How do I search another sheet to see if a column is blank off of a column of search term?

Trae Dodson

I'm trying to figure out how to have my master inventory list go look at another sheet and determine if a certain tool is out or in. In being the default while out would only be triggered if the date received column is blank.

Andrée Starå

Hi @Trae Dodson

I hope you're well and safe!

One way would be to use cross-sheet formulas combined with either a VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH structure to connect the sheets, and when you update the source sheet, it will reflect on the destination sheet.

Would 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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Trae Dodson

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/333840#Comment_333840

@Andrée Starå

I already use a match and index formula to pull the descriptions the issue is I am trying to look at a column within one sheet to verify if it is blank and if it is I want to output on the other sheet a certain value which is confusing me since I don't know how to incorporate it with these formulas.

Trae Dodson

@Andrée Starå ?

Amy Flores C

@Trae Dodson not sure if you ever ended up with a solution, but sounds like you need something like what I made.

The first picture is my master asset inventory sheet with the below formula in the Green box (it's actually a Column formula)

=IFERROR(IF(AND([Project Number]@row = "SHOP", OR([Asset Condition]@row = "RED", [Asset Condition]@row = "YELLOW")), "Maintenance Required", IF(AND(NOT(ISBLANK([Assignee Check-In Date]@row)), [Project Number]@row = "SHOP"), "Available", IF(AND(NOT(ISBLANK([Assignee Check-Out Date]@row)), [Project Number]@row = "SHOP"), "In Transit", IF(ISBLANK([Project Number]@row), "", IF(NOT([Project Number]@row = "SHOP"), "Checked-Out", ""))))), "")

The Second picture is my intake sheet done with a form with conditional logic. I also have a couple more helper columns to help determine the newest entry, from the oldest. The oldest one gets flagged for archive, and an automation will removed the flagged columns. So my intake sheet never has duplicates of an assets barcode.