Find Difference between two Cells that could be Multiselect Dropdowns or Text

Thomas Bostwick
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I am pretty advanced when it comes to smartsheet and formulas. But this one has me stumped. I am trying to find a way to report on the difference between two text or multiselect cells. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Hi @John Littler<\/a> <\/p>

I hope you're well and safe!<\/p>

Try something like this.<\/p>

=IF(OR(Idea34 = \"//m.santa-greenland.com/community/discussion/71108/\", Idea58 = \"//m.santa-greenland.com/community/discussion/71108/\"), \"//m.santa-greenland.com/community/discussion/71108/\", IF(OR(Idea34 < 0, Idea58 < 0), \"Red\", \"Green\"))\n<\/pre>
Did that work\/help? <\/p>
I hope that helps!<\/p>
Be safe, and have a fantastic week!<\/p>
Best,<\/p>
Andrée Starå<\/strong><\/a> | Workflow Consultant \/ CEO @ WORK BOLD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>
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I think this is what you are trying to accomplish. I assume you are dragging the formula down, as this will not work as a column formula due to the absolute references. There were a few issues with the formula you posted, maybe there were some typos when transferring it to your post? <\/p>
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Thank you both very much for all of your assistance<\/p>"},{"commentID":386436,"body":"
Happy to help. 👍️<\/span><\/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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