Add formula to column without changing last modified date

MaxPower

I would like to calculate the number of days an item has aged.  We don't currently use a "closed" date field, but rely on last modified.

 

=IF(Responsible1 = "Closed", NETDAYS(Created1, Modified1), NETDAYS(Created1, TODAY()))

 

Is there any way to add a formula to a column without triggering the last modified system field to update?  This formula is pretty cool except when I add it, all of the last modified dates change to now, which defeats the purpose of the formula.

Shaine Greenwood

Hello Max—Adding any data or formula to a row will update the last modified date on a System column, and there currently isn't a way to prevent or workaround this behavior.

 

I'll pass your feedback on to our Product team for further consideration.

MaxPower

Thanks for the feedback.  I think what I am attempting is actually rather bizarre.  The LastModified column is doing its job well and I like things to be simple without introducing odd use cases.  No is perfectly acceptable answer.  I think a better solution may be in my other post (not sure if that is possible either).

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/conditional-operations-read-only-fields-when-record-modified