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@Beth Fantozzi 1<\/a> <\/p>

I got you - use this:<\/p>

=IF(COUNT(CHILDREN()) > 0, SUM(CHILDREN()), IF(AND(NOT(ISNUMBER([Quote Amount]@row)), NOT(ISNUMBER([Actual Amount]@row))), 0, IF(ISNUMBER([Actual Amount]@row), [Budgeted Amount]@row - [Actual Amount]@row, [Budgeted Amount]@row - [Quote Amount]@row)))<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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