Data containing parenthesis
Hi,
I have data that contains a parenthesis. Is there a special way to reference data that contains a parenthesis in countifs statement? Here is the formula:
=COUNTIFS(Category:Category, "System Maintenance (Post Go-Live)", Rating:Rating, "1")
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Matt
Answers
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As long as it's wrapped in quotes the formula should have no problem with that value:
Are you seeing incorrect results or an error? If so, could you post screen captures of your current sheet set-up, but please block out sensitive data.
Cheers,
Genevieve
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Hi,
The formula you posted looks like mine. The data in the Category matches exactly. I am not getting an error message, just an incorrect result. You have the same situation I have with the "(" being highlighted - being interpreted as part of a formula. I have multiple values in Category, but this is the only value that contains parenthesis. All other formulas related to the other values in Categories are calculating correctly.
I've attached a screen print of data. Here is the formula:
=COUNTIFS(Category:Category, "System Maintenance (Post Go-Live)", Rating:Rating, "4")
Thanks
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Forgot to attach the screen print
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Thank you for the screen capture! Even though the parentheses highlight, they should still be seen as text because we've wrapped it in quotes.
Can I check to see if this incorrect result is related to how you have the Rating column value displayed? I see you have the number 4 wrapped in quotes in your formula, which would cause the formula to search for a text string of 4, but it looks like your sheet has the Rating column set as numerical values.
Do you get the correct result with the following:
=COUNTIFS(Category:Category, "System Maintenance (Post Go-Live)", Rating:Rating, 4)
Could you maybe try filtering the sheet by your two criteria to double check what the outcome should be?
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Thank you Genevieve.
Removing the "" around the values worked.
Matt
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Great! I'm glad we could figure it out 🙂
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