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Good Day All:
I am trying to count the Children and grandchildren in my Status Column that meet a specific criteria. Currently its counting the parent and grandparent in that column
Current formula: =COUNTIF(Status:Status, "Ahead")
Thanks
Hi Kam,
Have you tried the new DESCENDANTS function?
More info: https://help.smartsheet.com/function/descendants
Try this.
=COUNTIF(DESCENDANTS(), "Ahead")
Did it work?
Have a fantastic weekend!
Best,
Andrée Starå
Workflow Consultant @ Get Done Consulting
That worked, thanks!
=COUNTIF(DESCENDANTS(Status1), "Complete")
Ok.
Can you maybe share the sheet(s) or some more screenshots? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help. (share too, andree@getdone.se)
I found the error and it worked perfectly.
Excellent!
Happy to help!
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