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Referring to Dropdown value in a formula
Is there a way to set the value of a dropdown in Column A from a formula in Column B? This is my formula;
Column A = Status3
Column B = Expiration Date
=IF([Expiration Date]3 > TODAY(), Status3 = "In Force", Status3 = "Pending")
It gives me #INVALID COLUMN VALUE error message in Column B
Any help would be appreciated.
Comments
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Lisa,
1. Is your column A named [Status] or [Status3]?
- I assume Status.
2. You can't use a formula in one cell to set the value in another cell.
In your [Status] column, row 3, this would get the value from the date column:
=IF([Expiration Date]3 > TODAY(), "In Force", "Pending")
Note that if someone uses the dropdown list (or types) a value, the formula will be overwritten and gone.
If you are going to be using Status as a formula, then the dropdown list is just asking for trouble. Better is to change it to a Text/Number (though it really doesn't matter much) and Lock the column so non-Admins can't mess with your formulas. They like to do that.
Craig
