Formula under Duration in a Gant chart
Hi there, I'm new to smartsheet I want to switch from MS Project to smartsheet to set up the planning schedule. I know we can assign multiple of people to a task but at the planning/biding level, I just want to juggle with the number of resources to set the best outline.
I would like to set the work (total effort to accomplish a task), then the number of people and then have the duration calculated like(Work / #people). As soon as I set the calculated column as the duration I lose the formula. See My screenshot below.
Thanks for your help.
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Hi Bernard—
Formulas currently can't be added to the duration column or any column being used for dependencies as there are hidden dependencies-specific formulas performing calculations on the backend.
One way that you can work around this is to create a new text/number column and add your effort calculations there. You can then type the result in to your real duration column.
When you have a moment, submit your feedback to allow functions in dependencies columns through the Product Enhancement Request form (under Quick links to the right of the community site).
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I have the same problem. I have a repeatable project that have three possible duration (0 -not required, high Complexity, Low complexity). I was just going to use a formula to look up variables I have in the project summary to determine which applies and get it up from a hidden column. It seems you cannot do any formulas in Duration or % Complete
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I have the same issue and this would be a nice feature to have.
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