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I cannot figure out why this formula doesn't work for me. I've tried a date instead of TODAY(), same results. Any help appreciated. Both columns are formatted for dates.
Try changing the Days under Load column properties to Number/Text.
I second Brian's suggestion. The #Date Expected error is indicating that that column type expects a date returned, not a number. Changing that to text/number column type should resolve the issue.
This is a great resource for troubleshooting errors: https://help.smartsheet.com/articles/2476176-formula-error-messages
I used to use this all the time. I've since written many an error into formulas, so now I only need to refer back to it occasionally. Haha
Thank you everyone, that worked. Super confusing. #DATE EXPECTED to me suggests the column should be formatted for date...
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