I am trying to combine data from two tables into a third.
I am using the SUMPRODUCT.
I have a list of numbers that correspondent with the headers in Components. Though the list with numbers in column P is somehow not recognized in the formula. If I insert any number directly it works perfectly, yet I need to have this adressed for many instances, so I would like to have a cell reference.
All tables are named.
=SUMPRODUCT((Components[Varenummer]=[#[Numbers'#]])*(Components[[#Headers];[441510]:[443707]]=P5)*(Components[[441510]:[443707]]))
I have tried to change the format for the cell and also in the above formula. This gives nothing.
I have tried solutions such as,
=value(P5)
=text(value(P5);"##")
I am simply out of ideas on what is happening?!
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I have a large-ish spreadsheet of about 1400 rows. One of the columns in that row has been populated from a free-flow text and contains details about numerous items people are requesting. There's no consistency about what's in the text box though.
Image 1 has an example of what the data looks like. C2 is the cell with the data in is. D2 is where I want to extract the list of things from C2 to. If an item appears multiple times I only want it to show once.
Example image of data
The list where the things I want to look for is on a separate sheet (Example of list array) and the list is defined by the range name "items" and runs from A2:A95.
I'm using Excel365 (despite the example screenshots) and have been trying various solutions from here on SO and various other Excel help pages but can't find anything that will work how I've got things setup. I've nothing against using VBA if that's the only way to do it, but would prefer a simpler solution if possible.
Thanks in advance.
I created a Named Range for your reference list so in my formula ThingsToLookUp is referencing the range A2:A9 in my sample file below.
=TEXTJOIN(", ",TRUE,IF(ISERROR(SEARCH(ThingsToLookUp,C2)),"",ThingsToLookUp))
Note that you will stumble on some edge cases here with SEARCH. For instance, if the string has Crossbow you will always output Crossbow and Bow since the later is a substring of the first. Less important but this solution also outputs the items in the order as they appear on the reference list, not as they appear in the input string.
I've been struggling with this longer than I care to admit, but I have a fairly simple OFFSET function call which works on one sheet, but if I copy it to a different sheet it gives a #VALUE error.
On a sheet named "Deliverable" I have this formula in a cell:
=OFFSET(Deliverable!$B$72,1,0,,3)
and it works fine.
If I go to any other sheet and use the same exact formula, or use it in the Name Manager, it gives a #VALUE error.
If I leave off the final parameter indicated the number of columns I want, it does work:
=OFFSET(Deliverable!$B$72,1,0)
but of course isn't giving me the range I need.
Any idea what's going on with this?
I'm using Excel 2016 on Windows 7.
-- Updated Info --
In a nutshell, my spreadsheet has two cells which I'm using as dropdown lists, where the 2nd cell's list feeds off the selection in the first. The data they are based on has this format:
OptionA A B C D
OptionB A B
OptionC D E F
So the first dropdown uses a simple Data Validation source pointing to the column with OptionA, OptionB, etc. Once that's chosen, the second dropdown list should contain the appropriate options for the one selected. So if OptionB is selected, then the 2nd dropdown list should show A and B.
When I initially wrote this, the data validation source was just a simple VLOOKUP entry, but the lists often had blanks since the number of options varies for each entry. Wanting to fix it up a bit, I ended up with this formula:
=OFFSET(Deliverable!B72,Deliverable!B87,0,1,COUNTA(OFFSET(Deliverable!B72,Deliverable!B87,0,1,5)))
There won't be any more than 5 options, and there are no empty cells in the middle of the data to filter out.
In one spreadsheet I have I used this as a named range definition, then specified the named range for the cells data validation source and it worked. In this other spreadsheet however, it gave me the error described earlier.
However, it looks like when I enter the statement directly into the data validation source field and not in the name manager, it works as expected.
Am I taking the totally wrong approach?
What is it that you want this formula to do? As written, it is returning a block of three horizontal cells. The #VALUE error is Excel's way of telling you "Hey, you're trying to return three cells, but I can't fit them all in the one cell that you are calling this formula from".
The reason you see a result in some places and not others is because of something called Implicit Intersection. Give it a spin on Google. But basically, it just returns whichever one of those three results corresponds to the column that the formula is entered into. If you copy that exact same formula to say row F you will see that it returns a #VALUE error there, because it doesn't know what cell it should return given the column you're calling it from doesn't match any of the cells it is returning. The fact that you don't know this indicates that the formula you're using doesn't in fact do what you think it does.
--UPDATE --
Okay, following your further clarificaiton it seems that you're talking about Cascading Dropdowns aka Dynamic Dropdowns. Lots of info on Google about how to set these up, but you may be interested in an approach I blogged about sometime back that not only provides this functionality, but also ensures that someone can't later on go and change the 'upstream' dropdown without first clearing the 'downstream' one should they want to make a change.
Note that those links talk about a slightly complicated method compared to others, but the method has it's advantages in that it also handles more levels than two, and your DV lists are easily maintained as they live in an Excel Table.
This sounds like an array equation. Try hitting Ctrl+Shift+Enter in the other sheets to validate it as an array equation.
Whenever you need to reference ranges instead of single cells, Excel needs to know that you are working with arrays.
I'm having a very difficult time with transitioning my VLOOKUP statement from simply referencing sheets and ranges (which work like a charm), to instead using table and column names.
I'm trying to make the VLOOKUP a bit more robust as the sheet where it is pulling from will constantly be changing data, so column numbers will change frequently. Thus, I'd like to just reference a column by its name.
I have converted the source data sheet to a table.
