Update a field based on the existence of at least one value in another field

[Paul_Naraine]

Hi Airtable team,
Hopefully this is a simple one for most of you…

I have a single table (because I use the Org Chart app and it’s restricted to a single table).

Each record

• has a status field and

• also has a field to other linked fields in the table and

• also has a lookup field for the status of linked fields

I would like to:

• have a field that automatically looks at the status of the linked lookup field
• determine if at least one of the values = “To do”
• then set the status of the record in context to “To do”

Any ideas? Thanks in advance Team! Paul

[kuovonne]

You can have a formula field that computes a new status based on the lookup of the status. However, formula fields cannot change the value of another field.

IF(
    FIND("To do", {lookup of status field} & ""),
    "To do",
    {Original status field}
)

By the way, this is a community forum, and most members are not part of the “Airtable team”. We’re mostly just other people who enjoy using Airtable.

[Paul_Naraine]

Thanks kuovonne - appreciate the quick reply and guidance - I’ll give it a try today - I love AirTable too :winking_face: