How can I make a "Status" field change "Percentage Complete?"

Mike Musto

Hello,

 

I'm wondering how I can sync a dropdown menu (Status Column) to another column (Percentage Complete). Ideally, this function would change the Percentage Complete column to 100% when the status is marked "complete."

 

Thanks in advance for your help with this!

 

- Mike 

Shaine Greenwood

Hello Mike—typically, you can automate this with an IF statement such as placing the following in a percent formatted column:

 

=IF(Status1 = "Complete", 1)

 

Details on Using Formulas can be found in our Help Center: http://help.smartsheet.com/articles/775363-using-formulas

 

However, there isn't a way to use formulas in columns being used for dependencies, as formulas are being used on the backend to perform dependency calculations.

 

To be able to automate a % complete column based on the status column, you'll need to disable dependencies.