VLOOKUP based on cell id or keywords?
Hello,
I'm trying to see if there's a better way to do something. I'm trying to pull an Employee status based on the staff "calendar" (It's not a calendar - it's a grid sheet). Right now, I'm using a VLOOKUP to extract each employee's status for the day. However, my main concern with the VLOOKUP, is that is calls on column #, which will become a problem if there's a new employee added, and the order changes. Is there a way to reference the column unique id, or maybe even a different formula to use? I'm open to any suggestions! I tried doing a Join & collect, but am having trouble adding a second criteria to look for the date and then the employee name.
Best Answer
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You can use an INDEX/MATCH combination instead, and then it's locked to the columns.
Would 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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You can use an INDEX/MATCH combination instead, and then it's locked to the columns.
Would that work/help?
I hope that helps!
Be safe and have a fantastic week!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
✅Did my post(s) help or answer your question or solve your problem? Please help the Community by marking it as the accepted answer/helpful. It will make it easier for others to find a solution or help to answer!
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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@Andrée Starå That's a great suggestion, thank you! Would match still be able to work even with the dates all in a column and I need it to find TODAY()?
So is this what it would look like? "N, Tim" is my column name that I want to pull the status from. "Date" is where my dates are.
=INDEX([N, Tim]:[N, Tim], MATCH(TODAY(), [Date]:[Date], 0))
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Thanks!
I hope you're well and safe!
Excuse the late response.
Did you get it working, or do you still need help?
Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!
Best,
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
SMARTSHEET EXPERT CONSULTANT & PARTNER
Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
W: www.workbold.com | E:andree@workbold.com | P: +46 (0) - 72 - 510 99 35
Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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