COUNTIFS OR Function Error
Hi,
I'm attempting to create a formula that will count the number of requests that are pending review. The column uses a drop down menu with three options, Submitted, Approved, or Declined. I'm trying to create a count in the Sheet Summary to count the number of requests that are still pending approval. The options that it looks for are "Submitted" or a blank cell.
=COUNTIFS([BLC Approval]:[BLC Approval], "Submitted", OR [BLC Approval]:[BLC Approval], "")
The above formula is returning an unparseable error. I suspect it has to do with the ending part of the formula. However, I can't figure out what to put for the second half in order for the formula to count a blank cell.
Thanks for your help!
Answers
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Hi @Chloe Rose
Try something like this.
=COUNTIF([BLC Approval]:[BLC Approval], "Submitted") + COUNTIF([BLC Approval]:[BLC Approval], "")
Did that work/help?
I hope that helps!
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Hi Andree,
It has stopped returning the unparseable but it now seems to be counting all the blank cells in the entire sheet which is also not what I want. I only need it to count the number of cells that have submitted or blank in a row that has other data in it. I hope that makes sense.
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If only the ten blank rows are added by default, you can add -10 to the formula. If it's not, we need to add something to the formula, so it only counts the specific rows.
I'd be happy to take a quick look.
Can you maybe share the sheet(s)/copies of the sheet(s)? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help. (share too, andree@workbold.com)
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