apply formula to cell based on drop down Yes/No selection

Jeremy Wilcox · 04/14/21

I am trying to achieve this outcome where if i select a cell drop down to "YES" it will apply a formula to the Production Email cell that will create an email address that uses a Facility Number along with some defined text.

Email Formula:

="Production" + [Facility Number]@row + "@Company.com"

I need to have something like IF "Production Email Required" = Yes then insert - Email Formula

Any assistance or guidance will be greatly appreciated.

Paul Newcome · 04/15/21

Happy to help. 👍️

Think of it this way...

=IF(this is true, then do this, otherwise do that)

=IF(this is true, run this other formula, otherwise do that)

When nesting formulas, I find it is sometimes helpful to use "helper cells".

Put this in one column we will call for this example "Helper Column 1"...

="Production" + [Facility Number]@row + "@Company.com"

Then put this in another column:

=IF([Production Email]@row = "Yes", [Helper Column 1]@row)

Now you replace "[Helper Column 1]@row" with the formula that is in that cell (excluding the initial = symbol) and you have successfully nested two formulas together.

Paul Newcome · 04/14/21

Try this...

=IF([Production Email]@row = "Yes", "Production" + [Facility Number]@row + "@Company.com")

Jeremy Wilcox · 04/15/21

https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/287400#Comment_287400

Amazing, Thank you so much for your response, it works perfectly. I knew I needed an If Statement but couldn't wrap my head around how to format that in the formula. Appreciate the help!

Paul Newcome · 04/15/21

Happy to help. 👍️

Think of it this way...

=IF(this is true, then do this, otherwise do that)

=IF(this is true, run this other formula, otherwise do that)

When nesting formulas, I find it is sometimes helpful to use "helper cells".

Put this in one column we will call for this example "Helper Column 1"...

="Production" + [Facility Number]@row + "@Company.com"

Then put this in another column:

=IF([Production Email]@row = "Yes", [Helper Column 1]@row)

Now you replace "[Helper Column 1]@row" with the formula that is in that cell (excluding the initial = symbol) and you have successfully nested two formulas together.

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