Help with Helper Column For Report
Hello!
I have been using a helper column in my main sheet to assist with some reports. This is how it was set up:
- Main Project
1a. indent with each of the specific tasks for that project
For the helper column:
- Main Project formula: "=[Project / Task Title]@row"
1a. Tasks formula: =PARENT([Project / Task Title]@row)
The problem that I am having is for one of the project I need sub tasks to 1a and thus the helper column is pulling the sub task's parent row which is just the task. looks like:
- Main Project
1a.
1aa
How can I update the formulas in the helper column so the "1aa" or sub tasks call out the main project title (1).
Thanks!
Answers
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Hey @cferias - take a look at this similar post from a few years ago:
@James Keuning had dropped the best answer in there, which is to use this formula:
=IF(COUNT(ANCESTORS([Primary Column]@row)) = 0, [Primary Column]@row, INDEX(ANCESTORS([Primary Column]@row), 1))
-MCS
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