Formula Only Column
Hello!
Can the entire column have the formula in each cell without it marking it as a new row?
Status Column = Drop-down Column
State Column = Symbols Column (with red/yellow/green symbols)
Goal: State column automatically updates based on Status column.
Example: If Status column says “sent for approval” then the my State column has a formula (not exact formula, just used for detail):
- =IF(State Column 1 = “Sent for approval”, “Yellow”, IF(State Column 1 = “Approved”, “Green”, “Red”)),
Can this be in every cell in that column by default or do I always manually have to copy this formula to each new row added?
Thanks!
Zach
Comments
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If you have 2 instances of the same formula in 2 rows, new rows below them will have the formula if they are added via a form.
Also, in forms you can have a default value, but it can't be a formula (will just read formula as text).
This, along with a default cell value (formula or otherwise) would be so helpful! I have been requesting for years, unfortunately.
This would be a great add, maybe they will announce something like this at Engage.
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Hi Zach,
If the rows are coming after each other (at least two) they formula would autofill.
Would that work?
Hope that helps!
Have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå
Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Chelsea,
Thanks! I didn't realize that if there was 2 rows with the same formula that it would automatically continue the pattern.
I guess I'll have two "locked rows" at the top of my sheet with all my formulas so that they carry throughout the sheet.....?
Thanks for the help!!
Zach
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I will echo the above suggestions of two rows allowing the use of the auto-fill feature. The auto-fill will also work even without using a form entry. If you have formulas in a column (and at least two rows filled above that already), you can manually start entering data in the next unused row and the formulas will still auto-fill.
I generally setup my sheets that are used like this with two locked rows at the top. I grey them out first. Then I enter something along the lines of "This row used for formatting" or "Header Row" in all of the "non-formula" columns or something along those lines to let people know those rows need to be there.
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Sometimes I also set a default filter that hides the starting rows.
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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I hadn't thought of that.
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