Formula to check a box if a PARTIAL string is present in a specific cell in a descendant row.

Phil Yorkville

Hey Folks!

I have a working formula to check a box in a parent row if a condition is met in a descendent row. In this case, if the row "Type" is "Action Item". This is working and the formula is as follows:

=IF(COUNTIFS(DESCENDANTS(Type@row ), "Action Item") > 0, 1, 0)

This works well because the cell type is a drop down that allows only 1 selection.

I am now looking to do the same thing but for a drop down cell that allows multiple selections. I need the formula to be able to detect the string "Action Item", even when the cell has multiple dropdown selects attributed to it. I know I need to do something (maybe with CONTAINS?), but I cannot quite get the formula to work.

Thank you!

Darren Mullen

@Phil Yorkville Close with Contains, but you'll want to use HAS() for a multi dropdown.

=IF(COUNTIFS(DESCENDANTS(Type@row ), has(@cell,"Action Item")) > 0, 1, 0)

Darren Mullen

@Phil Yorkville Close with Contains, but you'll want to use HAS() for a multi dropdown.

=IF(COUNTIFS(DESCENDANTS(Type@row ), has(@cell,"Action Item")) > 0, 1, 0)

Phil Yorkville

@Darren Mullen Works like a charm. Thanks a million for the quick response.

Darren Mullen

@Phil Yorkville Thanks for the follow up! Glad it worked :D