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    Circular Reference Error

    I am trying to round a number up but I get a circular reference error. I am using =(E67/3.4)+D67 in cell D68. The cell shows 216.705 but I want it to show 217. Cell D67 is =SUM(D2:D66). Cell E67 is +SUM(E2:E66). When I change cell D68 to =(E67/3.4)+D67+ROUNDUP(M66,0) then I get a circular error message. Can you help? Is there an easier way to just round up my number in cell D68? Thanks, jhclaws.......

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    hi and welcome to the forum.....try this

    =ROUNDUP(E67/3.4)+D67,0)

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Hi,

    What's in M66 since this is the only cell that's creating a circular reference.

    Why not upload the workbook since you have it rather than just describing what's in the cells. Many of us are less than inclined to create workbooks from scratch when you've already done it.
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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Quote Originally Posted by judgeh59 View Post
    hi and welcome to the forum.....try this

    =ROUNDUP(E67/3.4)+D67,0)

    untested

    HTH
    I tried that but I got "You've entered too few arguments for this function." I will try to upload the spreadsheet/workbook so you can test it. I just want cell D68 to show a rounded up whole number like 217. I am using this cell to make more calculations on the TAB "Andy's Receipt" .... thanks again for your help ...JHCLAWS
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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Hi jhclaws

    When you are getting any Circular Reference Error it means you are trying to do something repetitive.

    If you do not want this error, just simply click on the Enable Iterative Calculation option.

    How to do this, here are the steps
    1. Excel Options
    2. Click on Formulas
    3. Within Calculation Options, you will find the option Enable Iterative Calculation . Please click on the check box.

    Doing following steps you will not get the error.

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Judge left out a (...
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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Quote Originally Posted by shyamhappy View Post
    Hi jhclaws

    When you are getting any Circular Reference Error it means you are trying to do something repetitive.

    If you do not want this error, just simply click on the Enable Iterative Calculation option.
    Sorry, thats not the way to fix this. You need to identify the cause and correct it here. Leaving a circ err can cause all sorts of strange unexpected answers to pop up.

    The reason for a circ error is normally a logic error as in when you try to reference A1 in A1, or where yoy say that A1=B1 and then you say that B1 = A1.

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Hi FDibbins

    Apologies for that I had to dig in to the logic error.

    I replied this because even I had faced same problem. So I Enabled the Iterative option.
    From then I didn't had any error. But I will check now


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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    @ shy, no, you still had the error, it just wasnt telling you it was there now

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    First I will look even that and this.

    Thanks a lot for this reply

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    Re: Circular Reference Error

    Quote Originally Posted by jhclaws View Post
    I tried that but I got "You've entered too few arguments for this function." I will try to upload the spreadsheet/workbook so you can test it. I just want cell D68 to show a rounded up whole number like 217. I am using this cell to make more calculations on the TAB "Andy's Receipt" .... thanks again for your help ...JHCLAWS
    Hi,

    The workbook you uploaded is inconsistent with your original post. For instance there is nothing in D68.

    I'm guessing it's D44 that you are wanting to round, in which case, and as others have mentioned:
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