Forum Discussion
#NUM error
- Dec 04, 2022
I have isolated the problem. Using the formula below (which is an example that applies to the whole sheet and is not specific to the cells indicated). =IF(AND(G27+G28<>0,TODAY()>Dashboard!D29+10),DATEDIF(Dashboard!K29,TODAY(),"d")&" Days Overdue",G27+G28)
If
Dashboard!D29+10 is less than Today() and
Dashboard!K29 is only 1 day greater than Today().The formula will return #NUM!
More than 1 day greater than Today() and everything works again.
This means if you were looking at my sheet more than 1 day after the date in Dashboard!K29 you wouldn't have seen the #NUM! error.
If I change ">Dashboard!D29+10" to ">Dashboard!K29" the formula works no matter what the date is.
I can't recall why I decided to use "Dashboard!D29+10", I assume that I wanted the number of workdays not weekdays from the start date even though, although that didn't really affect the end result. Anyway, it all works now.
Does Dashboard!D29 really contain the formula =IF(D29<>"",D29+12,"") ? If so, that would cause a circular reference since the formula refers to its own cell...
- Emily3918Dec 01, 2022Copper ContributorHi Hans,
It isn't a circular reference as it is saying if D29 is not empty then add 12 to the date that is in D29, otherwise return a blank. The formula is not in D29. it is in K29.