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I need to create a formula that fills finds the Sheet (col A) and then the Component (col B) and then adds the value I put in Col H into a cell in the corresponding cell of column of the found sheet.
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User
22/08/2018 - 04:23
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Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:23
hi
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:23
Let me download the the file
User
22/08/2018 - 04:24
Thanks
User
22/08/2018 - 04:25
I need to create a formula that finds the Sheet (col A) and then the Component (col B) and then adds the value I put in Col H into a cell in the corresponding cell of column of the found sheet.
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:25
Can you tell the sheet name you are referring to?
User
22/08/2018 - 04:25
For example, it will find the sheet from A1 of the lookup tab
User
22/08/2018 - 04:26
and then find the component on that sheet (B2)
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:27
correct me if I am wrong but you want a formula that when you enter some other reference it brings the value from there. Is that correct?
User
22/08/2018 - 04:27
and then update the price in col I of that found sheet
User
22/08/2018 - 04:27
correct
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:29
The last part is not possible as each product has difference shee
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:30
*sheet
User
22/08/2018 - 04:32
is it possible to make something a set of formulas that i can copy and paste to each sheet?
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:32
Let us first breakdown the big problem in to small pieces.
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:33
What will be the input? I am assuiming NNPN. Is that correct?
User
22/08/2018 - 04:34
hmmm can you rephrase that>
User
22/08/2018 - 04:34
?*
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:35
Sure. As you mentioned that "it will find the sheet from A1 of the lookup table". Can you tell me based on what column are we looking for?
User
22/08/2018 - 04:36
we are looking for the sheet first (A1)
User
22/08/2018 - 04:36
the component second (B2)
User
22/08/2018 - 04:36
B1*
User
22/08/2018 - 04:37
and then the price... column i of that location found
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:38
Sure
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:46
Please take a look at the sheet "Search"
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User
22/08/2018 - 04:47
ok
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:47
So if you enter any NNMP number, it will get all other details
User
22/08/2018 - 04:48
reviewing
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:48
Sure
User
22/08/2018 - 04:50
ah i see what you did... thats really good. but not what i needed. i need to be able to type intothe lookup tab col h and it update a cell of the corresponding sheeyt
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:52
As I mentioned earlier, the update part will not wok as there are different sheets
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:55
I gave the solution for the part where you wanted to get col B and I information
Excelchat Expert
22/08/2018 - 04:57
Are you there?
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