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I want to use the IF function to find out the Vintage of an employee from Date of joining
Solved by V. D. in 40 mins
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Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:01
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Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:02
How may I help you today?
User
05/02/2018 - 02:02
Hi
User
05/02/2018 - 02:02
I want to know if the date of joining of an employee is 12th Jan 2016 then as on date what will be his total vintage in the organisation?
User
05/02/2018 - 02:03
what formula should I type ..
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:03
Vintage is equal to the length of the service till date? Let me know if my understanding is corrrect.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:03
yes
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:04
Ok. Let me work out a formula for you then.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:04
please show me in the spread sheet with few data
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:05
Sure. In what units, you would like to get the result?
User
05/02/2018 - 02:06
In number of days
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:06
Ok.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:06
I also need to know how do i spolit that in 0-6 months : 6-12 months etc
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:07
Ok. Just give me a moment to work on your problem.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:08
Please see the worksheet.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:09
In cell A1, there is the first date, i.e. date of joining.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:09
In cell B2, is today's date.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:09
how do i split it into 0-6 mths, 6-9 months and 9-12 months
User
05/02/2018 - 02:09
need to know the IF and ISERROR functions
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:09
Ok, now you want to categorize in different categories?
User
05/02/2018 - 02:10
yes
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:10
Then let's use the month diff, then
User
05/02/2018 - 02:10
ok
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:10
In cell C2, you can see 24 now.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:10
This is 24 month that is the difference between two dates.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:11
Now we will use this further.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:13
Give me a moment to improve it further.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:16
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:16
I have updated the formula in D1.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:16
Please verify the solution.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:18
Give me few mins to verify ..
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:18
Sure.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:18
After that, I will explain the solution.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:20
Can you explain me Cl D formula please
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:20
Ok.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:21
In cell C1, it's a simple Date difference formula, where 3 inputs are required, first date, second date, and the unit in which we want to see the results.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:21
=DateDif(A1, B1, "M")
User
05/02/2018 - 02:22
ok understood the Cl C
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:22
here M is for month. you can use "Y" for year, "D" for days. You can also use combination of them like "YMD" or "YM" or "MD" etc.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:22
Great!
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:23
In D1, it's a nested IF formula.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:24
IF also need 3 inputs, 1 - condition that is to be checked, 2 - Result if given condition is true, 3 - Result if given condition is false (optional).
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:25
So I am checking C1 for a value, and if that condition is true, give me the first message, if that condition is false, check again C1 for a new value. And so on.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:25
Here I used, IF in another IF 2 times more.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:26
Excel has a limit that you can put upto 8 IF inside an IF.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:26
I hope I was able to explain the solution, please let me know if you have any question.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:28
thx
User
05/02/2018 - 02:29
where can i find teh list of formulas if i dont know
User
05/02/2018 - 02:29
which formula to apply
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:29
You can Google for Excel formulas and Excel help.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:30
can u suggest a link .. also do you guys provide class room trainings ?
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:30
Which formula to apply is dependent on question.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:30
I am sorry, there is no class room training for now.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:31
I am glad that I could help you today. Hope to see here yo soon.
User
05/02/2018 - 02:31
so if I enroll with Got IT Pro ..can I get assistance for the formulas I need
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:31
Yes. For each question, you can start a new session and an expert will be there for help.
Excelchat Expert
05/02/2018 - 02:35
Have a nice day ahead. Bye!
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