I am trying to determine the top 3 depending on the selected criteria, amount or count. User can choose between the two. I have the formula to determine top 3 but I don't know how to modify it to take in account of user's selection. User's selection is in J2.
In this case, count is selected but as you can see, my formula spits out amount.
I think I need an array formula nesting choose or offset or something. The formula I have in the selected cell is
=INDEX($A$3:$A$35,MATCH(1,INDEX(($E$3:$E$35=LARGE($E$3:$E$35,ROWS(I$7:I7)))*(COUNTIF(I$7:I7,$A$3:$A$35)=0),),0))
which calculates top 3. How can I get that to change depending on user selection?
Edit: I realize I can have two sets of data for each criteria and do an offset to select between the two but figured one of you wizards can probably do it all in one. (This data is used to drive a graph.)
Edit2: sorry if it was too abstract. There are two columns. E and F. E is a list of amounts. F is a list of counts. I want to find the top 3 of both. But obviously only one at a time. Depending on what the user chooses.
As you can see, even though the selection is currently count (J7), the results show the top 3 by amounts.
By using the number selected in J2, I should be able to nest an offset function to grab the column desired yes? 1 for column E, 2 for column F. That's how I understand the function to work. However, my attempts to nest has failed because I believe I need an array formula which is beyond my skillz.
Edit3: see pic. It shows the top 3 by each criteria. How do I combine them?
You could combine it into one (non-array) formula. Here is a simple example which perhaps you can adapt to your situation.
This is the formula in J7. Change the 2 in J2 to 1 and it will return the largest value in E rather than F.
=INDEX(OFFSET($E$3:$E$35,,J2-1,,),MATCH(1,INDEX((OFFSET($E$3:$E$35,,J2-1,,)=LARGE(OFFSET($E$3:$E$35,,J2-1,,),ROWS(I$7:I7)))*COUNTIF(I$7:I7,$A$3:$A$35)=0),),0))
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This is my first post, so I hope it makes sense.
I'm trying to pay off a credit card in 35 payments and I want to see how much it'll cost me in XX number of payments. In my spreadsheet, I have 3 columns. The first is the date I'll pay it, the second is the payment amount, and the third is the number of payments left. What I'm looking for is a way to search a column (in this case it's column B) for the first blank cell, then display the value of the cell to the right (in column C) and subtract 1 (since that payment has been completed.)
This will be placed in cell F12.
I have attached a screenshot, as well as placed some bogus data in there for reference.
There's a lot of ways to do this since the values are numeric. As was said in the comments, you could sort of shortcut it by using the fact that it's an incremental value less with something like:
c2-count(B:B) or =MINIFS(C:C,B:B,">0")+1
However, to address it in the same way you describe more functionally (i.e. if you were trying to get the text) you'd do something like this with the INDEX function.
Use index to reference all of column C.
Count the number of filled cells in Column B with Counta
Use that count as the second parameter but add 1 for the next row.
Add another 1 as the third parameter to indicate it isn't an array (i.e. first column).=.
So this should work... =INDEX(C:C,COUNTA(B:B)+1,1)
I'm looking for the most efficient approach to transferring information from three columns to one row, right next to each other depending on the company name.
Consider the following example:
I have a 226k data list with product details for several customers (around 30-40k).
One customer can have 2 to 50 products, each with a serial number and a product number. Check out the source data pic.
Output required: One row per customer will have all the product data, serial number, and product number next to each other.
Source data
desired output
I have never used Macro. Can someone please help me find the best way to deal with this issue?
This one is pretty tricky, you'll need to play with column numbers to adjust formula:
The customer list in column F must be typed manually or if you have Excel 365 you may benefit from UNIQUE Function. I did it manually.
My formula in cell G2 is an array formula (must be entered pressing SHIFT+CTRL+ENTER or it won't work!
