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Need formula to count starred items from a parent row.

I'm looking to count starred children from a parent row.

I'm sure there's an easy way to do it by doing a: COUNTIF(CHILDREN(....

Any help is appreciated.

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Formulas

Hi Eric,

Try this.

=COUNTIF(CHILDREN(Stars@row); 1)

The same version but with the below changes for your and others convenience.

=COUNTIF(CHILDREN(Stars@row), 1)

Depending on your country you’ll need to exchange the comma to a period and the semi-colon to a comma.

Have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå

Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting

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