How do I use IF formula to change a color based on a percentage column?

Tanya216

I could greatly use some assistance with creating a formula for my sheet that would capture the following:

Currently I have a sheet that contains the following data points:

Quoted GP | Quoted Margin % | Actual GP | Actual GP % | GP Health

$7857 35% $8970 24% ??

In this sheet, I want to be able to do the following, I have set up the GP Health Column to reflect status symbols (Green, Yellow, Red). I need to create a formula that would allow the following:

• If the "Actual GP %" is +/- 5% of the Quoted Margin % mark the GP Health as "Green"
• If the "Actual GP %" is +/- 5-15% of the Quoted Margin % mark the GP Health as "Yellow"
• If the "Actual GP %" is +/- >15% of the Quoted Margin % mark the GP Health as "Red"

Thank You.

Paul Newcome

Try something like this:

=IF(ABS([Quoted Margin %]@row - [Actual GP %]@row) > 0.15, "Red", IF(ABS([Quoted Margin %]@row - [Actual GP %]@row) <= 0.05, "Green", "Yellow"))

Tanya216

I seem to be getting a #Unparseable error message when I applied this formula. Am I missing something?

Paul Newcome

Can you provide a screenshot of the formula open in the sheet as if you are about to edit it?

Tanya216

It works.

I checked the formula again and noticed where I had an error, but now I want it to have it reflected as the corresponding colored symbol instead of writing out the color, is that possible? How can I have it reflect as the "red symbol in the GP Health column instead of "red" which is the column the formula you provided me with is in.

Thanks again.

Paul Newcome

You would need to change the column properties to a symbol type column and select the RYG symbol type.