Leave blank if none of these...Function

How do I take this function and include so that if all are false the cell stays empty?

=IF(CEO Approval to Re-Open]@row = "Approved", "Green", IF[CEO Approval to Close]@row = "Declined", "Yellow", "Red"))

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  • 米歇尔Basson
    米歇尔Basson Overachievers
    edited 01/16/22 Answer ✓

    So if I understand correctly. You have an approval automation on the CEO Approval to re-open column which is either Approved or Declined and you want to have the RYG balls be red if no action has been taken by the approver?

    You could add an option to the dropdown such as Submitted or No Action and make that the default option as soon as your automation runs. The RYG ball would then remain red untill the request has been approved or declined.

    Would something like this work or must the cell be empty?

    米歇尔Basson

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  • 米歇尔Basson
    米歇尔Basson Overachievers
    edited 01/16/22

    Hi@HardWork

    Try this

    =IF([CEO Approval to Re-Open]@row = "Approved", "Green"; IF([CEO Approval to Re-Open]@row = "Declined", "Yellow", IF([CEO Approval to Re-Open]@row, " ", "Red")))

    The " " will detect if there is nothing in the cell and the make the RYG Ball Red.

    Please let me know if this works for you.

    Have a great day.

    米歇尔

    米歇尔Basson

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  • Thank you so much!

    Unfortunately it did not work. So this is a two stage approval process. Stage one is to approval/deny closure. Then later, stage two is approval/deny to re-open. So two columns the function is looking at.

  • 米歇尔Basson
    米歇尔Basson Overachievers
    edited 01/16/22 Answer ✓

    So if I understand correctly. You have an approval automation on the CEO Approval to re-open column which is either Approved or Declined and you want to have the RYG balls be red if no action has been taken by the approver?

    You could add an option to the dropdown such as Submitted or No Action and make that the default option as soon as your automation runs. The RYG ball would then remain red untill the request has been approved or declined.

    Would something like this work or must the cell be empty?

    米歇尔Basson

    Smartsheet Overachiever!

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-basson/

  • Great idea!!! I added in another option and made the function turn a different color if all options are blank!!! Thank you!!!

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