I have named all columns appropriately and double checked spelling.
This VLOOKUP works great (currently):
=VLOOKUP(E6,'Costs'!$A$2:$AE$84,19,FALSE)
However, what I would like to do is make it look this:
=VLOOKUP(E6,tblCosts[Order Number],tblCosts[June 2017], FALSE)
I have been fiddling with also trying to use MATCH which is not working either:
=VLOOKUP(E31,tblCosts[Order Number],MATCH(F4,tblCosts[June 2017],FALSE),FALSE)
UPDATE
This formula now works but it is returning the order number...not the cost for the month.
=VLOOKUP(E31,(tblCosts[Order Number]),(tblCosts[June 2017]),FALSE)
Normally I would keep trying this myself...but I am feeling overwhelmed and have been trying for hours. Any advice would be great.
Thank you!!
This should work for you:
=VLOOKUP(E31,tblCosts[#All],COLUMN(tblCosts[Jun-17]),false)
The COLUMN(TblCosts[Jun-17]) returns the column number of the field you want.
The VLookup searches the first column of tblCosts[#All] - (all the data in the table) for the data (in E31) and returns the data in the column you want.
This formula will continue to work even if you add columns or rows to the data.
Make sure that any heading which looks like a date in your spreadsheet eg "Jun-17" is stored as Text and not as a Date, as it will not match the string "Jun-17" when you use VLookup.
=VLOOKUP(E37,tblCosts[#All],match("Jun-17", tblCosts[#Headers]),FALSE)
This match is looking for the column name in all column headers and will return the number of columns to the right of the first column rather than the column number in the sheet. This avoids having to use COLUMN(tblCosts[Jun-17]) - COLUMN(tblCosts[Order Number]) + 1 when your table doesn't start in column A.
Ref: https://www.excel-university.com/vlookup-hack-4-column-labels/
I'm looking for a little bit of help learning about how to use vlookup and iferror formulas together.
I am working as a licensing specialist within the insurance industry. My job requires that I frequently access more than a dozen spreadsheets that are emailed to us on a weekly basis from our clients. I am working to develop tools that allow us to consolidate that information on-demand to be able to run reports. I'm having no trouble using the VLookup function to pull data from various spreadsheets using an unique identifier. I do need some help, however, with a trickier formula.
I have put together a spreadsheet that allows me to put in the ID of the representative and it returns various bits of information, such as their name, license numbers, job codes, etc. Now I need to come up with a formula that takes the value returned in the job code field and searches another spreadsheet to return what training they are required to complete based on their job code. This spreadsheet is about 2000 rows, and is formatted with the training names spanning across the top row, job codes listed in column "A" and the word "yes" in each column that matches a training that the job code is required to take.
It looks like this: https://i.imgur.com/71COmfF.png
I need the formula in my reports spreadsheet to lookup the job code using VLookup and then return the column header if the cell has text.
The data will be loaded into this spreadsheet: https://i.imgur.com/2CyFURt.png
Here is the Vlookup formula I am using to get the job code:
=VLOOKUP(B3,'.\[Weekly_HR_Report_040615.xlsx]HR'!$A:$Q,10,FALSE)
How can I pair that same kind of formula with something like an IfError formula to return the column header if there is a "Yes" in the cell of the row that matches their job code?
I know that I can work through it as an array using VBA, but I would prefer to just place a formula in each cell so that I can pass this spreadsheet to another college when I move to a different role in the future and they won't struggle too much with adding to it.
Thanks for any help that you might be able to provide! I really appreciate it!
I would use INDEX and MATCH to cross reference and retrieve the titles where applicable:
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),2)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,2),"")
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),3)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,3),"")
=IF(INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,MATCH($H$5,'JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A:$A,0),4)="Yes",INDEX('JobCode_Training.xlsx'!$A$1:$H$6,1,4),"")
etc.
I wasn't sure what your reference table is saved as, so you'll need to replace 'JobCode_Training.xlsx'! with whatever the correct path is.
Since you have multiple trainings that can apply to each jobcode, you'll either need to have multiple cells for the results, or you can concatenate them into one.
The following article from excelvlookuphelp.com answers your question I believe...
The Problem
You might be expecting that not all of your search values are going to return something from the search table. Instead of the formula returning #N/A you’d like the result to look different when your vlookup value isn’t found (either blank or an indicator to show that the value hasn’t been found or a zero if you’re wanting to do maths with the results).
The Solution
You can use the iferror function.
It works like this
= iferror (YourVlookupFormula, WhatToSayInsteadOf#N/A)
Here’s an example
=iferror(vlookup(D3,A:C,3,false), “No Value Found”)
Or if you would rather it was just blank then instead of having No Value Found, just have the two sets of inverted commas, like this
=iferror(vlookup(D3,A:C,3,false), “”)
source: excelvlookuphelp
I'm working on a sensitive Excel file where I'm not allowed any VBA code, so I have to help myself with basic formulas in Excel. Please note that I am not allowed to add extra columns and the solution has to be in one single cell. What I have are two columns:
Column A has numbers from 1-10.
Column B has numbers from 1-10.
I'd like to know e.g. for all 3's in A, how many 5's are in B.
The result would be as well seen with the use of two filters, but I don't want to do this over and over again, since the size of the columns will only get bigger.
I tried to use INDEX-MATCH command in the COUNTIF, but it's not that simple. The main problem is to define how to look and search in each row and then count/sum/whatever.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Though a function not available in versions of Excel before 2007, it seems:
=COUNTIFS(A:A,3,B:B,5)
met the requirement here.