COUNTIFS formula question combining date condition and text condition

Why does the first formula fail when it is a combination of the bottom 2? The column is a Text/Number column

Asia formula: =COUNTIFS({CSA UK Surveillance Region}, =[Primary Column]@row, {CSA UK Surveillance Db. Expiry Date}, <TODAY(+90))

Europe formula: =COUNTIFS({CSA UK Surveillance Db. Expiry Date}, <TODAY(+90))

North America formula: =COUNTIFS({CSA UK Surveillance Region}, =[Primary Column]@row)

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Paul Newcome

COUNTIFS gets a little weird when incorporating dates and text strings.

First try @cell references:

=COUNTIFS({CSA UK Surveillance Region}, @cell=[Primary Column]@row, {CSA UK Surveillance Db. Expiry Date}, @cell<TODAY(+90))

If that doesn't work, usually rearranging my range/criteria sets so that the dates come first fixes it for me:

=COUNTIFS({CSA UK Surveillance Db. Expiry Date}, @cell<TODAY(+90), {CSA UK Surveillance Region}, @cell=[Primary Column]@row)

Pam Grant

Thanks, Paul

Unfortunately, I am still getting #INCORRECT ARGUMENT when I try either of your suggestions.

Paul Newcome

Have you double and triple checked to ensure the column on the reference sheet housing the dates is set to a date type column?

Pam Grant

Fair question. :) Yes, it is set to a Date format.

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