Calculation from number in a checkbox column
I'm trying to create a column that would allow some groups to report progress as a percentage and some to simply check a box for 100%.
I've written my formula, but as soon as I enter a number within the checkbox column I receive the #Invalid Operation error.
Any help would be appreciated.
=IF(Progress4 = "True", 1 * Duration4, IF(Progress4 = "False", 0, Progress4 * Duration4))
The desired outcome of row 4 would be 8*25%=200%
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Hi Jacob,
At a glance, I would recommend creating another column for the percent value and then add that together with the Progress Checkbox.
Would that work?
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Different work groups would like to use one or the other, not both. I'm trying to reduce columns (especially visible columns) and reduce confusion. If it is not possible, I will have to think of something else.
Are you saying this isn't possible from within 1 column?
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Because the numbers are being manually entered along with the percent sign in the checkbox column, it is reading as text. You would need to remove the % and convert the numbers from text to actual numbers.
Try something like this...
=IF(Progress4 = "True", 1 * Duration4, IF(Progress4 = "False", 0, VALUE(SUBSTITUTE(Progress4, "%", "")) * Duration4))
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Thanks Paul. You have to divide by 100, (depending on the data format in your column) but the formula works!
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