Customer List Categorized

I am setting up my customer list and I need to identify which vendors
each customer buys from. I currently have 8 different vendors that I
have assigned a letter, i.e. A B C D E F G H. Some customers may buy
from one vendor, others from a few to all.

I want to eventually be able to sort this list according to the vendors
that the customers buy from for specific calling lists for my sales
staff. The headings on my list are CUST NAME (A1), STORE NAME (B2),
ADDRESS (C3), CITY (D4), ST(E5), ZIP (F6), TEL # (G7). What's the best
way to set up the heading(s) for the VENDORS for sorting? Can it be
one cell and where I would enter A, B, C etc. codes for the vendor or
should I create separate cell/columns for each potential vendor?

In either example, what formula would I use to sort the customers who
buy from let's say for vendor A or a group of vendors B, D, G? I would
like the new list to be exported to a new spreadsheet.

Your time and consideration would be deeply appreciated.

Thanks,
victor

Personally I would use a separate column for each vendor, and then
CONCATENATE them all into an additional column for identifying groups.

The separation can be done then with either conventional sorting on the
Vendor columns, or better yet by using the Data > Filter> AutoFilter.........

hth
Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3



"SeaTiger" wrote:

> I am setting up my customer list and I need to identify which vendors
> each customer buys from. I currently have 8 different vendors that I
> have assigned a letter, i.e. A B C D E F G H. Some customers may buy
> from one vendor, others from a few to all.
>
> I want to eventually be able to sort this list according to the vendors
> that the customers buy from for specific calling lists for my sales
> staff. The headings on my list are CUST NAME (A1), STORE NAME (B2),
> ADDRESS (C3), CITY (D4), ST(E5), ZIP (F6), TEL # (G7). What's the best
> way to set up the heading(s) for the VENDORS for sorting? Can it be
> one cell and where I would enter A, B, C etc. codes for the vendor or
> should I create separate cell/columns for each potential vendor?
>
> In either example, what formula would I use to sort the customers who
> buy from let's say for vendor A or a group of vendors B, D, G? I would
> like the new list to be exported to a new spreadsheet.
>
> Your time and consideration would be deeply appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> victor
>

Hi Chuck:

Thanks for your suggestion. So I created columns a1-h1 to input the vendor
codes for each customer. How would you CONCATENATE them all into an
additional column for idenifying groups?

Thanks,

Victor

"CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Personally I would use a separate column for each vendor, and then
> CONCATENATE them all into an additional column for identifying groups.
>
> The separation can be done then with either conventional sorting on the
> Vendor columns, or better yet by using the Data > Filter>
> AutoFilter.........
>
> hth
> Vaya con Dios,
> Chuck, CABGx3
>
>
>
> "SeaTiger" wrote:
>
>> I am setting up my customer list and I need to identify which vendors
>> each customer buys from. I currently have 8 different vendors that I
>> have assigned a letter, i.e. A B C D E F G H. Some customers may buy
>> from one vendor, others from a few to all.
>>
>> I want to eventually be able to sort this list according to the vendors
>> that the customers buy from for specific calling lists for my sales
>> staff. The headings on my list are CUST NAME (A1), STORE NAME (B2),
>> ADDRESS (C3), CITY (D4), ST(E5), ZIP (F6), TEL # (G7). What's the best
>> way to set up the heading(s) for the VENDORS for sorting? Can it be
>> one cell and where I would enter A, B, C etc. codes for the vendor or
>> should I create separate cell/columns for each potential vendor?
>>
>> In either example, what formula would I use to sort the customers who
>> buy from let's say for vendor A or a group of vendors B, D, G? I would
>> like the new list to be exported to a new spreadsheet.
>>
>> Your time and consideration would be deeply appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> victor
>>

Hi Victor.....

In cell I1, put this formula and copy it down as far as you have an entry in
any of the other columns.....

=A1&B1&C1&D1&E1&F1&G1&H1

Vaya con Dios,
Chuck, CABGx3


"la90292" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hi Chuck:
>
> Thanks for your suggestion. So I created columns a1-h1 to input the vendor
> codes for each customer. How would you CONCATENATE them all into an
> additional column for idenifying groups?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Victor
>
> "CLR" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Personally I would use a separate column for each vendor, and then
> > CONCATENATE them all into an additional column for identifying groups.
> >
> > The separation can be done then with either conventional sorting on the
> > Vendor columns, or better yet by using the Data > Filter>
> > AutoFilter.........
> >
> > hth
> > Vaya con Dios,
> > Chuck, CABGx3
> >
> >
> >
> > "SeaTiger" wrote:
> >
> >> I am setting up my customer list and I need to identify which vendors
> >> each customer buys from. I currently have 8 different vendors that I
> >> have assigned a letter, i.e. A B C D E F G H. Some customers may buy
> >> from one vendor, others from a few to all.
> >>
> >> I want to eventually be able to sort this list according to the vendors
> >> that the customers buy from for specific calling lists for my sales
> >> staff. The headings on my list are CUST NAME (A1), STORE NAME (B2),
> >> ADDRESS (C3), CITY (D4), ST(E5), ZIP (F6), TEL # (G7). What's the
best
> >> way to set up the heading(s) for the VENDORS for sorting? Can it be
> >> one cell and where I would enter A, B, C etc. codes for the vendor or
> >> should I create separate cell/columns for each potential vendor?
> >>
> >> In either example, what formula would I use to sort the customers who
> >> buy from let's say for vendor A or a group of vendors B, D, G? I would
> >> like the new list to be exported to a new spreadsheet.
> >>
> >> Your time and consideration would be deeply appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> victor
> >>
>
>