Inventory from drop down lists.

**Aussie1** · 02-27-2013, 07:01 PM

Hi there everyone. I am incredibly noob at excel so pardon if some of the questions I will be asking seem silly. I am working on an inventory spreadsheet for our company. I have attached the worksheet I am working on so if you want to look at it and see what I have done so far and give suggestions great!!

Here is my first hurdle.

I am wanting to be able to take in inventory when shipments come in. On the worksheet I have a sheet called "Inventory Received". It has 3 fields. Date Received, Item ID and Amount Received.

The Item ID column has a drop down list of all the Inventory Items that we are carrying. (Which is on another Sheet called "Inventory Sheet").

I am wanting to be able to drop down the list, pick the item and put the amount received in and have excel port that number over to the "Inventory Sheet" to the proper spot. How do I accomplish this??

Dave

**oeldere** · 02-27-2013, 07:21 PM

you get better help if you add the corresponding values with an color in your sheet.

in that case we can see what you're up to.

**Break_Point** · 02-27-2013, 07:59 PM

I've updated your file with two formula options.

Yellow cells uses a vlookup formula however this assumes that you only receive one delivery of parts in a month/reporting period.

Orange cell uses a sumif formula, you can have multiple deliveries in this case. I would suggest this one.

Let me know if you need this clarified a bit more.

**Aussie1** · 02-27-2013, 08:33 PM

Thank you Break!!!!! Teaching this man to fish!!

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