I'm struggling to understand Index, Match and I am wondering if perhaps it is not appropriate for what I am trying to do.
I have several columns of pay codes with pay values in them. I want another column that combines all their values with another sheet that contains a list of the codes and descriptions.
I've tried to get index match to work for me, but I think because I am trying to match the horizontal column names that is what is messing me up.
Can anyone help me understand Index Match where I need to match a column of data to a row of column names and then put only the non-blank cells from the range in a special format?
Here is my sheet sample. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/175HbwmFf2Z_S_5Q-w6k6DOYC2MXenTefxbKy_y57sfA/edit?usp=sharing
Any help is appreciated, thank you :)
You could try (in F2)
=trim(join(,ArrayFormula(if(transpose($A2:$E2)<>"", transpose($A$1:$E$1&" "&VLOOKUP($A$1:$E$1, Pay_Codes!$A$1:$B, 2, 0)&" - "&$A2:$E2&char(10)),))))
and drag down..
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I have a dropdown text column, Claims!B2:B that is supposed to match Ref!A2:A and select Ref!B2:B text.
I tried
=ArrayFormula(IF($B$2:$B="","", LOOKUP($B$2:$B,Ref!$A$2:$A,Ref!$B$2:$B)))
some results not consistent
=QUERY(Ref!A2:B,"Select B where A = "&B2:B&"")
resulting in error
=FILTER(Ref!B2:B,Ref!$A$2:$A=B2:B)
wrong results and not arrayed.
I like to know what should be the simplest array formula for the scenario and if possible correct my other trials for my learning process.
Sample data attached. sample supplier
Please use
for your Category column
=INDEX(IFNA(VLOOKUP(B2:B,Ref!A2:C,3,0)))
and for your GST Stats
=INDEX(IFNA(VLOOKUP(B2:B,Ref!A2:C,2,0)))
(As you notice the only difference is the column number from 2 to 3)
Functions used:
INDEX
IFNA
VLOOKUP
following problem:
I have a column with wrong Ids
Now I want to watch those wrong Ids with another sheet where I have same Ids and the correct link I want to match with those Ids:
So what I same up with is the following ->
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2,'extract base'"B:F),"")"))
But obviously doesn't work haha. So basically very easy -> if the Id from Sheet 1 matches with the Id from Sheet two put in the second column (in my example custom_label) the value of sheet two column 2
Any help is appreciated, thank you so much!
Your current VLOOKUP formula is not structured correctly at all, and your sheet reference 'extract base'"B:F is also not written correctly. Have you read the basic documentation on VLOOKUP usage and syntax?
Delete B2:B entirely.
Then place the following in B2:
=ArrayFormula(IF(A2:A="",,IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2:A,'extract base'!B:F,5,FALSE))))
This formula should provide results, if any, for all rows (assuming that your second sheet is, in fact, called exactly extract base).
I have two tabs in a sheet, that have different ranges. One is preset data, the other is an import from a program we use. I'm trying to figure out a way, if possible, to pull specific data from sheet 1, and match it with values in sheet two, that aren't sorted the same.
Example sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OsSWQ_48VrcTU3pXGeJ_1syluKPVeVRune39UA9I3x4/edit?usp=sharing
I'm trying the formula =sort(filter(Sheet1!B1:B,match(B1:B, Sheet1!B1:B ,0)),2,TRUE), but it's just putting the results in order. If I replace the column # on the sort with 1, it sorts it out of order but it doesn't match column B, like I need it to.
The documents i'm working with are 2000+ rows each, I'd rather not manually do this if at all possible.
Please assist? Either way, thank you for reading.
Try:
=arrayformula(iferror(vlookup(MATCH( B1:B,Sheet1!$B$1:B,0),{(ROW(Sheet1!A1:A)),Sheet1!A1:A},2,0)))
Explanation
step#1 =arrayformula(MATCH( B1:B,Sheet1!$B$1:B,0)) will give the row where each value column B will be found in Sheet1!column B
step #2 =arrayformula({ROW(Sheet1!A1:A),Sheet1!A1:A}) will build a virtual matrix whith in column#1 the row and in column#2 the value of Sheet1!column A
finally: join the two formulas as vlookup(___step#1____,____step#2______)
I have a formula that works as long as all the data it is trying to match from is in Column A. I need this to also look at the data in column B to see if it matches. I also have another formula that matches two different columns and I also need it to look in both A and B for the data. Both of these are used for conditional formatting. Can anyone help me set these up so it is looking on the Received tab in both columns A and B?
