COUNTIF blank (Date column)
I'm trying to count rows that do not have a date value added in a date column. The right answer is 5, but when I use the following formula, I'm getting 177:
=COUNTIF({Approval Date},"")
I've also tried the following with the same results:
=COUNTIF({Approval Date},ISBLANK(@cell))
Any clues?
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Hi @Guaca Mohle
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andree@workbold.com, thanks! I'm making some progress:
=COUNTIF({Approver Date}, @cell = "")
This formula appears to be working but with unexpected result:
The right value should now be 4. But there are 10 blank rows (Rows 182-191) that appear when I filter the source sheet on Approved Date Column = blank. This results in a count of 14.
I keep deleting these rows, but they keep appearing back which is incorrectly inflating my count.
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Any help on counting blank Data fields or non blank date fields?
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The formula above should work:
=COUNTIF({Column}, "")
However as observed, there will always be a number of blank rows at the bottom of the sheet to allow new submissions. I would recommend adding a second criteria to your formula so you could how many blank cells there are in one column, but only if another column is not blank, like so:
=COUNTIFS({Column to Count}, "", {Column with text}, <> "")
The <> says "does not equal" blank.
Cheers,
Genevieve
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