If Statement Returning Different value if a cell has a single digit in it versus a two digit number

mint72s

See the sheet below. In the SLA Tally column I want it to look at the [Age of Defect] and if it is larger than [P SLA] return that it is "Outside SLA".

If you see on Row 4, it works correctly. It is recognizing that age of the defect is 7, and it is above the SLA range of 7, and returning "Outside SLA".

However, when the [Age of Defect] column goes to a double digit number, in this instance 12, it then outputs "In SLA"

The if statement formula in that column is the following:

=IF([Age of Defect]@row > [P SLA]@row, "Outside SLA", "In SLA")

NOTE: The [P SLA] column value and the [Age of Defect] column values are results of a formula in those columns.

For instance, [P SLA] value is:

=IF(Criticality@row = "P2 - Major", "3", IF(Criticality@row = "P1 - Critical", "3", IF(Criticality@row = "P3 - Minor", "4", IF(Criticality@row = "P4 - Low", "5", IF(Criticality@row = "Enhancement", "30")))))

When the number in a column is obtained via a formula, will IF statement not work correctly?

thanks,

Shaun

Andrée Starå

Hi @mint72s

I hope you're well and safe!

To add to Intern98's excellent advice/answer.

Another option could be to make sure that the formula reads the cells as values using the VALUE function.

https://help.smartsheet.com/function/value

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Intern98

To add on,

values that are enclosed in " " are considered strings and hence calculation maybe not be accurate.

If integers are of concern, using If formula without " " in the true, false value will automatically return an integer.

=IF( a=b, "1","2") str

=IF( a=b, 1,2) int

Intern98

Hi, you can try modifying your column formula for PSLA and Age of defect by adding:

=INT( your existing formula)

Do let me know if it helped.

Andrée Starå

Hi @mint72s

I hope you're well and safe!

To add to Intern98's excellent advice/answer.

Another option could be to make sure that the formula reads the cells as values using the VALUE function.

https://help.smartsheet.com/function/value

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Intern98

To add on,

values that are enclosed in " " are considered strings and hence calculation maybe not be accurate.

If integers are of concern, using If formula without " " in the true, false value will automatically return an integer.

=IF( a=b, "1","2") str

=IF( a=b, 1,2) int

mint72s

Hello @Intern98 and @Andrée Starå so much for the quick responses!!!

I have to say, after seeing your responses, I just had to do a "face palm"......the answer was really so simple!! lol I guess this is what happens when I had been working on this certain dashboard for several hours, this was the last component, that when I got it to work....all of my data was going to look so good!!! At the time of sending my request for help, I had been working on it about 6 hours, it was 2AM and I probably should have just gone to bed!!

Both of you answered my question and I am now all set!!!

Again, thank you so much, and best wishes!!!

Andrée Starå

@mint72s

Haha! Easy to miss!

Happy to help!

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