When Date field is blank #INVALID DATA TYPE appears

Charlene Stacy

I am using the following column formula to project 10 working days from the time a form is sent. How to I change the formula to remove the #Invalid Data Type when the Date field in Date Payment Request Form Sent is blank?

Jeff Reisman

@Charlene Stacy

You'll want to wrap your formula in an IFERROR.

=IFERROR(WORKDAY([Date Payment Request Form Sent]@row, 10), "")

This says, if there's error (from trying to evaluate an empty cell or non-date value with the WORKDAY formula), instead of showing the error message, just leave this cell blank (empty quotes).

Jeff Reisman

@Charlene Stacy

You'll want to wrap your formula in an IFERROR.

=IFERROR(WORKDAY([Date Payment Request Form Sent]@row, 10), "")

This says, if there's error (from trying to evaluate an empty cell or non-date value with the WORKDAY formula), instead of showing the error message, just leave this cell blank (empty quotes).

D Barnes

In this case - I tried to use the suggestion from Jeff, but it changed the error from #invalid data type to #incorrect argument set. What am I missing, please?

Andrée Starå

Hi @D Barnes

I hope you're well and safe!

Can you paste the formula you're having issues with here?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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D Barnes

@Andrée Starå - thank you:

=NETWORKDAYS([Target Announcement Date]@row, [Actual Completion Date]@row)

then, I made the if error (here is the new formula that receives the #incorrect argument set: =IFERROR(=NETWORKDAYS([Target Announcement Date]@row, [Target Completion Date]@row, ""))

Andrée Starå

@D Barnes

Happy to help!

Try this.

=IFERROR(NETWORKDAYS([Target Announcement Date]@row, [Target Completion Date]@row, "")

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D Barnes

No, it didn't work. I still received the #incorrect argument set.

Andrée Starå

@D Barnes

Can you share the formula you tested here?

Also, ensure that the column is a date-type column.

D Barnes

Here it is:

=IFERROR(NETWORKDAYS([Target Announcement Date]@row, [Target Completion Date]@row))

The column is set to text. Should I change this to date? I'm not sure how that would work.

Andrée Starå

@D Barnes

Try my formula exactly as it is, copy and paste. Yours wasn't as mine.

=IFERROR(NETWORKDAYS([Target Announcement Date]@row, [Target Completion Date]@row, "")

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