I'm struggling to work out where this formula is going wrong, so any guidance will be greatly appreciated!
Background:
I have 2 tabs - the Refined Data tab contains all of the reference data for each item. Each item is on one row, with columns A:Z containing the attributes for that item. The Summary tab displays the results that I am pulling from the Refined Data tab - again, one row per item.
Problem:
I am trying to create a matrix that will help show me whether a specific phrase is present on the Refined Data tab for each item. I can use VLOOKUP to find the item, and am trying to use a combination of MATCH and OFFSET to look along the row and see if the phrase exists. The number of columns is variable for each row, but all are no wider than A:Z. Ideally I would only like to search for the phrase from column I:Z.
The formula I am using does work, as in there are no errors, but it is not pulling back consistent results (i.e. it's displaying phrases that are not the same as "specific text", and not consistently producing the expected results)
Attempted formula:
=VLOOKUP($E7,'Refined Data'!$A:$Z,MATCH("specific text",OFFSET('Refined Data'!$1:$1,MATCH(Summary!$E7,'Refined Data'!$A:$A,0),0),0),0)
Any suggestions?
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