Summary Sheet Pulling Blank Hard Returns in Join statement

Janine Santangelo

Hi!

I'm using a Join formula to pull entries in my "Key Accomplishments" column into a Sheet Summary field when my "Pull Into Reporting?" column has a checkmark (using a formula to check if the entry is for the current week). I'd like to have a hard return between each entry being pulled into the Sheet Summary field. My formula works great, however when and an entry is for the current work (box checked) but the "Key Accomplishments" column is blank (I don't want to make it a required field), the blank is being pulled into the sheet summary field.

Is there any way around this - to ignore the blank and not capture a hard return if there is a blank? Maybe by adding in a Distinct formula? I couldn't get that to work however.

My current formula is:

=JOIN(COLLECT([Key Accomplishments]:[Key Accomplishments], [Pull Into Report?]:[Pull Into Report?], @cell = 1), CHAR(10))

Thanks!

Andrée Starå

Hi @Janine Santangelo

I hope you're well and safe!

Try something like this.

=JOIN(COLLECT([Key Accomplishments]:[Key Accomplishments], [Key Accomplishments]:[Key Accomplishments], @cell <> "", [Pull Into Report?]:[Pull Into Report?], @cell = 1), CHAR(10))

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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