If question... I think!

[kelljeff]

This is probably really easy but I can't get it to work. Please help!!!

Below is a sample of the spreadsheet...
I only want the variance to appear when there is something in the actual field.
Here is what try IF((B18>C18),(B18-C18),IF((C18>B18),(C18-B18),$A$1)).

Forecast Actual Variance
7306 8214 908
9321 10173 852
8211 9097 886
7233 8276 1043
7025 8025 1000
6682 7523 841
9866 0 9866
8510 0 8510
7475 0 7475
7075 0 7075
6935 0 6935

[Gary Brown]

If you don't want to see a variance when the actual is 0, then can't you do:-

If(C18=0,0,C18-B18)

[Kevin B]

IF(Actual>0,Actual-Forecast,0)

Example, assuming that Forecasts are in column A and actuals are in column B:

=IF(B2>0,B2-A2,0)
--
Kevin Backmann


"kelljeff" wrote:

>
> This is probably really easy but I can't get it to work. Please help!!!
>
>
> Below is a sample of the spreadsheet...
> I only want the variance to appear when there is something in the
> actual field.
> Here is what try IF((B18>C18),(B18-C18),IF((C18>B18),(C18-B18),$A$1)).
>
> Forecast Actual Variance
> 7306 8214 908
> 9321 10173 852
> 8211 9097 886
> 7233 8276 1043
> 7025 8025 1000
> 6682 7523 841
> 9866 0 9866
> 8510 0 8510
> 7475 0 7475
> 7075 0 7075
> 6935 0 6935
>
>
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[Don Guillett]

in YOUR particular scenario, try this.
=IF(G1<1,"",MAX(F1:G1)-MIN(F1:G1))
or substitute "" for $a$1??

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
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"kelljeff" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>
> This is probably really easy but I can't get it to work. Please help!!!
>
>
> Below is a sample of the spreadsheet...
> I only want the variance to appear when there is something in the
> actual field.
> Here is what try IF((B18>C18),(B18-C18),IF((C18>B18),(C18-B18),$A$1)).
>
> Forecast Actual Variance
> 7306 8214 908
> 9321 10173 852
> 8211 9097 886
> 7233 8276 1043
> 7025 8025 1000
> 6682 7523 841
> 9866 0 9866
> 8510 0 8510
> 7475 0 7475
> 7075 0 7075
> 6935 0 6935
>
>
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> kelljeff
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> http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=32007
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