Using SUMIF with FIND criteria

dvrgrl

Hi I've searched the community and can't seem to find an answer for this one.

 

I have a column with project roles and the hours for each role required for individual tasks.

I would like to summarize the total hours for each role

Currently I am creating hidden columns for each role and to determine the role hours for each task. I'm calculating using this formula. This is fine for a couple roles but I would like to it to be more dynamic.

=IF(FIND("GM", $Role6) > 0, $HRperFTE6, 0)

GM is a role

Role is the column that has the roles required for a task

HRperFTE are the hours each role identified in Role will spend on the tasks.

 

I am then summarizing using a simple sum:

=SUM($[GM Hrs]6:$[GM Hrs]16)

I would like to calculate using a SUMIF. I thought this would be the formula

=SUMIF(Role:Role, FIND("GM", Role@row) > 0, HRperFTE:HRperFTE)

but that returns the sum of all values in the HRperFTE range.

I feel like I'm missing something simple and I'm hoping someone might be able to help me here.

Any assistance is appreciated.

Thanks!

Mike Wilday

Can you share a screenshot to show us exactly what you're doing? Hide any sensitive information... but it looks at first glance like you're doing it right. There might be issues with how the find is working.

 

Brian W

Did you try using @cell instead of Role@row?

=SUMIF(Role:Role, FIND("GM", @cell) > 0, HRperFTE:HRperFTE)

Mike Wilday

@Brian - good idea. @row and @cell are buggers. Very useful. But sometimes don't produce results the same. 

dvrgrl

Thanks Everyone

I've attached a screenshot below. 

I have tried using @cell where I have the @row but it comes up with #UNPARSEABLE

 

The 68 is where I have the formula but it should equal 17

=SUMIF(Role:Role, FIND("GM", Role@row) > 0, HRperFTE:HRperFTE)

 

 

 

dvrgrl

Update!! 

This was it, I thought I still had to use "Role@cell", but just "@cell" was it. 

THANK YOU!!!!

Brian W

Glad it worked! Cheers!