=IFERROR(INDEX(SI($D$2:$D$14=$F2;CHOOSE(COLUMN()-6-INTEGER((COLUMN()-7)/3)*3;$A$2:$A$14;$B$2:$B$14;$C$2:$C$14);"");MATCH($F2;$D$2:$D$14;0)+INTEGER((COLUMN()-7)/3));"")
Drag to right and then drag to down.
My formula uses the value 6 and 7 because my data starts at column G, that means column number 7. So if you put this somewhere else, make sure you change also 7 and 6 values to the proper values!
Anyways, I've uploaded a sample to Gdrive in case you want to check the formulas by yourself.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TvNUVt0ArzyFK_jsRtZfX1ja2zUgSdhR/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114417674018837700466&rtpof=true&sd=true
So I'm going to eventually have 3 sheets. Sheet 1 is where I have data (numbers for a category and a name associated with it. Sheet 2 is where I pull the top 5 users for each category. Sheet 3 is where I have a leaderboard for points gained.
Right now I'm trying to work with Sheet 2 (grab the top 5 performers from each category. I'm fairly new to Excel, but after some research it seemed that XLOOKUP would be the way to go. (i'll attach screenshots below.
I'm using this formula:
=XLOOKUP(LARGE('Cases Test for Categories'!$C$18:$C$55,1),'Cases Test for Categories'!$C$18:$C$55,'Cases Test for Categories'!$A$18:$A$55)
however when using it I get all 0's.
Here's a screenshot of values I'm trying to grab from "Warranty Service Request"
and here is a screenshot when applying my formula
The solution I would want is to grab the 5 largest numbers from sheet 1 with the person name as well.
I don't think that XLOOKUP can get you anywhere near what you want but the formula below will get you one step closer.
=INDEX(List,MATCH(LARGE(INDEX(List, ,2),1),INDEX(List,,2),0),1)
In fact, it's the explanation of that formula which will be of help. Here we go.
List is a named range, perhaps equal to your 'Cases Test for Categories'!$C$18:$C$55. The reason for using a name is obvious. It's shorter. In my test List = A2:B6, in case you want to reconstruct it. Column 1 has names, column 2 numbers.
The term INDEX(List,,2) specifies the second column of List. You can replace the '2' with a formula to specify different columns of the named range.
In fact, INDEX(List,,1) does specify the first column and INDEX(List,4,1) specifies the 4th cell in that column, and that is exactly what you see in my formula. All of MATCH(LARGE(INDEX(List, ,2),1),INDEX(List,,2),0) just serves to find the row number in List, in this example the number 4.
Of course, LARGE(INDEX(List, ,2),1) returns the largest number in column2 of List. The '1' can be replaced by a formula, for example ROW()-1 which would return 1 if placed in row 2 and count up from there as it's copied down. Try =ROW()-1 in any cell in row 2 and copy the formula down.
MATCH([LARGEST],INDEX(List,,2),0) returns the row number where the largest was found, and that is the number we need to return the name from the first column of List.
This will work perfectly for one column and can easily be modified to work for different columns. Your question doesn't specify how you would like to arrange the 5 results from each category but the formula can be modified a little to accommodate whatever you want. What it can not do is to deal with ties. MATCH(LARGE can only find the first of several identical results.
To break ties in this sort of operation is complicated and must be done ether by helper columns in the data table or using VBA. It's definitely the topic of another question. For now I hope that it's a problem you will not have to anticipate.
I am trying to assemble a index/match combination and am having trouble figuring out how to make it work. I have experience with a lot of the formula types in excel, but unfortunately I am pretty ignorant when it comes to these functions.
I will explain what I am trying to do first, but I have attached 3 images at the end that will probably make things more clear.
In order to identify the specific values I want, I am having to use helper cells. These helper cells are denoted with the (helper) tag in the pictures. These cells go through and grab the adjusted closing price of the stock (column A) at the beginning (column C) and the end (Column D) of a dynamically calculated period.
