Excel - Recursive VLookup
{=SUM(NOT(ISNA(MATCH((($A$2:$A$6="S1")*(B2:B6)),Sheet2!$A$2:$A$6,FALSE)))*(Sheet2!$B$2:$B$6))}
The first argument of the MATCH resolves to
{19875;0;13575;35675;0}
The MATCH resolves to
{1;#N/A;3;4;#N/A}
You'll have to make sure you don't have zeros in SheetB. The NOT ISNA turns those into TRUEs and FALSEs and resolves to
{TRUE;FALSE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE}
And the final SUM looks like this
=SUM({TRUE;FALSE;TRUE;TRUE;FALSE}*{40;15;22;25;20})
Update
I can't figure out a single-array solution when the lists are in a different order. My attempts with OFFSET and TRANSPOSE either gave the wrong answer or crashed Excel. If you can stand using a helper column, you could put this formula in third column of your first sheet
=VLOOKUP(B2,Sheet2!$A$2:$B$6,2,FALSE)
and then use this array formula to sum them up
{=SUM(($A$2:$A$6=A2)*($C$2:$C$6))}
Ashok
A self taught programmer with a bachelors in Computer Sciences and Masters in Operations Management.
Updated on June 04, 2022Comments
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Ashok almost 2 years
I recently came to know about Ctrl+Shift+Enter array formulas of Excel and currently still learning them. Coming to my problem,
SheetA: Product Code S1 19875 S2 19834 S1 13575 S1 35675 S2 47875 SheetB: Code Indent 19875 40 19834 15 13575 22 35675 25 47875 20
I need to do Sum of all Indents of a given Product name.
Eg: I need S1's Total Indent,
- Vlookup on SheetA, Get the Code 19875
- Perform a vlookup on SheetB, Get the Indent of 40
- Next Vlookup on Sheet A, Get the code 13575
- Use 13575 to Vlookup on SheetB, Get Indent of 22
- Next Vlookup on Sheet A, Get the code 35675
- Use 35675 to Vlookup on SheetB, get indent of 25
- Sum of 40+22+25, Return 87
I can achieve this through VBA, but I'm wondering if this is possible within excel functions using CSE/Array formulas.
Edit:
I don't have values in Sheet2 in the same order of Sheet1.. They are completely random. My SheetB will be something randomly like following:
SheetB: Code Indent 19834 40 19875 15 47875 22 13575 25 35675 20