COUNTIF with simple criteria, but not working

I am attempting to chage a COUNT fx to a COUNTIF with 1 criteria, but I can't seem to get it right.
Using a parent row, I am wanting it to count descendants if the current proficiency is not mastered, so that the number will update when proficiency is changed
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This is the equation I used:
=COUNTIF([DESCENDANTS]:[Current Proficiency],<>"Mastered") + "skills"
It is providing an unparseable error.
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Hello @LFults,
You can use this in each parent cell (note, this assumes there is only 1 level of hierarchy which is what I see in your Screenshot)
=COUNTIF(CHILDREN([Current Proficiency]@row), <> "Mastered")
It ends up looking something like this (I abbreviated the Sheet for efficiency)
Access a published here or below and see it in action along with a couple other options for formulas that also display text.
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