Lookup?

[Janmy]

How to set the formula to return the value if I need to lookup the 'month', 'category' and 'region'?

 

[Bob Phillips]

Bit more detail?

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Bob Phillips
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How to set the formula to return the value if I need to lookup the

'month', 'category' and 'region'?

 

[Janmy]

Hi,

In a workbook, I have one worksheet to input the current month result of each region for each category:

Jan-04 Employment cost Milan 100
Jan-04 Rent Milan 20
Jan-04 Income Milan 50
Jan-04 Income Paris 200
Jan-04 Employment cost Paris 30
....... more items....

Then in another worksheet, I have to prepare an analysis (current month) for each region:
Jan-04 Milan Paris
Income 50 200
Employment cost -100 -30
Rent -20
Subtotal -70 170

Then in another worksheet, I have to prepare an analysis (YTD) for each region:
YTD Jan-04 Milan Paris
Income 50 200
Employment cost -100 -30
Rent -20
Subtotal -70 170

Then in another worksheet, I have to prepare an analysis for the region for each month:
Milan Jan-04 Feb-04 YTD
Income 50
Employment cost -100
Rent -70

So what the effective fomula than I can use so that i can just input in one worksheet and then automatically updated / linked to other worksheet?

Thanks and regards

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi Janmy
though this can be done by formulas, looking at your worksheet layout
you should have a look at pivot tables to analyze your data (They are
just IMHO what you're looking for). To get started have a look at
http://peltiertech.com/Excel/Pivots/pivotstart.htm
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/pivots.htm

 

[Janmy]

Hi Frank,
Yes, I know that I may use Pivot table. However, the format of the table is not the desirable one. So can I preset the format of the table?
Or using formulae are still easier?

Thanks and regards.

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
you can change the pivot table format (though this is one of the
negative points of pivot tables). IMHO formulas won't be easier

 

[Bob Phillips]

Jammy,

I will send you an example workbook if you send me you email address.

Send to (bob . phillips @ tiscali . co . uk - remove the spaces)

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

Hi Frank,
Yes, I know that I may use Pivot table. However, the format of the table

is not the desirable one. So can I preset the format of the table?

 

[Janmy]

Thanks Bob.
I have sent you email.

 

[Bob Phillips]

Solution in mail.

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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)