Referencing list

Drew Wort

So we are using smart sheets for Behavior Based Safety observations

I have a sheet that has a total by employee I want the employees to enter their ID number instead of their Name and it auto populate their name on the sheets.

SO

Employee will fill out a form and submit their observation. Instead of entering their name they will use their employee ID and it will auto add their name to the sheet

I was thinking it would like this

=INDEX({REFERENCE ID FROM MASTER SHEET}, MATCH([column on bbs sheet with employee id]@row , {Reference from mastersheet for name of employee}, 0))

Then the cell that i put this formula in would automatically populate with thier name?

Andrée Starå

Hi @Drew Wort

I hope you're well and safe!

This is the format, so you're close. You have to switch places.

=INDEX({ColumnWithTheValueYouWantToShow}, MATCH(CellThatHaveTheValueToMatch@row,{ColumnWithTheValueToMatchAgainsTheCell}, 0)

Did that work/help?

I hope that helps!

Be safe, and have a fantastic week!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Drew Wort

Hmmm i am getting unparsable

Staff = Column of Employee names on another sheet

Employee ID = Column on this sheet

Employee ID Lookup = Column of Employee id's on another sheet

=INDEX({Staff}, MATCH([Employee ID]@row, {Employee ID Lookup}, 0))

I am pretty new to this I apologize if i am missing something stupid

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

No worries!

Did you create the references between the sheets by selecting them?

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Drew Wort

Yes sir

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

Try removing the last parenthesis.

=INDEX({Staff}, MATCH([Employee ID]@row, {Employee ID Lookup}, 0))

Did that work?

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Drew Wort

No Luck :(

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

Try this.

=INDEX({Staff}; MATCH([Employee ID]@row; {Employee ID Lookup};0)

Work?

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Drew Wort

Sadly no.

Sheet 1 external sheet has list of names and list of ids

Sheet 2 BBS SHEET

two references exist one for Staff Column and one for Employee ID

#Unpasreable referes to where i am trying to put the formula

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

I'd be happy to take a quick look.

Can you maybe share the sheet(s)/copies of the sheet(s)? (Delete/replace any confidential/sensitive information before sharing) That would make it easier to help. (share too, andree@workbold.com)

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

Fixed!

You had an extra space in the Employee ID column.

Have a look now. I converted it to a column formula.

Does that work as you expected?

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Drew Wort

YES!!!!

Thank You!

Andrée Starå

@Drew Wort

Excellent!

You're more than welcome!

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