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Count down in days formula

Eric Tinney
Eric Tinney ✭
edited 12/09/19 inArchived 2017 Posts

I need help finding the right formula. I have basic Gantt with four phases, each phase has tasks associated with it as well as durations. I've set a "start date" column and by using durations for each task and predecessors I then have the calculated "finish date" column for each tasks and each phase.

I need to create a third date column and set it up as a count down in days. So at any point if a team member looks at the gantt they'll know that there are "X" amount of days left in the phase or overall project.

I created a 'Days Remaining" column and in the top cell not included in a phase or task Iinserted the formula for todays dated =TODAY(). After this I'm lost.

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Thank you Carson, very helpful!<\/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":[]},{"discussionID":107090,"type":"question","name":"Calculate the # of months between 2 dates, with 1 date being static","excerpt":"Hi all, I am trying to insert a formula that will calculate the number of months (overlapping years) between two dates; 1) Requested Start Date, which is a data column on my sheet, and 2) 12\/1\/22 as a static date in every calculation. So far I have been able to create a basic formula that works, however, I had to create…","snippet":"Hi all, I am trying to insert a formula that will calculate the number of months (overlapping years) between two dates; 1) Requested Start Date, which is a data column on my…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-06-29T15:55:21+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-06-29T18:11:28+00:00","insertUserID":158227,"insertUser":{"userID":158227,"name":"BristolCVN","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/BristolCVN","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-29T18:17:59+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":"2023-06-29T19:12:29+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":3,"countViews":30,"score":null,"hot":3376118209,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107090\/calculate-the-of-months-between-2-dates-with-1-date-being-static","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107090\/calculate-the-of-months-between-2-dates-with-1-date-being-static","format":"Rich","tagIDs":[254],"lastPost":{"discussionID":107090,"commentID":383181,"name":"Re: Calculate the # of months between 2 dates, with 1 date being static","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/383181#Comment_383181","dateInserted":"2023-06-29T18:11:28+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":"2023-06-29T19:12:29+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":"2023-06-29T17:24:10+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-06-29T17:11:25+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":383158,"body":"

Try a DATE function:<\/p>

=(NETDAYS([Requested Start Date]@row, DATE(2022, 12, 1)<\/strong>) \/ 365) * 12<\/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":107082,"type":"question","name":"Automatic Update of Dropdown List?","excerpt":"I saw several discussions on this and I'm wondering if there is a formula or an easy way without a 3rd party to automatically update a dropdown list based on a cell in one sheet? I can create a helper sheet if that would help. Any ideas? I don't believe I have the premium Smartsheets plan. Thank you! Lori","snippet":"I saw several discussions on this and I'm wondering if there is a formula or an easy way without a 3rd party to automatically update a dropdown list based on a cell in one sheet?…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-06-29T14:16:13+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-06-29T18:02:59+00:00","insertUserID":162337,"insertUser":{"userID":162337,"name":"maineL","title":"Admin. & Course Coordinator","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/maineL","photoUrl":"https:\/\/aws.smartsheet.com\/storageProxy\/image\/images\/u!1!plNXqQdBs_o!2kvQ_7y42f4!PTHvB33mICN","dateLastActive":"2023-06-29T18:08:11+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":8888,"lastUser":{"userID":8888,"name":"Andrée Starå","title":"Smartsheet Expert Consultant & Partner | Workflow Consultant \/ CEO @ WORK BOLD","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Andr%C3%A9e%20Star%C3%A5","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/0PAU3GBYQLBT\/nXWM7QXGD6464.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-29T19:42:36+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":11,"countViews":50,"score":null,"hot":3376116552,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107082\/automatic-update-of-dropdown-list","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/107082\/automatic-update-of-dropdown-list","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":107082,"commentID":383175,"name":"Re: Automatic Update of Dropdown List?","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/383175#Comment_383175","dateInserted":"2023-06-29T18:02:59+00:00","insertUserID":8888,"insertUser":{"userID":8888,"name":"Andrée Starå","title":"Smartsheet Expert Consultant & Partner | Workflow Consultant \/ CEO @ WORK BOLD","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Andr%C3%A9e%20Star%C3%A5","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/userpics\/0PAU3GBYQLBT\/nXWM7QXGD6464.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-06-29T19:42:36+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":"2023-06-29T14:52:00+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-06-29T14:50:26+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":383100,"body":"

@maineL<\/a>,<\/p>

I haven't seen this possible without the use of a 3rd party integration. I don't believe it is supported natively in Smartsheet. The question comes up all the time though. <\/p>

BRgds,<\/p>

-Ray<\/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&includeChildCategories=1&type%5B0%5D=Question&excludeHiddenCategories=1&siteSectionID=0&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 Posts","subtitle":null,"description":null,"noCheckboxes":true,"containerOptions":[],"discussionOptions":[]}">

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