Latest Date in a column

Cheryl Collins

I have set up an automation to set the last updated date in a column on a project plan. I want a formula that will reference the project plan last updated column to show the last date the project plan was updated. I am using the following formula:

=MAX({Project Plan Range 1}:{Project Plan Range 1})

I'm getting a #UNPARSEABLE error. I'm sure it's something super simple that I'm not doing but have tried square brackets etc. and nothing seems to work.

Andrée Starå

@Cheryl Collins

Happy to help!

Have you double-checked the column types?

Andrée Starå

Hi @Cheryl Collins

You have one range to many.

Try something like this.

=MAX({Project Plan Range 1})

Did that work?

I hope that helps!

Have a fantastic day & Happy New Year!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Cheryl Collins

Hi Andree

Happy new year to you!

I have tried your formula and it gave me an #INVALID COLUMN VALUE error. I have used the date automation work flow on my project plan so some rows are blank, if they haven't been changed - I don't think this should make a difference to the formula but not sure what the error I'm seeing means?

Thanks

Cheryl

Andrée Starå

@Cheryl Collins

Happy to help!

Have you double-checked the column types?

Cheryl Collins

Hi Andree

I changed my project plan column to a Text column and my Project Health Check column to a date column and that's worked so, thanks :-)

Although, I have noticed that if I want to add the automation of Date entered when a change happens it has to be a date column. When I change it back to a text column to get the formula to work it makes the automation stop working?!

Cheryl