Basic SUMIFS help with date syntax

[Weaselwithagun]

I've tried several variations, but can't seem to recall, or work out how to use SUMIFS properly

I want a formula that will show the total sum of figures per person per specific time period (i.e. month), but am getting nowhere. i can create separate formulas to get the answer, but would rather do it in one - can someone explain where i'm going wrong?

My best effort looks like this:

=SUMIFS(Data!H2:H10,'Front Page'!A10,Data!G2:G10,Data!$M$2:$M$10,">="&DATE(2018,8,1),Data!$M$2:$M$10,"<="&DATE(2018,8,31))

which i'm sure you can see is coming up with VALUE?

any advice greatly appreciated

[Glenn Kennedy]

It looks like you haven't told Excel which range to sum. the syntax is:

=SUMIFS(range to sum, criterion range 1, criterion 1, criterion range 2, criterion 2, criterion range 3, criterion 3)

if that doesn't work...

Will you please attach a SMALL sample Excel workbook (10-20 rows of data is usually enough)? However, please give us an indication of the approximate number of rows of data you want the solution to work with (100, 1000, 100,000 or whatever). Please don't attach a picture of an Excel sheet (no-one will want to re-type all your stuff before starting).

1. Make sure that your sample data are truly REPRESENTATIVE of your real data. The use of unrepresentative data is very frustrating and can lead to long delays in reaching a solution.

2. Make sure that your desired solution is also shown (mock up the results manually).

3. Make sure that all confidential information is removed first!!

4. Try to avoid using merged cells. They cause lots of problems!

Unfortunately the attachment icon doesn't work at the moment. So, to attach an Excel file you have to do the following: Just before posting, scroll down to Go Advanced and then scroll down to Manage Attachments. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Maybe:

=SUMIFS(Data!H2:H10,Data!G2:G10,'Front Page'!A10,Data!$M$2:$M$10,">="&DATE(2018,8,1),Data!$M$2:$M$10,"<="&DATE(2018,8,31))