Vlookup with Another Sheet
I have a sheet where I have two columns I would like to automatically populate based on the "job Code" column I have entered.
In Excel, I used vlookup for the list of Job Codes to reference. I have uploaded those to a new sheet- how can I set up my vlookup to return the values I need? I keep getting and Unparseable error.
EX: I have Job Code A3063, I want to use this value to look up the corresponding role type and position level from a different sheet and populate that into my current tracker. What is the easiest way to do this?
Thanks.
Answers
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Hi @Sarah_Ko
I hope you're well and safe!
Try something like this. (I'd recommend using INDEX/MATCH instead)
=INDEX({ColumnWithTheValueYouWantToShow}, MATCH(CellThatHaveTheValueToMatch@row, {ColumnWithTheValueToMatchAgainsTheCell}, 0))
Did that work/help?
I hope that helps!
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Here's a similar explanation for a VLOOKUP.
=VLOOKUP(CellThatHaveTheValueToMatch@row, {RangeThatHaveTheValueToMatch*}, ColumnNumberWithTheValueYouWantToShow, 0)
*Where the first column is the ColumnWithTheValueToMatchAgainsTheCell
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Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD
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Feel free to contact me for help with Smartsheet, integrations, general workflow advice, or anything else.
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Hi @Andrée Starå - thank you! I hope you've been well as well, it's been a while :)
Thanks for this clarification, the index/match worked much better than the Vlookup for this case.
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