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Hey @decrom<\/a> <\/p>

Try this and see if it produces the expected result. Please be sure to test one 'In Process' with ZERO 'Untrained'. Was this what you expected?<\/p>

=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row)) > 0, IF(COUNT(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row)) = COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Untrained\"), \"Untrained\", IF(AND(COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Untrained\") >= 1, COUNT(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row)) > COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Untrained\")), \"In Progress\", IF(COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"In Process\") >= 1, \"In Process\", IF(COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Trained\") >= 1, \"Trained\", IF(COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Proficient\") >= 1, \"Proficient\", IF(COUNTIFS(CHILDREN(Proficiency@row), \"Preceptor\") >= 1, \"Preceptor\")))))))<\/p>

Please let me know what we need to tweak<\/p>

Kelly<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":322,"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions","allowedDiscussionTypes":[]},"reactions":[{"tagID":3,"urlcode":"Promote","name":"Promote","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":5,"count":0},{"tagID":5,"urlcode":"Insightful","name":"Insightful","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":11,"urlcode":"Up","name":"Vote Up","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":13,"urlcode":"Awesome","name":"Awesome","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0}],"tags":[{"tagID":254,"urlcode":"Formulas","name":"Formulas"}]},{"discussionID":107653,"type":"question","name":"Sum all children rows under parent","excerpt":"I have my project worksheets organized by year, quarter, month, project, etc. Is there a simple formula to sum all children rows one indent in? For example, all months sum up to the quarters which sum up to the year? I only want them to sum at one indent in from the immediate parent row.","snippet":"I have my project worksheets organized by year, quarter, month, project, etc. Is there a simple formula to sum all children rows one indent in? For example, all months sum up to…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-07-16T12:23:14+00:00","dateUpdated":"2023-07-17T08:25:09+00:00","dateLastComment":"2023-07-17T14:32:04+00:00","insertUserID":163321,"insertUser":{"userID":163321,"name":"HH_BE1894","title":"Brand Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/HH_BE1894","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-07-17T13:40:29+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭"},"updateUserID":91566,"lastUserID":163321,"lastUser":{"userID":163321,"name":"HH_BE1894","title":"Brand Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/HH_BE1894","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-07-17T13:40:29+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":4,"countViews":37,"score":1,"hot":3379117218,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107653\/sum-all-children-rows-under-parent","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107653\/sum-all-children-rows-under-parent","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":107653,"commentID":385551,"name":"Re: Sum all children rows under parent","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/385551#Comment_385551","dateInserted":"2023-07-17T14:32:04+00:00","insertUserID":163321,"insertUser":{"userID":163321,"name":"HH_BE1894","title":"Brand Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/HH_BE1894","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-07-17T13:40:29+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Get Help","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/get-help"},{"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-07-17T11:09:14+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-07-17T09:37:31+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":385514,"body":"

Hi @HH_BE1894<\/a> <\/p>

I hope you're well and safe!<\/p>

You can add a so-called helper column that indicates a level and then use that in the calculation.<\/p>

Try something like this for the helper column. (change the column names as needed)<\/p>

I usually add a so-called helper column called Level with the formula below, and then you can use it to identify parents and use it for conditional formatting and more.<\/p>

=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN([Task Name]@row)) > 0, COUNT(ANCESTORS()) + 1)<\/p>

Would that work\/help? <\/p>

I hope that helps!<\/p>

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!<\/p>

Best,<\/p>

Andrée Starå<\/strong><\/a> | Workflow Consultant \/ CEO @ WORK BOLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>

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@lea.s6<\/a> when a page is loaded in WorkApps the setting related to how the page shows on a mobile can be amended here:<\/p>

\n
\n \n \"image.png\"<\/img><\/a>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n


<\/p>"},{"commentID":385520,"body":"

Thanks for your answer !<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":322,"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions","allowedDiscussionTypes":[]},"reactions":[{"tagID":3,"urlcode":"Promote","name":"Promote","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":5,"count":0},{"tagID":5,"urlcode":"Insightful","name":"Insightful","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":11,"urlcode":"Up","name":"Vote Up","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0},{"tagID":13,"urlcode":"Awesome","name":"Awesome","class":"Positive","hasReacted":false,"reactionValue":1,"count":0}],"tags":[]}],"initialPaging":{"nextURL":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/api\/v2\/discussions?page=2&categoryID=322&includeChildCategories=1&type%5B0%5D=Question&excludeHiddenCategories=1&sort=-hot&limit=3&expand%5B0%5D=all&expand%5B1%5D=-body&expand%5B2%5D=insertUser&expand%5B3%5D=lastUser&status=accepted","prevURL":null,"currentPage":1,"total":10000,"limit":3},"title":"Trending in Formulas and Functions ","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">

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