Calcualted column is returning "#Name?"

[john john]

I have the following formula for a single line of text Calculated column named ShowInApp:-

IF(OR(Status="Inactive",ISBLANK(Status)),"Hide",IF(FIND("Pending",[Category]),"Hide",IF(FIND("Monitoring And Evaluation Plan",[Category]),"Hide","Show")))

but on some cases i will get #Name? or #VALUE!, as follow:-

Any Advice? Thanks

In short i want to set the calculated column to Hide , if any of the following is true:-

1. Status is blank
2. Status = inactive
3. Category contain the word Pending
4. Category contain "Monitoring And Evaluation Plan"

Else to set the calculated column to Show...

[#2]

@john john If the Category column is a choice column you can simplify the formula to:

=IF(OR(Category="Pending",Category="Monitoring And Evaluation Plan",Status="Inactive",ISBLANK(Status)),"Hide","Show")

Rob
Los Gallardos
Intranet, SharePoint and Power Platform Manager (and classic 1967 Morris Traveller driver)

[#3]

@john john Try using this formula in case you want to use "contain" conditions for Category column instead of "equal to": 

=IF(
    OR(
        [Status] = "Inactive",
        ISBLANK([Status])
    ),
    "Hide",
    IF(
        NOT(ISERROR(FIND("Pending", [Category]))),
        "Hide",
        IF(
            NOT(ISERROR(FIND("Monitoring And Evaluation Plan", [Category]))), "Hide", "Show"
        )
    )
)

Documentation: Examples of common formulas in lists

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