Conditional Formatting with #No Match

Hi everyone, I've been working on conditional formatting utilizing the #no match on a formula (a vlookup that doesn't have a reference so we can add). I've like to have some cells highlighted (rows 1-12) when "no match" occurs, which is a possibility on the conditional formatting options, but highlights aren't happening.

Any ideas?

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  • Ramzi K
    Ramzi K ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Nicole Rivera

    The #NO MATCH value in the cells is not a text that the conditional formatter can detect. It's actually an error that Smartsheet puts in the cell. So try using an IFERROR function in your VLOOKUP formula and forcing a text "#NO MATCH" into the cell if there is no match - like this:

    =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(LookupColumn@row, $LookupColumn$1:$[Value Column]$4, 2, false), "#NO MATCH")

    I hope this works for you.

    Cheers,

    Ramzi

    Ramzi Khuri - Principal Consultant @ Cedar Tree Consulting (www.cedartreeconsulting.com)

    Feel free to email me: ramzi@cedartreeconsulting.com

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