If/Then ISBLANK in SharePoint Online Calculated Column

[Arnie_Howes]

I'm sure this is a common need, but I'm drawing a blank.

I am building a Calculated Column for which I need an if/then statement to check the "PermitActual" field and if it is blank, insert today's date. If that is not possible, then I need it to return the "Permit" field instead of today. While I prefer today's date be inserted where [Permit] is in the following, I can't even get this one to work with several tweaks, including ISBLANK. Thanks in advance!

=IF ([PermitActual]="",[Permit],[PermitActual])

[#2 · Accepted solution]

@Arnie_Howes try it with =IF(PermitActual=0,TODAY(),PermitActual)

Rob
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[#3]

@RobElliott, it worked like a charm. Thanks!

[#4]

@RobElliott Hello. I have a follow-on question to this. I have a calculated column I've called "FailPass" that needs to look across a series of choice columns to calculate a score, but also account for blanks. 

The below formula saves as a pass/fail score even if the user left some of the questions unanswered (question choice column is blank). I would rather the FailPass column show as blank until all the necessary questions are answered, which would allow a user to return to a saved item and finish completing it if they were interrupted during the task, or filter on items in the list that are without a FailPass score. 

How should I adjust this? 

=IF(OR([Question 1?]="Inaccurate",[Question 2?]="Inaccurate",[Question 3?]="Inaccurate",[Question 4?]="Inaccurate",[Question 5?]="Inaccurate",[Question 6?]="Inaccurate",[Question 7?]="Inaccurate"),"Fail","Pass"). 

To further complicate this scenario, only certain questions need to be answered based on the type of review a user is completing. In total, this list has about 20 questions that vary based on the selection a user makes in a different choice column I've called "ReviewType". So I am concerned that a calculated field may not recognize when these question columns should indeed be blank based on review type. Should I create a calculated FailPass column for each review type? 

Thanks in advance for your insight. 

[#5]

@CristinaMorales Try using formula like: 

=IF(OR(ISBLANK([Question 1?]),ISBLANK([Question 2?]),ISBLANK([Question 3?]),ISBLANK([Question 4?]),ISBLANK([Question 5?]),ISBLANK([Question 6?]),ISBLANK([Question 7?])),"",IF(OR([Question 1?]="Inaccurate",[Question 2?]="Inaccurate",[Question 3?]="Inaccurate",[Question 4?]="Inaccurate",[Question 5?]="Inaccurate",[Question 6?]="Inaccurate",[Question 7?]="Inaccurate"),"Fail","Pass")

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[#6]

Hello, thank you for this. I have not been able to get this to work yet. I tested by saving an item where some choice columns were left blank on the form, and the calculated column still filled in with a "pass" when I need the field stay blank until all questions are answered. I want the calculated column look at each question and return a blank any of the question choice columns are blank, or return a "fail" if three specific questions are marked as "Inaccurate".

This is what it looks like; what am I missing?

=IF(OR(ISBLANK([Question1?]),ISBLANK([Question2?]),ISBLANK([Question3?]),ISBLANK([Question4?]),ISBLANK([Question5?]),ISBLANK([Question6?]),ISBLANK([Question7?]),ISBLANK([Question8?])),"",IF(OR([Question1?]="Inaccurate",[Question2?]="Inaccurate",[Question3?]="Inaccurate"),"Fail","Pass")