Populating Cells with Table Data

[Brett]

Hi everyone. Hopefully I explain what I am trying to do clearly.
Using a formula (I'd rather not write a macro for this), I'd like to
be able to do the following:

I have a table, Table1, where the column headings people's names
(let's call this group of people PeopleA), and along the side an
abbreviation (what the abbreviation is for is meaningless).

In another table, Table2, I have a list of PeopleA (this repeats every
so often), a unique person next to each instance of PeopleA (let's
call this group of people PeopleB), and a corresponding abbreviation
for each of PeopleB.

I am looking to populate the cells of Table1 with the PeopleB data
from Table2. However, there can be overlap between the abbreviations
of PeopleB such that if the spot is already taken in Table1 by someone
from PeopleB that would correspond to the abbreviation/PeopleA, the
name from PeopleB would move to a separate section of Table1.

OK, maybe this would be more clear with an example. Let's say Table1
was as such:

2 Columns: John, Mary
6 Rows: AB, CD, EF, GH, GH, GH

Now, in Table2, there will be lines that would read:
John Susie AB
Mary Billy CD
John Henry AB

What I'm looking to do in Table1 is to take "Susie" and put it in the
cell corresponding to the John/AB coordinates. The same for Billy in
the Mary/CD coordinates. When I get to Henry, I'd like to put him in
the first available John/GH coordinates.

Is this possible? Is this clear? Thanks for reading this far, and
let me know if anyone out there needs more information!

Thanks!

 

[Don Guillett Excel MVP]

Hi everyone.  Hopefully I explain what I am trying to do clearly.
Using a formula (I'd rather not write a macro for this), I'd like to
be able to do the following:

I have a table, Table1, where the column headings people's names
(let's call this group of people PeopleA), and along the side an
abbreviation (what the abbreviation is for is meaningless).

In another table, Table2, I have a list of PeopleA (this repeats every
so often), a unique person next to each instance of PeopleA (let's
call this group of people PeopleB), and a corresponding abbreviation
for each of PeopleB.

I am looking to populate the cells of Table1 with the PeopleB data
from Table2.  However, there can be overlap between the abbreviations
of PeopleB such that if the spot is already taken in Table1 by someone
from PeopleB that would correspond to the abbreviation/PeopleA, the
name from PeopleB would move to a separate section of Table1.

OK, maybe this would be more clear with an example.  Let's say Table1
was as such:

2 Columns: John, Mary
6 Rows: AB, CD, EF, GH, GH, GH

Now, in Table2, there will be lines that would read:
John   Susie   AB
Mary   Billy    CD
John   Henry   AB

What I'm looking to do in Table1 is to take "Susie" and put it in the
cell corresponding to the John/AB coordinates.  The same for Billy in
the Mary/CD coordinates.  When I get to Henry, I'd like to put him in
the first available John/GH coordinates.

Is this possible?  Is this clear?  Thanks for reading this far, and
let me know if anyone out there needs more information!

Thanks!

You can probably do this using OFFSET and INDEX with MATCH
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