Using Array formula and relative referencing most efficiently?

I´m building templates that then gets populated with data into tables. As the data quantity can vary plenty based on the occasion I want to have a flexible way to handle manipulation of the data. I could just add plenty of formulas, but it´s better if this adjusts dynamically. Both so no calculations are missed, but also so there are not useless formulas that still needs recalc.

Column OrderNo gets data from OrderData[OrderNo].

I want G3 to compare E3 and F3. This is all good.
But then I want G4 to compare G4 and F4. Current formula does not make that happen.

What is the most efficient way to handle this?

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SAMPLE FILE
Sample data.xlsx

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But then I want G4 to compare G4 and F4. Current formula does not make that happen.

Simple answer: you can't, as it will produce a circular reference error. You will need to find a different approach.

I asked you for a sample workbook - plase provide it and I'll see what might be best.

Ah, I think I get what you mean (assuming that was a typo in post #1).

Try this:

=MAP(E4:E12,F4:F12,LAMBDA(e,f,IF(e>f,e,f)))

Nice one!

You have to specify a range, but it can be longer than you'll ever need like this:

=MAP(TOCOL(E4:E1000,1),TOCOL(F4:F1000,1),LAMBDA(e,f,IF(e>f,e,f)))

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