Using COUNTIF to return fields that contain certain test data
Devin C.
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Hi Smartsheet Community,
I am trying to create a Sheet Summary field. I want to count how many times my primary column has "D:" in the task name. When I use COUNTIF it returns fields that only contains D: in the field. (See my attached pic).
Is there something that I am missing or should I use another formula?
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Best Answer
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You'll want to add the CONTAINS function into your formula -
=COUNTIF([Task Name]:[Task Name], CONTAINS("D:", @cell))
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You'll want to add the CONTAINS function into your formula -
=COUNTIF([Task Name]:[Task Name], CONTAINS("D:", @cell))
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BRILLIANT!!
Thank you very much Rachel this work great!
Question: Why does the @cell make it work? I thought it would be [Task Name]:[Task Name] but when I try that it returns a value of 0
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