Calculate key project metrics with sheet summary formulas

Automatically calculate budget summaries, aggregate project status and project health, and more, using formulas in sheet summary fields. 

Who can use this?

Plans:

  • Smartsheet
  • Business
  • Enterprise

Permissions:

  • Owner
  • Admin
  • Editor

Find out if this capability is included in Smartsheet Regions or Smartsheet Gov.

In a sheet summary in Grid view, you can use formulas to show critical metrics and summarize data from the sheet for easy access. 

Create a sheet summary formula

In your sheet summary: Type the equals sign (=) and the desired function in a sheet summary field. 

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Sheet summary formula example
  • Use the table below for examples of referencing other sheet summary fields in your sheet summary formulas.

Note that you can’t enter formulas in checkbox fields.

Sheet summary formula examples

The table below has some sheet summary formula examples.

When you referenceUse this syntaxExample formula
Other summary fields (same sheet)[Field name]#=SUM([Budget 2024]2, [Budget 2025]2)
Cells in the sheet[Column name]<row number>=SUM(Expenses1:Expenses3)

Sheet summary field references ([Field Name]#) for formulas can be used both within Sheet Summary Fields and Sheet Cells. For more information, see Formula basics.

For a complete list of functions, see functions.

Cross-referencing other sheet data in formulas

In sheet summary field formulas, you can cross-reference data from other sheets. 

Learn how at Create cross-sheet references.