#INVALID COLUMN VALUE

LGraf
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edited 05/18/23 inSmartsheet Basics

I am trying to run some formulas using data including a cell with a date but am receiving an #INVALID COLUMN VALUE error.

The cell, which is actually part of a larger data set organized in a column, is linked from another sheet. Both the original cell and the linked cell are formatted as dates. The same error occurs when trying to use a simple =ISDATE formula with data from other cells regardless of whether they have dates, numbers, or text.

Where am I going wrong?

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  • Paul Newcome
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    当使用一个日期值公式,you need to use the DATE function.

    =IF(CONTAINS("Meeting Package 4", [Actualized Services (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row), IF([Date of Award Notification (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row >DATE(2021, 12, 08), "$100"), "$105")

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  • Andrée Starå
    Andrée Starå ✭✭✭✭✭✭

    Hi@LGraf

    I hope you're well and safe!

    Can you share some screenshots?(Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help.

    I hope that helps!

    Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

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  • LGraf
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    See screenshot below.

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  • Andrée Starå
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    @LGraf

    Can you also paste the formula you're testing?

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  • Paul Newcome
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    It looks like you are trying to pull a date value into a non-date type column. Is the column you are putting the formula in set as a date type column?

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  • Andrée Starå
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    @LGraf

    Try changing the column to a Date Type or test adding +"" at the end of the formula if you don't want it formatted as a date column.

    Did that work/help?

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  • LGraf
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    I wasn't able to get any of those suggestions to work. See formulas and screenshot below.

    [Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]1 contains "=ISDATE([Date of Award Notification (Awarded Call Tracker)]1)"

    [Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]3 contains "=ISDATE([IF CONTAINS MEETING PACKAGE 4 = 1]@row)"

    [Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]5 contains "=ISDATE([Actualized Services (Awarded Call Tracker)]5)"

    [Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]7 contains "=ISDATE([Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]8)"

    [Test formulas 1 (text/number column)]8 contains "05/03/23"

    (公式2 (da进行测试te column)]1 contains "=ISDATE([Date of Award Notification (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row)"

    (公式2 (da进行测试te column)]6 contains "=IF([Test formulas 2 (date column)]8 > "1/1/2020", "greater", "less")"

    (公式2 (da进行测试te column)]7 contains "=ISDATE([Test formulas 2 (date column)]8)"

    (公式2 (da进行测试te column)]9 contains "06/12/22"

    The formula I am actually trying to run in [0001]1 contains "=IF(CONTAINS("Meeting Package 4", [Actualized Services (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row), IF([Date of Award Notification (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row > "12/8/21", "$100"), "$105")" but is turning up #INVALID OPERATION due to the original date issue.

    Thanks a ton for your help!

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    当使用一个日期值公式,you need to use the DATE function.

    =IF(CONTAINS("Meeting Package 4", [Actualized Services (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row), IF([Date of Award Notification (Awarded Call Tracker)]@row >DATE(2021, 12, 08), "$100"), "$105")

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Hi @Draykov<\/a>,<\/p>

This is an easy fix - you have some brackets in the wrong place which is causing the IF statements to not be nested properly. When combining the individual IFs, the closing brackets should end up at the end of the combined statement, with a comma separating to make the false part of the IF statement, like so:<\/p>

=IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 1|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 1|Evening\"), \"08\/24\/2023\", IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 2|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 2|Evening\"), \"08\/29\/2023\", IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 3|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 3|Evening\"), \"08\/31\/2023\")))<\/p>

Give this a whirl and it should work for you - if there are still issues then post what error you're getting! 😊<\/span><\/p>"},{"commentID":389821,"body":"

Hey @Draykov<\/a>. Looks like it's just placement of parentheses! Try the below<\/p>

=IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 1|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 1|Evening\"), \"08\/24\/2023\", IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 2|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 2|Evening\"), \"08\/29\/2023\", IF(OR(Webinar@row = \"Session 3|Afternoon\", Webinar@row = \"Session 3|Evening\"), \"08\/31\/2023\")))<\/p>"}]}},"status":{"statusID":3,"name":"Accepted","state":"closed","recordType":"discussion","recordSubType":"question"},"bookmarked":false,"unread":false,"category":{"categoryID":321,"name":"Smartsheet Basics","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/smartsheet-basics%2B","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"}]}],"initialPaging":{"nextURL":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/api\/v2\/discussions?page=2&categoryID=321&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":4937,"limit":3},"title":"Trending in Smartsheet Basics","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">

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