Current formulas that work:
=match($C:$C, indirect("Received!A2:A"),0)
=and(match($I:$I, indirect("Received!A2:A"),0), (match($O:$O, indirect("Received!A2:A"),0)))
What I am trying to do but is not working:
=match($C:$C, indirect("Received!A2:B"),0)
=and(match($I:$I, indirect("Received!A2:B"),0), (match($O:$O, indirect("Received!A2:B"),0)))
Test Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dDrmASkiy4KY8ywVuBLdZzAZtvyTohJBFFWtSte5g8A/edit?usp=sharing
try:
=OR(MATCH($C:$C,INDIRECT("Received!A2:A"),0),MATCH($C:$C,INDIRECT("Received!B2:B"),0))
and:
=OR(AND(MATCH($I:$I,INDIRECT("Received!A2:A"),0),(MATCH($O:$O,INDIRECT("Received!A2:A"),0))),
AND(MATCH($I:$I,INDIRECT("Received!B2:B"),0),(MATCH($O:$O,INDIRECT("Received!B2:B"),0))))
I am trying to find a closest absolute value with index match. I looked at several other posts like here but what i am trying to do is a bit different as i want to add multiple search criterias.
As you can see , I am trying to get the absolute closest time for a specific person.
I am using the formula =index(C2:C21,match(F4,B2:B21,-1),match(E4,A2:A21,0)) and I had to copy column B in column C to make my 1st match work. The result is shown in G4. Unfortunately I am struggling to get the correct result.
Effectively I would like use the formula that was posted in the previous post (see link at the top) =INDEX(E2:E21,MATCH(TRUE,INDEX(ABS(D1:D21-I4)=MIN(INDEX(ABS(D2:D21-I4),,)),,),0))
with with a search criteria (the name of the person).
Any help would be much appreciated
Thank you
Thanks #avram
I still end up with some cases where the formula does not work. See below. in G6 and G7 i should get 10:25. (You can ignore column A)
Try this formula in G4,
=index(C$2:C$21, match(min(index(abs(index(C$2:C$21+(B$2:B$21<>E4)*1E+99, , )-F4), , )), if(B$2:B$21=E4, abs(C$2:C$21-F4), 1E+99), 0))
This will work in either google-sheets as a standard (non-array/non-CSE) formula or excel as an array (CSE) formula.
If anyone else wants to tackle this problem with a more elegant formula, you can copy the sample data from this publicly shared google-sheet.
Index match find closest value with multiple search criteria
Perhaps this may exempt a fourth person from retyping the same tired data that the op delivered in image(s).
A very simple approach using a "helper" column with data like:
We want the closest absolute match for larry to 10:15 AM. We enter larry in E1 and 10:15 AM in F1
Then in D2 we enter:
=IF(A2=$E$1,ABS(B2-$F$1),"")
and copy downward. (this is the absolute difference for larry) Finally in E2:
=INDEX(B:B,MATCH(MIN(D:D),D:D,0))
With bigger tables having more columns, it is very easy to add additional criteria if needed.
This answer uses Array Formulas which must be entered using CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER. It's kind of complicated, so I'll do my best to explain and will revise if necessary. Here's a screenshot:
Here is the formula in its raw form; names are entered in column A, Times in Column B.
=INDEX(B1:B7,MATCH(MIN(IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")),IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")))
As you might suspect, it uses INDEX/MATCH to get the job done, but the key is using an IF statement to generate both the search criteria and the array that the MATCH function searches within. Let's break it down.
Sec 1, Match Search Array
IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")
This creates the Search array for the match function. If the name in D2 (our criteria) is equal to the name in the search array, it return the absolute value of the difference between the criteria time and the time in the array we're searching. Otherwise it returns a blank value. Do not use 0 for this as it will skew the match result.
Sec 2, Match Search Criteria
MIN(IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),""))
This tells us the smallest value in the above array. We use this value as the search criteria in the MATCH function.
Sec 3, putting 1 & 2 Together
MATCH(MIN(IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")),IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")) This searches for the smallest abs difference defined in Section 2 within the array created in Section 1 and returns the row number.
Sec 4, Indexing the times
=INDEX(B1:B7,MATCH(MIN(IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")),IF(A1:A7=D2,ABS(E2-B1:B7),"")))
This returns the time value from column B in whatever row is identified by the Match function above.
Hopefully this all makes sense. Remember to enter it as an array formula.