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jaolvera
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Aug 18, 2023

If and statement

Hello! I needed assistance with creating a formula cell o2, essentially, I need "yes or no" to auto populate IF there is a date in symptom onset (q2) AND M2 is not blank, otherwise I just want the ce...
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mathetes
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jaolvera 

 

essentially, I need "yes or no" to auto populate IF there is a date in symptom onset (q2) AND M2 is not blank, otherwise I just want the cell to be blank. 

 

A little more description of conditions is needed, I think. You want one of three results in cell O2

  • yes
  • no
  • blank

but you only give two conditions: it's to remain blank unless there's a date in Q2 and M2 is not blank, but what combination of Q2/M2 creates the "Yes" and what creates the "No"?

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jaolvera
Brass Contributor
Aug 18, 2023
the yes is created by have a number in m2 and a date in q2
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    jaolvera
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    Aug 18, 2023
    and the no would be if there is a number in M2 and No date in q2 mathetes
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      mathetes
      Silver Contributor
      Aug 18, 2023

      jaolvera 

      See attached.

      This is the formula in cell O2

      =IFS(

      AND(ISNUMBER(M2),ISNUMBER(Q2)),"Yes",

      AND(ISNUMBER(M2),ISBLANK(Q2)),"No",

      AND(ISBLANK(M2),ISBLANK(Q2)),""

      )

       

      Note that this is an IFS function, which handles multiple conditions very easily. This means you could add more combinations, more consequences, just be spelling them out.

       

      I also use Data Validation to make sure there are numbers, or a date, in columns M and Q respectively.

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