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Data validation to Keep column I cell Empty if Condition Met in column J


Trying to add Data validation in column where first value before / >139 OR Last value after / >89 then Data Validation will strict the cell to add anything. It would be empty if condition met. I have tried but its not working your help will be appreciated.

=OR(IF(TRIM(LEFT(J3,FIND("/",J3)-1))>139),IF(RIGHT(J3,FIND("/",J3)-2)>89),"")

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Solution

  • data validation uses same logic as conditional formatting...

    =(REGEXEXTRACT(J3, "^\d+")*1>139)+(REGEXEXTRACT(J3, "\d+$")*1>89)
    

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    to Keep column I cell Empty if Condition Met in column J

    =NOT((REGEXEXTRACT(J3, "^\d+")*1>139)+(REGEXEXTRACT(J3, "\d+$")*1>89))
    

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