I need help writing a formula.

Elayne Smith
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edited 06/12/23 inFormulas and Functions

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if cell b >0, then calculate the Sum Cell b-cell a

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  • Carson Penticuff
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    Yes I do get a circular reference. What I want to do if possible is if the month = $0 leave it as $0. but if the month is greater than $0 then take that amount and subtract it from the previous months amount to get the difference.<\/p>","bodyRaw":"[{\"insert\":\"Yes I do get a circular reference. What I want to do if possible is if the month = $0 leave it as $0. but if the month is greater than $0 then take that amount and subtract it from the previous months amount to get the difference.\\n\\n\"}]","format":"rich","dateInserted":"2023-06-12T14:15:49+00:00","insertUser":{"userID":162272,"name":"Elayne Smith","title":"Project Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Elayne%20Smith","photoUrl":"https:\/\/aws.smartsheet.com\/storageProxy\/image\/images\/u!1!z_neMx7Hvj4!mVDfnuqtMWQ!RH9Ly5uQ-po","dateLastActive":"2023-06-13T12:50:51+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭"},"displayOptions":{"showUserLabel":false,"showCompactUserInfo":true,"showDiscussionLink":false,"showPostLink":false,"showCategoryLink":false,"renderFullContent":false,"expandByDefault":false},"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/380093#Comment_380093","embedType":"quote"}"> https://community.smartsheet.com/discussion/comment/380093#Comment_380093

    You would need to add another column to be able to make that calculation.

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Try this:<\/p>

=SUMIFS({Ext Price}, {Activity Description}, CONTAINS(\"CF\", @cell))<\/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":106971,"type":"question","name":"Using SUMIFS Formula","excerpt":"Needing help writing a SUMIFS formula! I have tried a few ways, but just get errors. =SUMIFS({budget}, {Type}, \"AMR\", {leadership}, \"Truttmann\")) I would like to have the sum of the budget if the type is AMR and the leadership is Truttmann. I have multiple types and leaderships that I would be using this for. Thanks!","snippet":"Needing help writing a SUMIFS formula! I have tried a few ways, but just get errors. =SUMIFS({budget}, {Type}, \"AMR\", {leadership}, \"Truttmann\")) I would like to have the sum of…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-06-27T18:45:22+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-06-28T12:24:31+00:00","insertUserID":162642,"insertUser":{"userID":162642,"name":"jtomeaCH","title":"ISG Support Manager","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/jtomeaCH","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-28T12:25:13+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":45516,"lastUser":{"userID":45516,"name":"Paul Newcome","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Paul%20Newcome","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/082\/nQPUTVFKKWDJ2.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-28T12:29:28+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":5,"countViews":34,"score":null,"hot":3375849593,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/106971\/using-sumifs-formula","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/106971\/using-sumifs-formula","format":"Rich","tagIDs":[254],"lastPost":{"discussionID":106971,"commentID":382799,"name":"Re: Using SUMIFS Formula","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/382799#Comment_382799","dateInserted":"2023-06-28T12:24:31+00:00","insertUserID":45516,"insertUser":{"userID":45516,"name":"Paul Newcome","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Paul%20Newcome","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/082\/nQPUTVFKKWDJ2.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-28T12:29:28+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-06-27T20:19:39+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-06-27T19:59:16+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":382688,"body":"

Double check your cross sheet references. Make sure they are all single columns by clicking on the appropriate column header.<\/p>


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When doing this, give the sheet a little time to load before selecting the column. Sometimes moving too fast allows you to select a column header before the sheet fully loads in the creator window. Then when the sheet does finally completely load in, the selection automatically reverts to the home cell (top right corner). This happens to me quite a bit when I am in a hurry.<\/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":106984,"type":"question","name":"Using Countif to count Often and Very Often,","excerpt":"however I can't get it to work the Often is also counting the Very Often: =COUNTIF([Tools & Resources (SE-2)]8:[Tools & Resources (SE-2)]12, HAS(\"Often\", @cell), NOT(HAS(\"Very\", @cell)))","snippet":"however I can't get it to work the Often is also counting the Very Often: =COUNTIF([Tools & Resources (SE-2)]8:[Tools & Resources (SE-2)]12, HAS(\"Often\", @cell), NOT(HAS(\"Very\",…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-06-27T22:21:22+00:00","dateUpdated":"2023-06-27T22:25:38+00:00","dateLastComment":"2023-06-27T22:37:19+00:00","insertUserID":13941,"insertUser":{"userID":13941,"name":"steinkj","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/steinkj","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/drupal_profile\/files\/2017-04\/84\/c0\/n84c060f2d4e16db2de757af80ad4cdca.png","dateLastActive":"2023-06-27T22:35:42+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭"},"updateUserID":13941,"lastUserID":13941,"lastUser":{"userID":13941,"name":"steinkj","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/steinkj","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/drupal_profile\/files\/2017-04\/84\/c0\/n84c060f2d4e16db2de757af80ad4cdca.png","dateLastActive":"2023-06-27T22:35:42+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":2,"countViews":24,"score":null,"hot":3375811121,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/106984\/using-countif-to-count-often-and-very-often","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/106984\/using-countif-to-count-often-and-very-often","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":106984,"commentID":382723,"name":"Re: Using Countif to count Often and Very Often,","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/382723#Comment_382723","dateInserted":"2023-06-27T22:37:19+00:00","insertUserID":13941,"insertUser":{"userID":13941,"name":"steinkj","title":"","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/steinkj","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/drupal_profile\/files\/2017-04\/84\/c0\/n84c060f2d4e16db2de757af80ad4cdca.png","dateLastActive":"2023-06-27T22:35:42+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-06-28T09:04:26+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-06-27T22:35:14+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":382720,"body":"

Hi @steinkj<\/a>, change the \"HAS\" to an equal.<\/p>


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=COUNTIF([Tools & Resources (SE-2)]8:[Tools & Resources (SE-2)]12, \"Often\")<\/p>"},{"commentID":382723,"body":"

Thank you, as always I was trying to make it too hard!!!!<\/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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