IF Function

[DonnaA]

Hi All
I'm building a timesheet that works around shop workers entering in multiple times throughout the day on multiple work orders.
So I'm accounting for an 8 hour shift that I need to have their 1/2 lunch break automatically deducted from their timesheet.
The issue I'm running into is they can have multiple entries in the morning and afternoon accounting for their time.
IE:

So the above example shows that on the 19th he worked on 3 WO. I used this formula: =IF(F3>="4:00",":00",":30") (in the outlined cell)
With the intention that I want to deduct the 1/2 lunch break on any time recorded that is >= 4 hours.
I've done some reading on entering multiple arguments using the IF function (AND -OR) separated by * but I can't get it to work
I would like a formula that supports this argument: Deduct 1/2 on any time that is>= 4.5 and Deduct 0 on anything less than that time.
Any advice is welcome.
TIA

 

[etaf]

not sure whats entered into time worked or how calculated from image
but it looks like a time value

you say 4 hours then say 4.5 hours

anyway
for 4.5 hours
=IF(E2>=TIMEVALUE("4:30"),E2-TIMEVALUE("0:30"),E2)
for 4 hours
=IF(E2>=TIMEVALUE("4:00"),E2-TIMEVALUE("0:30"),E2)

Book1
	A	B	C	D	E	F
1					time worked
2					4:00	4:00
3					1:00	1:00
4					2:00	2:00
5					4:30	4:00
6					5:00	4:30
Sheet1

Cell Formulas
Range	Formula
F2:F6	F2	=IF(E2>=TIMEVALUE("4:30"),E2-TIMEVALUE("0:30"),E2)

Note: Images are difficult to see , and also requires that I input all the data myself, which means I may make an error, which is very time consuming, and from my point of view less likely to get a response, if a complicated spreadsheet. Plus we cannot see any of the formulas used.

Therefore -

A SMALL sample spreadsheet, around 10-20 rows, would help a lot here, with all sensitive data removed, and expected results mocked up and manually entered, with a few notes of explanation.

This will possibly enable a quicker and more accurate solution for you.

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You can also test to see if it works ok, in the "Test Here" forum.

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OR if you cannot get XL2BB to work, or have restrictions on your PC

then put the sample spreadsheet onto a share

I only tend to goto OneDrive, Dropbox or google docs , as I'm never certain of other random share sites and possible virus.
Please make sure you have a representative data sample and also that the data has been desensitised, remember this site is open to anyone with internet access to see - so any sensitive / personal data should be removed

Make sure you set any share or google to share to everyone

 

[DonnaA]

Hi
Thank you for detailed answer and for the extra time it took to even know what I was asking for.
I will definitely get on board with the XL2BB tool for future posts (newbie here).
That formula worked for what I needed (mostly) but it is missing the last parameter of where if the time entered is less than 4.5 hours to not make the :30 deduction.
So am I able to join 2 arguments to the IF function with an array (*) between the 2 ?
This doesn't work: =IF(F12>=TIMEVALUE("4:30"),F12-TIMEVALUE("0:30"),F12)*IF(F12<=TIMEVALUE("4:30"),F12-TIMEVALUE("0:00"),F12)
What am I doing wrong ?

TIA

 

[etaf]

not sure i follow, what you mean

That formula worked for what I needed (mostly) but it is missing the last parameter of where if the time entered is less than 4.5 hours to not make the :30 deduction.

so why is it missing ???

*IF(F12<=TIMEVALUE("4:30"),F12-TIMEVALUE("0:00"),F12)

isnt F12 - 0 , actually just F12
so

F12-TIMEVALUE("0:00")

is F12 for the true part F12-0
and for the false part its also F12

so why have it at all

clearly i'm not following

If F12 was 3
then my formula would , just show F12 , so nothing taken off the time

as i showed , in my example , only row 5 and 6 6 has the deduction the rest of the results are identical to the original time

That formula worked for what I needed (mostly) but it is missing the last parameter of where if the time entered is less than 4.5 hours to not make the :30 deduction.

so why is it missing ???

 

[DonnaA]

Sorry there was another formula in the adjacent cell that was changing your result based on those parameters....I'm reworking the spreadsheet to now extract any OT.

 

[etaf]

ok,