Greetings Team,
I feel like I'm missing something simple on this one, but it's a general problem that I encounter a lot.
For this question, I'm able to construct formulas that Smartsheet accepts, but the current version is long and more difficult to understand/manage from other users. This involves using IF, FUNCTIONS, and OR (for the different searched fields). I'm looking for a more elegant/simple solution.
Current Setup
Currently, the in-scope formulas are structured like this
=IF(OR(CONTAINS((search_for #1), (field range / reference #1)),
CONTAINS((search_for #2), (field range / reference #1)),
CONTAINS((search_for #3), (field range / reference #1))),
value_if_true, value_if_false)
Seen above, I'm using the same function (CONTAINS) and the same reference (#1) multiple times. It's wasteful and generates a lot of fluff, especially when you have multiple nested IF functions and a dozen search criteria.
Goal: It would be more efficient in this example, to have one function (Contains), one reference, and multiple search_for values, if possible.
Example Setup that doesn't work... (But if it did, it would solve my need)
=IF(CONTAINS(OR(search_for #1), (search_for #2), (search_for #3)), (field range / reference #1)),
value_if_true, value_if_false)
How can we make this^ work?
Thank you for your attention.