Countif based on multiple criteria

Sarah McMorrow

I have two columns, assignee and status, that I am trying to use the Countif option on.

 

I would like to count based on a specific assignee and specific statuses.

 

If Assignee = A and (status = B or C), then count.  

Paul Newcome

Try something like this...

 

=COUNTIFS(Assignee:Assignee, "A", Status:Status, OR(@cell = "B", @cell = "C"))

Sarah McMorrow

I attempted to use this query but am getting an #UNPARSABLE error.

 

=COUNTIFS(Assignee:Assignee, "Sarah McMorrow", Status:Status, OR(@cell = “Completed", @cell = “Completed - Bug Found"))

Paul Newcome

I can't remember the exact names for the different types of quotes (smart quotes and not-smart quotes?). Either way... You have 2 different types of quotes in your formula. The oddballs out are the quotes immediately before each of the words Completed.

 

Try retyping it directly into Smartsheet. That should work for you.

Sarah McMorrow

You are amazing - thank you so much.  I had been spinning my wheels for far too long!

Paul Newcome

Happy to help! 

 

I usually build my formulas directly in Smartsheet, but I have seen suggested that if you are going to edit a formula (using find/replace for example), Word tends to put in the wrong quotes, but Notepad works when copy/pasting.