CONTAINS version of INDEX, MATCH?

christine.r.perrey93816

CONTAINS version of INDEX, MATCH?

The following formula works for me when I am trying to get the MN Description for a row when MN Ref # has only one Track ID.

=IF([Site]@row = "MN", INDEX({MN Description}, MATCH([Track ID]@row, {MN Ref #}, 0)))

My problem is that sometimes the MN Ref # will contain multiple Track IDs.

I am trying to update the formula so that it works if MN Ref # contains the Track ID I am looking for but keep getting errors and am stuck.

Mark Cronk

Try:

=IF([Site]@row = "MN", INDEX({MN Description}, MATCH(HAS(@cell, [Track ID]@row), {MN Ref #}, 0)))

Work or error?

Mark

christine.r.perrey93816

This returns "NO MATCH". I think it is because I am searching for one Track ID in the column MN Ref # where each cell may contain multiple Track ID (each separated with a space). The HAS function seems to be looking for an exact match?

Mark Cronk

Hi Christine,

That will do it. HAS works with multi-select drop downs which is what I assumed you were using. Will CONTAINS work:

=IF([Site]@row = "MN", INDEX({MN Description}, MATCH(CONTAINS(@cell, [Track ID]@row), {MN Ref #}, 0)))

Mark

christine.r.perrey93816

Mark,

That gives me #INVALID OPERATION

christine.r.perrey93816

I ended up changing the column I was trying to use the Contain function on from Text to Multiple Drop Down. This allowed me to do the following which worked.

=IF([Site]@row = "MN", JOIN(COLLECT({MN Description}, {MN Ref #}, CONTAINS([Track ID]@row, @cell))))

Thanks for all your help Mark!

Mark Cronk

Glad you found a solution. Thank you for contributing to the Community.

Mark