How to pull earliest start date based on condition
I am trying to create a conditional formula that will pull the earliest start date (listed on a separate sheet) based on a criteria which in this case is the room number. Currently, these dates are tied to the resource manager in the reference sheet and are manually inputted into this summary sheet
I have tried using the IF function with column references, but I feel I am missing something.
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Hi @Sofia I.,
I think you're looking for the MIN function, as that returns the earliest date in a range:
=MIN([Start Date])
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This is currently what I am working with:
=IF({Reference Sheet Range 1} = Room@row, =MIN({Reference Sheet Range 2}))
Where each reference range is a column. It gave an "#Invalid operation" error. I would also like to point out that not every room is connected to the earliest date in the column
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You'll want to remove the "=" in front of MIN, let me know if that fixes it!
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Hi @Sofia I.
I hope you're well and safe!
Try this.
=IF({Reference Sheet Range 1} = Room@row, MIN({Reference Sheet Range 2}))
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