Allowing Circular Reference

Shane Shelton

I would like to run a calculation with a circular reference  =IF(Date1 = [1]1, 100 - Total1, [1]3‌). This allows me to keep the cell as is if the IF statement is false. Is this possible? [1]3 is the circular reference.

Paul Newcome

Can you give some context behind this? What is the reason and how do you plan to use it? As it is, your formula will not work, but there may be a workaround depending on the details of exactly what you need.

Alejandra

Hi Shane,

It's currently not possible to bypass a circular reference error, but you could consider using the IFERROR function. This would stop you from seeing the error but there's isn't a way to have Smartsheet ignore the error completely and attempt run a calculation.

If needed, more information on this can be found in our help articles:

• Function Errors: https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2476176-formula-error-messages
• IFERROR: https://help.smartsheet.com/function/iferror