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    Find what names are missing in sheets

    Hi,
    I am using VLOOKUP to find values matching a user name. I need a way to check for mistakes if I miss a user name in my sheets. Let me explain the attached example to show what I mean:
    Sheets JOB1, JOB2, JOB3: usernames and stats for each user name
    Sheets 1, 2, 3: user names I need to input manually (A), list of jobs (B) and stats added with VLOOKUP (C)
    Sheet MAIN:
    - here I need your help to find what user name from JOB1 (A) is not entered in any of the 1, 2, 3 sheets and find what user name from JOB1 (A) is not entered in any of the 1, 2, 3 sheets but has stats (value) different form 0. (Same thing for all the JOB sheets)
    Of course in the real workbook there are more jobs and more sheets (1-40).

    I hope I managed to explain what I need. If not please ask.
    Thank you for your time!
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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    Some hints maybe? Where to start?

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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    Any analysis you want to do would be simpler of you consolidate sheets JOB1/2/3 onto a single sheet in database fashion (one record per row, no blanks) and likewise for sheets 1/2/3.
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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    Hi,
    I followed your advise and placed the data in the MAIN sheet. My method for taking data from the other sheets is copy - paste link for every cell . It is OK for this example as there are only 6 sheets, but the real file has many more sheets. If you have a better way to gather the data please tell me. If not I'll do it this way for all the cells .

    To compare and tell what is missing for JOB1 I use: {=IF(AND(I3<>$E$3:$E$5),I3,"")} (if there is a better way please help, especially for JOB3 where I need to compare only the user name and not the whole cell)

    How to get displayed in C3:C10 only the missing user names that have stats <>0?
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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    Any help please!

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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    I followed your advise and placed the data in the MAIN sheet ...
    My suggestion is that you combine sheets Job1, Job2, and Job3 into a single sheet with a column for Job, and combine sheets 1/2/3 into a single sheet with a column for name. (Actually, I can't tell what sheets 1/2/3 are for; maybe you can combine all six sheets into one.)

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    Re: Find what names are missing in sheets

    I understand what you mean but it is not an option for me. I managed to make it work for me as I neded, but now I do not know how to display in C3:C10 only the missing user names that have stats <>0.

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