Two variables

I hope someone can help!

I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff costs
and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in one
worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category in
another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.

I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".

Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start with
either H or O

The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres (split
between "C" and others).

For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and two
different cost centres.

I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the two
variables ie the category and cost centre.



I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.

Hi

you'll probably need to use sumproduct for this

e.g.
=SUMPRODUCT(--(F1:F30="category1"),--(M1:M30="cost_centre1"),--(N1:N30))

check out
http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html

for more details

Hope this helps
Cheers
JulieD


"Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I hope someone can help!
>
> I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff costs
> and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
> one
> worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category in
> another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
>
> I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
>
> Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
> with
> either H or O
>
> The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres (split
> between "C" and others).
>
> For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
> two
> different cost centres.
>
> I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
> two
> variables ie the category and cost centre.
>
>
>
> I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
>
>
>
>

Something like

=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"))

which counts the number in category ABC for cost centres starting with C.

If you want to sum another column, use

=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"), L1:L100)

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I hope someone can help!
>
> I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff costs
> and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
one
> worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category in
> another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
>
> I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
>
> Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
with
> either H or O
>
> The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres (split
> between "C" and others).
>
> For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
two
> different cost centres.
>
> I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
two
> variables ie the category and cost centre.
>
>
>
> I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
>
>
>
>

Sorry, that should be

=SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(F1:F100="ABC"))

etc.

--

HTH

RP
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)


"Bob Phillips" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Something like
>
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"))
>
> which counts the number in category ABC for cost centres starting with C.
>
> If you want to sum another column, use
>
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"), L1:L100)
>
> --
>
> HTH
>
> RP
> (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
>
>
> "Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I hope someone can help!
> >
> > I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff
costs
> > and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
> one
> > worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category
in
> > another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
> >
> > I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
> >
> > Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
> with
> > either H or O
> >
> > The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres
(split
> > between "C" and others).
> >
> > For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
> two
> > different cost centres.
> >
> > I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
> two
> > variables ie the category and cost centre.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Hi Julie,

You don't need the -- on the N1:N30, and although it doesn't cause a
problem, it is better IMO not to have it so as to separate and differentiate
the Boolean conditions from the summing range (as well as avoid an
unnecessary operation).

Regards

Bob

"JulieD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> you'll probably need to use sumproduct for this
>
> e.g.
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(F1:F30="category1"),--(M1:M30="cost_centre1"),--(N1:N30))
>
> check out
> http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html
>
> for more details
>
> Hope this helps
> Cheers
> JulieD
>
>
> "Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I hope someone can help!
> >
> > I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff
costs
> > and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
> > one
> > worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category
in
> > another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
> >
> > I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
> >
> > Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
> > with
> > either H or O
> >
> > The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres
(split
> > between "C" and others).
> >
> > For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
> > two
> > different cost centres.
> >
> > I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
> > two
> > variables ie the category and cost centre.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Hi Bob

thanks for this ...

Cheers
JulieD

"Bob Phillips" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi Julie,
>
> You don't need the -- on the N1:N30, and although it doesn't cause a
> problem, it is better IMO not to have it so as to separate and
> differentiate
> the Boolean conditions from the summing range (as well as avoid an
> unnecessary operation).
>
> Regards
>
> Bob
>
> "JulieD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Hi
>>
>> you'll probably need to use sumproduct for this
>>
>> e.g.
>> =SUMPRODUCT(--(F1:F30="category1"),--(M1:M30="cost_centre1"),--(N1:N30))
>>
>> check out
>> http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html
>>
>> for more details
>>
>> Hope this helps
>> Cheers
>> JulieD
>>
>>
>> "Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >I hope someone can help!
>> >
>> > I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff
> costs
>> > and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
>> > one
>> > worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category
> in
>> > another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
>> >
>> > I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in
>> > "M".
>> >
>> > Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
>> > with
>> > either H or O
>> >
>> > The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres
> (split
>> > between "C" and others).
>> >
>> > For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
>> > two
>> > different cost centres.
>> >
>> > I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
>> > two
>> > variables ie the category and cost centre.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>

Thanks for your help. Problem solved.


David

"JulieD" wrote:

> Hi
>
> you'll probably need to use sumproduct for this
>
> e.g.
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(F1:F30="category1"),--(M1:M30="cost_centre1"),--(N1:N30))
>
> check out
> http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.SUMPRODUCT.html
>
> for more details
>
> Hope this helps
> Cheers
> JulieD
>
>
> "Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I hope someone can help!
> >
> > I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff costs
> > and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
> > one
> > worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category in
> > another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
> >
> > I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
> >
> > Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
> > with
> > either H or O
> >
> > The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres (split
> > between "C" and others).
> >
> > For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
> > two
> > different cost centres.
> >
> > I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
> > two
> > variables ie the category and cost centre.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>

Thanks for your help. Problem solved.


David


"Bob Phillips" wrote:

> Something like
>
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"))
>
> which counts the number in category ABC for cost centres starting with C.
>
> If you want to sum another column, use
>
> =SUMPRODUCT(--(LEFT(M1:M1000,1)="C"),--(M1:M100="ABC"), L1:L100)
>
> --
>
> HTH
>
> RP
> (remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)
>
>
> "Blackcat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I hope someone can help!
> >
> > I have a number of workbooks with various staff data including staff costs
> > and proportion of time worked and cost centre by individual employee in
> one
> > worksheet and need to do some analysis of this based on staff category in
> > another sheets withinh the individual workbooks.
> >
> > I have proportion in column "N", category in "F" and cost centre in "M".
> >
> > Cost centres are in the format C********* and other cost centres start
> with
> > either H or O
> >
> > The info has to be reported against staff category and cost centres (split
> > between "C" and others).
> >
> > For example a list of ten staff may have three different categories and
> two
> > different cost centres.
> >
> > I've tried IF and SUMIF using wildcards but can't get it to look at the
> two
> > variables ie the category and cost centre.
> >
> >
> >
> > I hope this makes sense and any ideas gratefully received.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>