Sign in to join the conversation:
Is it possible to set up conditional formatting to highlight or alert someone if a duplicate entry is being inputted?
I am looking to highlight the DOC ID if it has previously been entered into the sheet.
Hi Kristie,
It’s not possible with a conditional formatting alone, but in combination with a formula it can be done.
Would that work?
I hope that helps!
Have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå
Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
Andree,
How would this work with a formula? What kind of formula would be used for this?
You will need to create a new column (I;m going to call it Duplicate), make it a checkbox type and apply this formula to it
=IF(ISBLANK([DOC ID]@row) = false, IF(COUNTIF([DOC ID]:[DOC ID], [DOC ID]@row) > 1, true), false)
Now for highlighting part:
Set a conditional formatting that - If Duplicate is checked, then apply this(your choice) format to the row.
Similarly for a alert - When Duplicate is checked send an alert.
Hope it helps!
Thanks,
Jayesh
@Kristie Diersen
Happy to help!
I saw that Jayesh answered already!
Let me know if I can help with anything else!
Andrée
That is perfect. Thank you!
Hello, I am looking to send a survey to my team, I would like for it to be completely anonymous, is this something Smartsheet can do? If not is there something we can do to make is as anonymous as it can be? Thank you!
My sheets are no longer auto saving. When working on a building a sheet, if i hit the ESC button which I do as a habit sometimes, everything I have done since the last save disappears. It did not used to do that. It's incredibly frustrating as I'll be working on changes for 10-20 minutes then hit esc and everything I have…
I've created a Dashboard with links to all of the forms that employees may need to submit (mileage reimbursements, equipment check out, injury reporting, etc.). If I share the dashboard with an "All User" group will they be able to access and submit all of the forms on the dashboard?
