copy complete rows based on criteria of cells

Hi all - I am using Excel2010

I need to be able to copy rows from 1 workbook/sheet to another, based on criteria met in multiple columns. the data needs to copy across clean, no breaks in rows

for example:

I have a spreadsheet filled with data, across columns A to Z. In columns B, E and F, I want to be able to specify a criteria. If that criteria is met, I want to copy the rows across to another workbook/sheet.

Any help would be most appreciated. I have been searching for examples, but cant get my head round it!!

I would suggest that you use a helper column (e.g. column AA) with a formula which looks at columns B E and F for each record, to see if the record matches the criteria, and if it does then the formula should return a unique sequential number. It is then fairly easy to retrieve all the data for that record on another sheet using an INDEX/MATCH formula in conjunction with the ROWS function.

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Hope this helps.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Thanks for your reply, happy new year to you (and all)

Sorry its taken me awhile to get back. I have uploaded a example spreadsheet. I need to the data to copy over to sheet2 (dashboard) based on criteria.

For example:
I want to copy all the data from 'Data' sheet where name = Bob and status = active. But I only want to copy of certain columns, Name; status; comments

I hope I have attached the spreadsheet correctly!

Thanks for your help,

Monty

Hi Monty,

Happy New Year to you as well.

I've taken a slightly different approach in the attached file to give you what you are asking for.

First of all, I have compiled a unique list of names in column H of the Dashboard sheet, and called this list Names. This allows me to use cell C1 on that sheet to select a name using the Data Validation drop-down.

Then I put this formula in H2 of the Data sheet:

=IF(AND(B2=Dashboard!$C$1,C2="active"),MAX(H$1:H1)+1,"-")

This can be copied down as far as you like (I've copied to row 35, as the hyphens indicate), and it will identify each record that matches the criteria and allocate a unique sequential number to each matching record. You could, of course, put the formula in any column that suits (e.g. column AA in your real file).

Then I used this formula in cell A4 of the Dashboard sheet:

=IFERROR(INDEX(Data!B:B,MATCH(ROWS($1:1),Data!$H:$H,0))&"","")

and this can be copied across into cells B4 and C4 - the column reference shown in red will change to C:C in B4 and to D:D in C4, but you will need to change the reference to G:G in C4 as that is where the comments are stored in the Data sheet (you will notice that I've made up some comments in the data sheet). Then you can copy those three formulae down as far as you need to (I've copied to row 15 in the attached file).

Then you can just select a new name in cell C1 and the data will automatically adjust to show the active records for that person.

Hope this helps.

Pete

Hi Pete,

Thank you for this. Its just what I was looking for. I will look to implement this into my own spreadsheet.

All the best,

Monty

That's good to hear.

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Pete

Hi,

I've tried your formula and it works great, tx for this.

However I did notice it brings in alot of blanks at the end of the copied data.

Is there a way to stop the formula from adding all the blanks at the end?

Don't copy the formulae down further than you need.

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Pete

I want to download the attached excel. I have registered. But still I can not download attached file.

I could download the file.
Thanks!