Setting Up Color Format For A Date Field After 14 Days of Inactivity
Hello,
I currently have two columns: Milestone Status and Date Updated. I set-up a workflow so when a user makes a change to a cell in the Milestone Status column, it's subsequent Date Updated cell marks the date in which the Milestone Status cell was changed.
I want to set-up a function where, if a user has not made any changes to a Milestone Status cell within 14 days of the last change, the subsequent Date Updated cell turns red until someone goes in and makes an update to the Milestone Status cell.
I tried conditional formatting, but it doesn't have the option that I need. How would I go about doing this? Please let me know if there is anything that you would like me to clarify.
Benjamin O'Leary
Answers
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I hope you're well and safe!
Try one of these methods. Both would require you to add a so-called helper column with one of the formulas below, and then you'd reference it in the Conditional Formatting rule.
Column Type: Checkbox
Details/Information: Checks the checkbox if it's 14 days or more since the last update.
Formula: =IF([Date Updated]@row <= TODAY(-14), 1)
Column Type: Text/Number
Details/Information: This shows the number of days since the last update.
Formula: =NETDAYS([Date Updated]@row, TODAY()) - 1
Would any of those options work/help?
I hope that helps!
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I'm trying to do something similar using the system generated Modified On column. I'm using this formula in a Text/Number column: =NETDAYS((DATEONLY([Modified On]@row), TODAY())) - 1
It's giving me "#UNPARSEABLE"
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Hey @JSpears
Looks like you have a few extra parentheses that don't need to be there 🙂
Try this:
=NETDAYS(DATEONLY([Modified On]@row), TODAY()) - 1
Cheers,
Genevieve
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Thank you @Genevieve P. - That worked!!
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