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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
ERROR.TYPE

ERROR.TYPE

Description

Returns an integer representing the error type of the specified value. 1 = #NULL!; 2 = #DIV/0!; 3 = #VALUE!; 4 = #REF!; 5 = #NAME?; 6 = #NUM!; 7 = #N/A; 8 = #GETTING_DATA; #N/A = Anything else.

Syntax

ERROR.TYPE(
error_value
)
  • error_value
    : The value to return the error type for.

Example

Formula
Result
=ERROR.TYPE(12/0)
2
=ERROR.TYPE({10,11,12})
#N/A

Notes

  • The #GETTING_DATA  state occurs during a live data refresh and isn't an actual error.