HansVogelaar thanks for the reply,
in the excel attached to my firs message there are some formula that I have tried to use to have the following condition and is nearly working except for some error:
e.g. when I have B/C/D not "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" but E/F/G not blank J = "FALSE" instead of blank
e.g. when I have B not "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" but C/D "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and E/F/G empty K = A2 and L = A2 instead of empty
below formulas that I have used:
Column H:
if B/C/D are not "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and E/F/G are blank H2 = A2
but if C or D are "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" or E/F/G are not blank H2 = empty
=IF(OR($B2="Approved";$B2="Approved as noted";$B2="Suitable for Tender");"";
IF(AND($B2<>"Approved";$B2<>"Approved as noted";$B2<>"Suitable for Tender";$C2<>"Approved";
$C2<>"Approved as noted";$C2<>"Suitable for Tender";$D2<>"Approved";$D2<>"Approved as noted";$D2<>"Suitable for Tender";$E2="";$F2="";$G2="");$A2;""))
Column I:
if B is "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and C/D are not "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and E/F/G are blank I2 = A2
but if C or D are "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" or E/F/G are not blank I2 = empty
=IF(OR($C2="Approved";$C2="Approved as noted";$C2="Suitable for Tender");"";
IF(OR($B2="Approved";$B2="Approved as noted";$B2="Suitable for Tender");$A2;
IF(AND($D2<>"Approved";$D2<>"Approved as noted";$D2<>"Suitable for Tender";$E2="";$F2="";$G2="";$B2<>"Approved";$B2<>"Approved as noted";$B2<>"Suitable for Tender";);$A2;"")))
Column J:
if C is "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and D is not "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and E/F/G are blank I2 = A2
but if C or D are "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" or E/F/G are not blank J2 = empty
=IF(OR($D2="Approved";$D2="Approved as noted";$D2="Suitable for Tender");"";
IF(OR($C2="Approved";$C2="Approved as noted";$C2="Suitable for Tender");$A2;
IF(AND($E2="";$F2="";$G2="");"")))
Column K:
if D is "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" and E/F/G are blank K2 = A2
but if D is "Approved";"Approved as noted";"Suitable for Tender" or E/F/G are not blank K2 = empty
=IF(AND($E2="";OR($B2="Approved";$B2="Approved as noted";$B2="Suitable for Tender");OR($C2="Approved";$C2="Approved as noted";$C2="Suitable for Tender"););"";
IF($F2<>"";"";
IF(AND($D2<>"Approved";$D2<>"Approved as noted";$D2<>"Suitable for Tender");"";
IF(AND($E2="";$G2="");$A2;""))))
Column L:
E/is not blank and F/G are blank L2 = A2
but if F/G are not blank L2 = empty
=IF(AND($F2="";$E2="";OR($B2="Approved";$B2="Approved as noted";$B2="Suitable for Tender");OR($C2="Approved";$C2="Approved as noted";$C2="Suitable for Tender");OR(
$D2="Approved";$D2="Approved as noted";$D2="Suitable for Tender"));"";
IF($F2<>"";"";
IF(AND($D2<>"Approved";$D2<>"Approved as noted";$D2<>"Suitable for Tender");"";
IF(AND($F2="";$G2="");$A2;""))))
Column M:
=IF($F2<>"";$A2;"")