I would like to consolidate these values into numerical order in columns F and G. The thought is that the first non zero number in C/D is belongs to the first predefined period and should go into columns F/G beside the #1 (column E). This gets carried on through all of the periods (ex: 2nd non zero goes beside the number 2, third nonzero number goes beside the number 3 etc.)
This is just an example of one stock. I need the function or formula to be dynamic enough to work on a wide variety of distributions. Sometimes there are up to 100 dynamically calculated periods within the stock analysis.
Below are the images that should provide more clarity
Image 1 is an example of what the data looks like
Image 2 is a crudely drawn example of how I would like the data to move
Image 3 is the desired result
Image 1
Image 2
Image 3
Updated image for Scott Craner showing out of order results
Please let me know if I can clarify any confusion.
If you just need to return the first value of each period (column C) and the last value of each period (column D), you could use index match and lookup to do this without even using helper columns.
Try this in cell F2
=INDEX(A2:A50,MATCH(E2,B2:B50,0))
And this in cell G2
=LOOKUP(E2,B2:B50,A2:A50)
Depending on much variance is in your overall number of rows, you could use indirect references in the formulas to dynamically update the ranges.
Example:
=INDEX(A2:INDIRECT("A"&COUNTA(A:A)),MATCH(E2,B2:INDIRECT("B"&COUNTA(A:A)),0))
You will need to open macro. Then do the following in recorded macro.
+ Filter only non-null value in C/D
+ Select whole column in C/D then copy the whole column
+ Turn off Filter
+ Paste the whole C/D in F/G
+ Stop macro
Gook Luck
Put this formula if F2:
=INDEX(INDEX(C:C,MATCH($E2,$B:$B,0)):INDEX(C:C,MATCH($E2,$B:$B,0)+COUNTIF($B:$B,$E2)-1),MATCH(1E+99,INDEX(C:C,MATCH($E2,$B:$B,0)):INDEX(C:C,MATCH($E2,$B:$B,0)+COUNTIF($B:$B,$E2)-1)))
Copy over one column and down the list.
I have a spreadsheet and I need to match the two columns together. However "Dove code" is 3600 rows and "code 2" is 1100. They all have the same codes as you can see in the image but you can also see where it starts changing and I need to have the codes all line up so I can see the gaps. I have already arranged them all alphabetically and its the "code 2" that would need to match up to "Dove code
If the above solution would result in too much shunting and vba is not an option, there's another way. Copy the first column and use 'remove duplicates' on it. Now you have an index list, put numbers from 1 to x in the column on the right of it.
Insert a column between the two lists and right of the second one.
Assuming that the index list is in F and the numbers in G, put this formula in the cell right of the first cell in the larger list:
=VLOOKUP(A2,$F$2:$G$500,2,FALSE)
Adjust the range accordingly. Put the same formula in the cell right of the first cell in the shorter list, with of course C2 instead of A2. Copy both formules to the end of the list.
Now both columns have an index on every row. You can match them using data sort, but for that you need to add dummies in the index columns.
Put this formula in the cell right of your basic index list: =countif(B:B,G2)
And this one in the cell right of that: =countif(D:D,G2)
Now you know how many times each record arises in both lists. Just add extra numbers manually so that both formulas turn up the same result. You should be able to do that really fast. If you have 200 records that are used 2 times in the first column and not in the second one, just copy the index of those 200 records and paste them twice. The countif's will automatically update.
You can use an extra column to calculate the difference between the two counts and use data sort on your basic index list to sort on the diferences.
After that just use data sort.
IF my directions are clear enough, this shouldn't cost you more than 10 minutes.
Edit:
Here's an example: http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/6366/k8pg.jpg
Without VBA I do this (for columns with a limited number of mismatches!) by adding a formula such as =INDIRECT("A"&ROW())<>INDIRECT("B"&ROW()) in a helper column. Working downwards, every time you see a TRUE shunt the appropriate column down to suit. But it may be only just about viable for 1100 rows!