INDEX COLLECT HAS FUNCTION (MAYBE NEED JOIN FUNCTION ALSO)

MaryJo Maddison · 02/04/22

I have a sheet that receives testing requests for teams, with automation to send the communication. I was using INDEX MATCH to cross reference another sheet that has CONTACTS for each TEAM and it worked great if only 1 team is selected. I am trying to figure out the correct formula to return all contacts for all teams selected. (Some teams might have the same contacts but I only want the duplicate contact names listed once for the testing request.)

The TEAMS column is Multi Select.

The CONTACTS column is a Contact list set to "Allow multiple contacts per cell".

This is the formula I currently have in the CONTACTS column is...

=INDEX(COLLECT({Cross reference sheet CONTACTS }, {Cross reference sheet TEAM}, HAS(@cell, TEAM@row)), 1)

With more than one TEAM selected it returns... #INVALID VALUE

Andrée Starå · 02/05/22

Hi @MaryJo Maddison

I hope you're well and safe!

Unfortunately, it's not possible now to collect multiple contacts with a formula, but it's an excellent idea!

Please submit an Enhancement Request when you have a moment.

I hope that helps!

Be safe and have a fantastic weekend!

Best,

Andrée Starå | Workflow Consultant / CEO @ WORK BOLD

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Andrée Starå · 02/05/22