Formula using the RYG status balls

I'm trying to write a formula using the RYG status balls.


These are the criteria:

Green= If the "Deployment Complete" box is checked

Yellow= if there is a date populated in "Module Go-Live Date"

Blue= for anything else (deployment is not complete and Go-Live is not scheduled)



I only got this far with the formula and (of course!) it doesn't work.

=IF([Deployment Complete],1, "Green", IF([Module Go-Live Date]@row, "", "Blue")


Thanks for your help!

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  • Rich Coles
    Rich Coles ✭✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    How about this:

    =IF([Deployment complete]@row = 1, "Green", IF([Module Go-Live Date]@row <> "", "Yellow", "Blue"))

    This assumes you won't have a case where both Deployment complete and Module Go-Live date are both completed (eg you have an automation that clears the value in Module Go-Live date when Deployment complete is ticked)... if there's a risk of both being ticked, you might want to add a further check in!

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  • Frank S.
    Frank S. ✭✭✭✭✭✭

    Greetings @deb_63_hydracor

    Please give this a try:

    =IF([Deployment Complete]@row = 1, "Green", IF(ISDATE([Module Go-Live Date]@row), "Yellow", "Blue"))

    Please let me know if you have any issues.

    Frank Smith, PMP

    Assistant Director | IT Special Projects Mgr.

    Oregon Parks & Recreation Department

    If my response helps, please mark it as an accepted answer. 😎

  • Rich Coles
    Rich Coles ✭✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    How about this:

    =IF([Deployment complete]@row = 1, "Green", IF([Module Go-Live Date]@row <> "", "Yellow", "Blue"))

    This assumes you won't have a case where both Deployment complete and Module Go-Live date are both completed (eg you have an automation that clears the value in Module Go-Live date when Deployment complete is ticked)... if there's a risk of both being ticked, you might want to add a further check in!

    Rich

    Rich Coles

    Prodactive | Smartsheet-aligned Platinum partners

    Check out our Smartsheet-dedicated YouTube channel for tips, tricks and inspiration

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