Overtyping a formulas answer
I need to automatically calculate a number in one column based on another column, but also need the ability to overrule this result at times and manually enter an answer in the "calculated" column.
When I do I don't want to change the column formula to a line formula as multiple lines are continually being added and things will get very messy with insertions and additional lines without a cell formula.
Annual requirement Minimum stock
120 10 (Annual requirement/12)
2400 200 "
12010In this case I want to overtype 25 instead
Am I expecting too much, or has somebody done this?
Many thanks
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Andrée Starå ✭✭✭✭✭✭I hope you're well and safe!
You could add a so-called helper column that could be used to Overrule the other value.
In short.
If anything is in the Overrule cell, show that instead.
Make sense?
Would that work/help?
I hope that helps!
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Thanks Andree,
The helper column doesn't work in this case I'm afraid. I need a single visible column that displays either a calculated value from other hidden columns or an overtyped number that the viewer puts in themselves?
So far all I'm getting is circular references every way I come up with.
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In your sheet, create a third section that adds the results of the first two. It would have the same rows, but the formula for each row would add the cells of section 1 + section 2.<\/p>
Add a helper column called ShowInReport as a Check Box and check all the rows in the third section. <\/p>
Create a report and tell it to show you only Section 3 (where the ShowInReport is true.<\/p>
I hope that makes sense.<\/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":108864,"type":"question","name":"Is there a formula to show as %","excerpt":"What I am trying to do is have my overview brought in automatically each month so it doesn't have to manually be typed in. The struggle I'm having is it wants to bring in as a decimal instead of a %. Below is the formula I am currently using. Is there a way to make it show as % =\"We are at \" + [% closed rate]@row + \"…","snippet":"What I am trying to do is have my overview brought in automatically each month so it doesn't have to manually be typed in. The struggle I'm having is it wants to bring in as a…","categoryID":322,"dateInserted":"2023-08-11T17:22:21+00:00","dateUpdated":null,"dateLastComment":"2023-08-11T19:29:15+00:00","insertUserID":144360,"insertUser":{"userID":144360,"name":"Hollie Green","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Hollie%20Green","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-11T20:24:30+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭"},"updateUserID":null,"lastUserID":144360,"lastUser":{"userID":144360,"name":"Hollie Green","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Hollie%20Green","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-11T20:24:30+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭"},"pinned":false,"pinLocation":null,"closed":false,"sink":false,"countComments":3,"countViews":38,"score":null,"hot":3383558496,"url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/108864\/is-there-a-formula-to-show-as","canonicalUrl":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/108864\/is-there-a-formula-to-show-as","format":"Rich","lastPost":{"discussionID":108864,"commentID":390301,"name":"Re: Is there a formula to show as %","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/discussion\/comment\/390301#Comment_390301","dateInserted":"2023-08-11T19:29:15+00:00","insertUserID":144360,"insertUser":{"userID":144360,"name":"Hollie Green","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/profile\/Hollie%20Green","photoUrl":"https:\/\/us.v-cdn.net\/6031209\/uploads\/defaultavatar\/nWRMFRX6I99I6.jpg","dateLastActive":"2023-08-11T20:24:30+00:00","banned":0,"punished":0,"private":false,"label":"✭✭✭✭✭"}},"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/"},{"name":"Get Help","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/get-help"},{"name":"Formulas and Functions","url":"https:\/\/community.smartsheet.com\/categories\/formulas-and-functions"}],"groupID":null,"statusID":3,"attributes":{"question":{"status":"accepted","dateAccepted":"2023-08-11T19:29:56+00:00","dateAnswered":"2023-08-11T17:49:58+00:00","acceptedAnswers":[{"commentID":390269,"body":"
Try this - =\"We are at \" + [% closed rate]@row * 100 + \"% closed rate on ticket status for the month of \"+[Month]@row.<\/p>"},{"commentID":390301,"body":"
I figured it out! Updated formula to get the 2 decimal places as well.<\/p>
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You were, indeed, very close.<\/p>
=IF([Invoice Received?]@row = 0, IF(AND([Renewal Date]@row >= TODAY(), [Renewal Date]@row <= TODAY(+30)), \"Red\"))<\/p>"},{"commentID":390264,"body":"
