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Safety/Quality: how to display a warning for a reading that is out of range (eg. Temperature)

Learn how to display a warning for a reading that is out of range using the IFS() formula

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Written by Erin Clazie
Updated over 10 months ago

For records that require accurate readings, for example Equipment Maintenance Logs, Process Monitoring Sheets, Environmental Monitoring Forms, Calibration Records, Quality Control Checklists, etc., it is necessary to display a warning when a reading is out of range.

To start, navigate your cursor to the left tab and choose whichever table suits your form. Your table should closely look like this (for example a Calibration Record).

Date

Calibration Standard

Temperature Reading

Comments

Warning

C+

(Formula field) - F+

For example,

To display a warning when the initial and final readings are beyond 22 degrees, a warning is displayed in the F column. And if it is below 20 degrees, another warning is also displayed.

Use the formula,

=IFS(C1>22, "Warning, with deviation. Recalibrate.", C1<20, "Too low temperature. Recalibrate.")
  • Note: When you fill out the form and add more logs, the formula is automatically populated.

  • With no log, the warning cell may display "Too low temperature. Recalibrate."

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