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I have 2 sheets. One sheet with the demographics of contractors. eg. Company A, Hispanic, Male. In the second sheet I would like to be able to choose the company from a drop down menu (listing all companies) in column A and have columns B and C automatically populated with Hispanic and Male.
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Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:45
Welcome to Excelchat
User
16/10/2018 - 05:45
Hi thank you.
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:45
I see that your question is about populating list automatically..
User
16/10/2018 - 05:46
yes.
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:46
Can you upload your data in here.? So I can better assist you..
User
16/10/2018 - 05:46
Ok. it won't be saved after we end chat correct?
User
16/10/2018 - 05:47
[Uploaded an Excel file]
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:47
I think you can see the history of this session for later ..
User
16/10/2018 - 05:48
I'd like when I enter something in Column A of Sheet 2, columns B and C auto populate based on what's in demographics
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:51
so do you want to populate Prime Contractor SBE (SBE/Non-SBE), Prime Contractor Ethnicity on based on Prime Contractor in column A..
User
16/10/2018 - 05:52
yep!
User
16/10/2018 - 05:52
as well as gender
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:52
for column B .. you have SBE and Non-SBE...
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:52
do you want to display Y or N ?
User
16/10/2018 - 05:53
instead of Y it should have been SBE and Non-SBE for N
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:53
ok..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:53
I can help you with that..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:53
hold please.. please...
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:53
it will take a little bit of time..
User
16/10/2018 - 05:54
no problem, i'm at your mercy lol
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 05:54
ok..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:00
do you want to autopopulate for sub-contractors also?
User
16/10/2018 - 06:00
yes
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:00
one quick question..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:00
AAA Automated Door Repair, Inc.
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:00
E4
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:00
sub-ctonractor..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:01
you have data in the table..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:01
but that subcontractor data is not in Demographics..
User
16/10/2018 - 06:01
yeah that's old data
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:01
ok..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:02
hold on please..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:05
it looks like file size increase to 51M..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:05
so I can upload it in here..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:05
hold on please..
User
16/10/2018 - 06:08
ok
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:09
Hold on please.. I am resizing the file..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:13
[Uploaded an Excel file]
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:13
Please check the file..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:13
column B to D, F to H will auto be populated based on contractor's name..
User
16/10/2018 - 06:14
Awesome! Could you tell me how you did it more or less?
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:14
of cause..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:15
Since you have table in the sheet2..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:15
I added vlookup formula int the cell...
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:15
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP([@[Prime Contractor]],Table1,2,0),"")
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:16
IFERROR is just get rid of error message in case of vlookup can't find data..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:16
so main formula is
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:16
VLOOKUP([@[Prime Contractor]],Table1,2,0)
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:17
[@[Prime Contractor]] is contractor name
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:17
Table1.. is Demographics table name..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:17
and it is searching 2nd column on Demographics table..
User
16/10/2018 - 06:18
Did you have to name the table and columns as a separate step?
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:18
no..
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:18
table is already there..
User
16/10/2018 - 06:18
Ok understood! Thank you so much :)
Excelchat Expert
16/10/2018 - 06:18
no problem..
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