Can you use Ancestors along with IF(And to check a box?

Tina

Hello,

I need some help with a formula, if it is even possible.

Scenario:

Overall Project: checkbox column

Exec Report Activity: checkbox column

Reporting: checkbox column

Is it possible to have a formula search for a checked box in the Overall Project column (Overall Project Check also indicates that it is a parent row) and then look at the children rows in the Exec Report Activity column for any checked boxes, resulting in a check in a new column called Reporting?

I only want a check in the Reporting column if the parent row has the Overall Project column checked and a child row has the Exec Report Activity column checked.

I have been trying variations of this formula without success.

=INDEX(ANCESTORS([Overall Project]:[Overall Project], 1, IF(AND([Exec Report Activity]@row, 1), 1)

Any assistance you can offer is appreciated.

Thank you!

Tina

Hi Paul, This formula is exactly what we needed. Thank you so much for your help!

Danielle Roach

Try:

=IF(AND(Ancestor[Overall Project]@row = 1, Children([exec report activity] = 1), 1, 0)

Tina

Hi Danielle, It didn't work. I tried a couple of variations and still no luck. Thank you

Paul Newcome

Try this...

=IF(AND(PARENT([Overall Project]@row) = 1, [Exec Report Activity]@row = 1), 1)

Tina

Hi Paul, This formula is exactly what we needed. Thank you so much for your help!

Paul Newcome

Happy to help. 👍️

Andrea Mayer

Hi Paul - for this same formula - checkboxes are not being checked for the projects that have checkboxes at levels other than the level directly below the parent. Is there a version of this formula that incorporates ancestors that will search checkboxes at all levels below the parent?

Paul Newcome

@Andrea Mayer Try replacing PARENT with ANCESTORS.