on, the Stakeholder wants parent rows for no reason other than to be able to expand and collapse the data. I nicely suggested that since the data would only be for 1 year (broken down in quarters and about 5 users listed each quarter), that since the data was not excessive…

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