Date & Quarters

[raheem]

Hi,

I need a simple formula to get the quarter number from date. In below table, if column A is already date, it should mention the quarter in column B. But if column A is already quarter, it should simply equal in column B. Changing date format is not an option. I tried to create a formula with IF+MONTH+SWITCH etc. but it becomes too complex to understand for other users.

[TABLE="width: 227"]
<colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD="align: center"]A[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]01.01.2018[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]05.02.2018[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]10.03.2019[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]03.04.2019[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]31.05.2018[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q4[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Q4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Q4[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

 

[FormR]

Hi, you could try:

=IF(ISNUMBER(A2),"Q"&ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0),A2)

 

[raheem]

Hi, you could try:

=IF(ISNUMBER(A2),"Q"&ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0),A2)

Doesn't work. Probably because ISNUMBER returns FALSE as the input is having two dots (01.01.2018 not recognized as number)
Also, there is no standard date format in A2, so how can MONTH(A2) identify a month out of A2.

 

[FormR]

Doesn't work. Probably because ISNUMBER returns FALSE

Hi, it wasn't clear that your dates were text and not real excel date serial numbers.

I would probably advise converting your text dates to real dates - but here is an alternative you can try.

=IF(LEFT(A2)="Q",A2,"Q"&ROUNDUP(MID(A2,4,2)/3,0))

 

[Phuoc]

he input is having two dots (01.01.2018 not recognized as number)

One way:

=IF(COUNTIF(A2,"??.??.????"),"Q"&ROUNDUP(MID(A2,4,2)/3,0),A2)

 

[raheem]

As I said in start, changing format is not an option. But the alternative is also fine.

Thanks

 

[raheem]

Hi, it wasn't clear that your dates were text and not real excel date serial numbers.

I would probably advise converting your text dates to real dates - but here is an alternative you can try.

=IF(LEFT(A2)="Q",A2,"Q"&ROUNDUP(MID(A2,4,2)/3,0))

As I said in start, changing format is not an option. But the alternative is also fine.

Thanks

 

[welshgasman]

FormR was not asking you to change the format. He was asking you to supply dates as real dates, not text looking like dates.
If they were real dates, they could still look like 10.01.2019, then ISNUMBER would work.

 

[Mr_Lucky]

Hi, I am using this formula ="Q" & ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0) & " "&year(A2). However some of the cells in A2 are blank and the value Q1 1900 is returned instead of blank. I have tried to add IFERROR but is till returning Q1 1900.

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Dates[/TD]
[TD]Quarters[/TD]
[TD]Expected result[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Q1 1900[/TD]
[TD]Blank[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]30/09/2019[/TD]
[TD]Q3 2019[/TD]
[TD]Q3 2019[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


I would really appreciate any help with this issue

 

[mse330]

Hi, I am using this formula ="Q" & ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0) & " "&year(A2). However some of the cells in A2 are blank and the value Q1 1900 is returned instead of blank. I have tried to add IFERROR but is till returning Q1 1900.

I would really appreciate any help with this issue

How about this

=IF(ISBLANK(A2),"","Q"&ROUNDUP(MONTH(A2)/3,0)&" "&YEAR(A2))