How to count the number of rows of the children?

Acon

Hi guys,

I spent a whole day searching the forum but didn't find any relevant answer.

I need to know how many children rows a parent have to do some calculation. So it's not about the content/number/text in any cell of the children rows, but the NUMBER OF CHILDREN ROWS(no matter what's inside them, even if they are blank).

Any simple formula?

Thank you.

Fred Torillo

Try entering the following formula on the parent line where you want the count to appear:

=Count(Children).  I pretty sure this will work. 

J. Craig Williams

Mostly.

Blank cells of most column types will not be counted. I say "most" because Checkbox and some (not all) Symbol columns have a valid blank is condition and so the COUNT will work.

To count the number for children in a Checkbox column, you need to either:

1. convert it to a text

=COUNT(CHILDREN()) + ""

and then use VALUE if you want to use that as a number somewhere else.

or

2. Put your formula in different column

=COUNT(CHILDREN([Check Box Column]23]))

for row 23.

Craig