Help with Helper Column For Report

cferias

Hello!

I have been using a helper column in my main sheet to assist with some reports. This is how it was set up:

1. Main Project

1a. indent with each of the specific tasks for that project

For the helper column:

1. 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:

1. 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!

Mark Safran

Hey @cferias - take a look at this similar post from a few years ago:

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/82541/how-do-i-populate-the-highest-parent-level-data-into-another-cell

@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