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    Interdependent data validation

    I’m looking for a way to have drop down list choices automatically filter based on 1) each other, and 2) a field of information.

    Example (also attached):

    BOX A
    BOX B
    BOX C

    a b c
    2 1 3
    2 2 3
    2 2 3
    3 1 4

    The numbers under a, b, and c are lists, and the boxes represent drop-down menus with the contents of those lists. If:
    1. I set the “a” box to 2 and
    2. I set the “b” box to 1, then
    3. The only option I want in the drop down menu in box c is 3.

    AND, it has to work both ways, e.g. if
    1. I set “c” to 4, then
    2. The only option that should show up for b is 1, and
    3. The only option that should show up for a is 3.

    Hope I explained that adequately. Any ideas?
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    Re: Interdependent data validation

    Is this helpful?


    http://contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html

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    Re: Interdependent data validation

    Quote Originally Posted by alansidman View Post
    Hi Alan,

    Thanks for the reply. I looked through the sections on the site you mentioned, but unfortunately, none of them help me.

    I'm looking for a way to restrict the options in subsequent drop-down lists, but my lists are not segmented. In the example from the contextures site, the first choice (fruits or vegetables) leads to one of two possible sub-choices (one list for fruits, one for vegetables). What I have are subsequent, independent lists that I want constricted based on the availability of data within them (dependent on selections from the other lists).

    Make sense?

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