#DIVIDE BY ZERO Error Resolution Attempt
Good afternoon! I am trying to replace the #DIVIDE BY ZERO to ready "Update the tasks first!" so I thought =IFERROR(AVG(CHILDREN()) <> 0, 100/ AVG(CHILDREN()), "") would do it. What is the syntax for this please?
Thank you!
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Hi @Chris Hallo
Hope you are fine, please try the following formula:
=IFERROR(IF(AVG(CHILDREN()) <> 0, 100 / AVG(CHILDREN()), "Update the tasks first!"), "")
the following screenshot shows the result:
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You are welcome, i will be happy to help you any time.
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Hey there Chris,
I think you may have made it too complex. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're just looking to get the average percent of tasks completed onto a Parent cell of all its children, right?
I think this would work for you:
=IFERROR(AVG(CHILDREN()), "")
Right now you're getting "#Divide by Zero" because Smartsheet recognizes the blank values as 0%. If they're all 0, it causes that error.
Just a heads up though, you could have this populate automatically if you use the "% Complete column" field option in Project Settings. Right-click any column and select "Project Settings". Then make sure you're on "Dependency Settings" -> Options -> % Complete column:
If you change that to your "Completion %" column, Smartsheet will calculate this for you on all "Parent" cells. It's a weighted average against the Duration field, so you will need to have Start and End Dates for it to calculate properly. Here's Smartsheet's documentation on it: Project Sheet Columns: Start Date, End Date, Duration, % Complete and Predecessors | Smartsheet Learning Center
If you're not planning on having dates in fields, stick with the solution with the formula I gave you above.
Let me know how it goes!
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Hi @Chris Hallo
Hope you are fine, please try the following formula:
=IFERROR(IF(AVG(CHILDREN()) <> 0, 100 / AVG(CHILDREN()), "Update the tasks first!"), "")
the following screenshot shows the result:
bassam.khalil2009@gmail.com
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Thank you, Brett. Bassam, this is exactly what I was trying to accomplish. I appreciate both of your time :).
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You are welcome, i will be happy to help you any time.
bassam.khalil2009@gmail.com
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