COUNTIF with simple criteria, but not working

LFults

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.

SoS | Dan Palenchar

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.

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQBCT=80194a4aeedb4bec96a365554994ffe9