Help with a formula (match? index? vlookup? if/then?)

kbrussel

Hello!

 

I am looking for help in building a formula for a sheet. I create semester reports on a sub-group of persons that we track in a master database. Because this database is extensive (multiple years) but my reports are created from scratch a few times a year, the easiest way to create mine is to pull the IDs of the individuals I need to report on and then fill in the new data for my report. However, there is static data that I would like to use formulas to auto-populate. 

Essentially I would like to enter a list of IDs, and then the formula in each column searches the database for a matching ID and, if it finds a match, returns the corresponding cell data from the same row, different column. I have attached a screen shot.

 

We have 6 individuals, 3 of which I am reporting on. So, for ID 123, the formula in phone would search Sheet 2 (the database) for ID 123, and if it finds, it, populate the phone number listed in the same row. 

I can easily manipulate a formula to align with the information I need from each column, but I cannot seem to get the base formula right. does anyone have suggestions?

Paul Newcome

Try something like this...

 

=INDEX({Sheet 2 Range to Pull From}, MATCH([ID Column]@row, {Sheet 2 ID Column}, 0))