Formula will function in Excel but not SmartSheet

rebecca.sand82251

For some reason I am having trouble getting this formula to function in SmartSheet (even though it works in Excel)...

I am wanting to populate a "Y" in 'Valid Approval?' column only when one of the following 2 situations occur:

1) 'Primary Approval' says "Approved" AND 'Secondary Approval' says "Approved"

2) 'Primary Approval' says "Approved" AND 'Secondary Approval' is blank

Valid approval?Primary ApprovalSecondary Approval

Y Approved

N Approved Submitted

N Submitted Approved

Y Approved Approved

This is the formula I wrote that functions in Excel...

=IF((COUNTIF(C2,"Approved")+COUNTIF(D2,"Approved"))*OR(COUNTIF(D2,"Approved")+COUNTIF(D2,"")),"Yes","No")

Any tips on how I get this to function in SmartSheet?

Nic Larsen

Try this:

=IF(OR([Primary Approval]@row= "Approved", [Secondary Approval]@row= "Approved"), "Y")

Nic Larsen

I revised mine a little after thinking about it more:

=IF(AND([Primary Approval]@row= "Approved", OR([Secondary Approval]@row= "Approved", ISBLANK([Secondary Approval]@row))), "Y", "N")

Bruce Case

Another option. If both are Approved, it will populated Y, otherwise, populate N

=IF([Primary Approval]1 = "Approved", IF([Secondary Approval]1 = "Approved", "Y", "N"), "N")

Paul Newcome

I personally put my vote to this one. I think this is probably the most efficient way to achieve the desired results.

rebecca.sand82251

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed & what worked!

rebecca.sand82251

Thank you so much for this! For some reason it did not work but thank you for your time!!

Paul Newcome

I'm kind of curious why this didn't work. Did you get an error, or did it just not function as expected? Based on your original post thisshouldhave done the trick.

rebecca.sand82251

I take that back...it is working perfectly & accounts for all variables I need to look at - this is going to work! Thanks again!

Paul Newcome

Excellent!