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Array formula returns a 0, but I don't want it to

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    Array formula returns a 0, but I don't want it to

    I have a simple array formula in "sheet2" that pulls data from "sheet1" in the range of -1 to 1. It looks like this:

    =SUM((Sheet2!$B10=Sheet1!$A$12:$A$13)*(Sheet2!C$9=Sheet1!$B$11:$G$11)*(Sheet1!$B$12:$G$13))

    Every month, more data is added, but I want to be able to drag the formula for the rest of the year even though the data for the next 4 months does not exist yet.

    The problem is my array formula returns empty cells as 0. I tried using an IF statement to put zeros as NA(), but some of my data includes zeros and I want those zeros to show up.

    Finally, the reason I want zeros to show up, but not empty cell zeros is because I have the array data automatically charted on a line graph and I don't want the line dropping to zero just because the data is nonexistent.

    Thanks in advance for any help!

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    I think you need to attach the spreadsheet, or explain a bit more. We do not know what any of the cell references refers to. I also wonder if a sumproduct would be a better way to go for the solution.

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    Attached is a basic example of what I'm trying to do.

    As you can see in cell E11 and F12 of the Rawdata sheet, there are zeros. But for the rest of the months in the year there are blank cells. I want the actual zeros to show up on the ArrayFormula sheet, but I want the blank cells to return #NA. This is because I have a chart that is automatically updating each month and I want it to show the zeros, but I don't want it to show zeros for months that don't exist yet.

    I hope this helps. Thanks in advance!
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    Those ranges are different sizes and shapes.
    That will produce unpredictable results.
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    Do you mean different sizes because of the blank cells? I have the array looking into a 2 row by 8 column area, but some of that data hasn't been inputted yet.

    Here's a cleaner version just incase my random placement is a problem.
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    I mean that in the formula, A$12:$A$13 is a 2 X 1 range, $B$11:$G$11 is a 1 X 6 and !$B$12:$G$ is 2 X 6

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    Here ya go

    don't why you had the if statement there, not sure what you were gettting at but you missed a very important "if" in the array sumIF formula.

    See file attached for your answer. Please note that i switched your order for the logic test. I prefer to see it Range=Criteria but the way you had it.....Criteria=Range will work as well.


    Enjoy
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