Errors Which Are Displayed for Formulas
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There are two types of formula errors. One is the error displayed when you set a formula and the other is the error displayed when you enter records.
Errors Displayed When Setting a Formula
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The following section describes the errors you might get when you enter and save a formula on the App Settings page.
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| You have entered a full-width symbol "XX". Use a half-width symbol "XX" or check that the entered value is correct. | This error is displayed on the formula setting screen when you entered a full-width symbol wrongly, instead of a half-width symbol. For example, this error is displayed in the following formula because it contains a full-width quotation mark (”). Example: IF=(Option=” On the other hand, this error is not displayed in the following cases.
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| The field code in the formula does not exist or has invalid format. | This error is displayed in the following cases:
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| Field references cause an endless loop. | This error is displayed when you specify the Calculated field as a formula for the Calculated field. This error is also displayed when referring the Calculated field B from the Calculated field A, or when referring the Calculated field A from the Calculated field B. |
| Function x requires y arguments. | This error is displayed when the number of arguments specified for the YEN/DATE_FORMAT/NOT/IF/CONTAINS function is not enough. |
| Function x requires y or more arguments. | This error is displayed when the number of arguments specified for the AND/OR/SUM function is not enough. |
| Function ROUND (or ROUNDUP/ROUNDDOWN) requires 1 or 2 arguments. | This error is displayed when the number of arguments specified for the ROUND/ROUNDUP/ROUNDDOWN function is not enough. |
| Function x does not exist. | This error is displayed when you specified a function which cannot be used in Kintone. |
| Function x accepts up to y arguments. | This error is displayed when you specified more than acceptable number of arguments for the formula for the Calculated field or the Text field. |
| Invalid formula format. |
This error is displayed when the formula cannot be solved. For example:
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| Relevant function is not used for the value of the array type. As for values of array types and their usage, refer to the help. | This error is displayed when a formula refers to the Check box/Multi-choice field, or a field in a table is referred outside from the table. In both cases, a formula refers to an "array type field". To refer to the Check box/Multi-choice field from a formula, or to refer to a text type field (Text, Radio button, Drop-down, or Lookup whose source is Text) in a table outside from the table, use the CONTAINS function. Note that a formula which resides outside of a table cannot refer to the Check box/Multi-choice field in the table. To refer to a numeric type field (Calculated field, Number field, or Lookup whose source is Number) in a table outside from the table, use the SUM function. For using SUM and CONTAINS functions, refer to the following pages: CONTAINS Function: Calculation using Check Boxes and Multi-Choices SUM/CONTAINS Functions: Calculations in Tables |
Errors Displayed When Entering Records
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This section explains errors that are displayed in the field where a formula is set, when entering records.
| Error | Description |
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| #CONVERT! | The value cannot be converted. This error is displayed when the calculated result in the calculated field is a string. The result value in the calculated field should be either number, date and time, date, time or hour. Use the Text field if the result value becomes a string. For more details, refer to the following page. When the Calculated Result in the Calculated Field Is a String (Cause and Solution for #CONVERT! error) |
| #PRECISION! | The result value exceeds the number of significant digits. For details on how to set the significant digits, see the following page: Setting the Significant Digits of Numbers and the Rounding Method |
| #VALUE! | This error is displayed when the value type or the operator is not appropriate. Example 1: Adding a string to a value Example 2: Using the + operator for concatenating strings For example, any number you entered in a drop-down is treated as a string. It cannot be used for calculation as a number. Refer to Data Types of Values Referenced by Formulas |
| #ERROR! (Not for DATE_FORMAT function) | The calculation cannot be performed. For example, when dividing a number by zero (0), exponent exceeds 100 or falls below -100, etc. |
| #ERROR! (For DATE_FORMAT function) | This error is displayed in the following cases:
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When the Calculated Result in the Calculated Field Is a String (Cause and Solution for #CONVERT! error)
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If you set a formula in the Calculated field when the calculated result is a string, #CONVERT! error is displayed.
In this case, calculated result can be displayed by using the Text field.
Select "Calculate automatically" in the Text settings screen, and then enter a formula.
Now, the calculated result "Clear" is displayed.
