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    Duplicate a master list where all slave lists auto update when changes to master are made

    I manage 69 people and maintain various details about them in one workbook across 5 worksheets. Each worksheet has identical data in the first 4 columns, employee number, name, position, department.

    Due to the nature of the job people change departments on a regular basis and often it can be multiple people or I may bot hear about any changes that happen for 6 months or more. This is a huge administrative burden when I have to update all 5 worksheets manually.


    What id like to achieve:

    Use a single data set which is then duplicated into the first 4 columns of each worksheet so that when I update the master all of the slave lists update automatically.



    What considerations to take:

    Each row has data relating to that individual which I need to make sure follows any changes i.e move from row A1 to A2

    Each worksheet is configured as a table with headers and uses a custom filter

    Each table uses conditional formatting

    All the tables are identical length A3:D4 - A72:D72



    Is this possible?

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    Re: Duplicate a master list where all slave lists auto update when changes to master are m

    Why are you using separate sheets? You're just adding to your workload and introducing a source of error.

    Add additional columns to your first sheet that hold the data from the other sheets. Then just change the view by hiding columns and saving each view as a custom view, which you can select. Or use a macro to change the visible columns to what you need to see at any given time.

    If you absolutely must have separate sheets, use one sheet for ALL the manually-entered data and the other sheets should just link to the appropriate data using formulas, like

    =INDEX(Master!A:A,ROW())

    Copied down and across for four columns, then change the A:A in column E to another column, like:

    =INDEX(Master!Z:Z,ROW())

    before copying down and across.
    Last edited by Bernie Deitrick; 06-08-2017 at 04:07 PM.
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    Re: Duplicate a master list where all slave lists auto update when changes to master are m

    Hi Bernie thanks for the rapid response.

    I agree with your advice it would be easier to have all the data in one sheet but it relates to different aspects of information for example one holds driving license details another holds training course details.
    I designed each one separate and then consolidated them so it is still a work in progress. Also the people who use this spreadsheet are not all very competent so my aim is to keep it as simple as possible in terms of layout.

    My main reason for posting is that I cannot figure out what feature would help me achieve the goal. I will try you suggestion and come back ASAP

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