Hi everyone,
I have a table with 3 columns: A:ID, B:Type and C:Name. Column 'Type' is a dropdown menu that contains: P,T,S (short for Phase, Task and Subtask)
I need a formula in column A that generates sequential numbers starting from 1 based on the selection in column B
This is a sample table with the expected results in column A. As you can see, T (task) is a subset of P (phase) and S (subtask) is a subset of T.
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Thanks for noting this. I was using Office 2021 but now using Office 365.
Try this in A2 and copy down.
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Last edited by kvsrinivasamurthy; 06-12-2024 at 05:04 AM.
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Array formula should be confirmed with Ctrl+Shift+Enter keys together.
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If things don't change they stay the same
Thank you so much. its perfect. I appreciate your help.Originally Posted by windknife
Thank you so much. This option works perfect as well.IN D2 copy down
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This is awesome. This option works perfectly. Thank you all for your help.Here's another option:
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CheeseSandwich, just curious, did you have any specific scenario in mind with the "x-x" expression that would yield a different outcome than just leaving those IF legs blank, i.e. defaulting to zero anyway?Please Login or Register to view this content.
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No, not really - it is just the way my brain is working when creating the formula. I wanted to reset to zero so I did a value minus itself, not the most logical approach but then I am not always the most logical person.
However, leaving it blank without the use of -- would bring an issue as you would get a FALSE rather than a zero, therefore the -- converts the FALSE to zero. the function 'N' in the last formula below, does the same as the --.
It could also be written like this:
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I make things up as I go along so sometimes I create things in a way that others may not think of and other times I create a load of rubbish. I am also self taught so do not always approach things in the right way.
Last edited by CheeseSandwich; 06-12-2024 at 08:43 AM.
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Thank you everyone. I really appreciate it.
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