Comments on: Excel INDEX MATCH with multiple criteria - formula examples

Although Microsoft Excel has special functions for vertical and horizontal lookup, expert users normally replace them with INDEX MATCH, which is superior to VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP in many ways. Among other things, it can look up two or more criteria in columns and rows. Continue reading →

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  1. Hi Alex,
    I am trying to apply the formula in the example above but with additional criteria of selecting the maximum value. For instance, If C5 is replaced with Apples, what formula would give G4 as $130

  2. Hello

    I am having trouble applying this. I am trying to match a row of data from one sheet to match the exact set of variables from another sheet and pick up the 8th entry associated with it, the order amount.

    For example I want to find the entry that matches exactly these details from sheet1 in sheet 2 and where they match exactly pick up the order amount indicated in sheet 2. These are columns and rows. So if the entry I am looking at is "Sheet1!A3:G3" and looking for this exact entry in "Sheet2!"A1:G1000". Lets say they match on row 15 of sheet 2 then I want to pick up the entry in "Sheet2!H15

    Sheet1 1 entry
    product, weight, type, grower, supplier, available, price, order
    zucchini, 8kg, box, organic, vikram, yes, 30, (information needed)

    Sheet 2
    product, weight, type, grower, supplier, available, price, order
    zucchini, 8kg, box, organic, vikram, yes, 30, 3

    So I want to pick up the order amount of 3 from Sheet2 using this approach.

    Ive tried but am not getting it right. Could you please help me?

    Thanks very much,

    Warm regards

    Nicholas

    1. Hello!
      You can use something like this:

      =INDEX('Sheet1 (2)'!H2:H10,MATCH(1,(Sheet1!A2='Sheet1 (2)'!A2:A10)*(Sheet1!B2='Sheet1 (2)'!B2:B10),0))

      I only used 2 conditions. You can find examples and detailed instructions in this article above.
      I hope it’ll be helpful.

  3. Hi Alexander,

    This article has been super helpful for a novice like myself! I have a question, I'm trying to create a formula for determining the shortest distance between two zip codes and I have the table set up in a matrix. How would I go about pulling in the lowest number with the table looking like this below?
    For 21607, 21640, 21864 - I would need a formula to determine which number in each row is the lowest. Thank you in advance.

    12110 87110 18034 50010
    21607 272 374 100 950
    21640 274 522 105 955
    21864 336 487 170 999

  4. The Matrix lookup with multiple criteria - formula example really helped me a lot. However, I also want to get the sum of multiple cells based from the criteria. How can i incorporate to get the sum of values? or should i use sumifs instead? Hope to hear from you the soonest. Thanks!

      1. Here are my criteria:
        1. Interval: from Interval 1 to 288
        2. Plant: Plant 1, 2, 3 (this is the criteria I want to sum the values, there are duplicate plants in a day)
        Date:

        Below is the data were I get the values applying Matrix lookup with multiple criteria:

        Interval 7/26/2020 7/26/2020 7/27/2020 7/27/2020 7/28/2020 7/28/2020 7/28/2020
        (every 5mins.) Plant 2 Plant 1 Plant 1 Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 3 Plant 1
        1 0 0.0517 0 0.0532 0 0 0.0530
        2 0 0.0522 0 0.0521 0 0 0.0532
        3 0 0.0514 0 0.0523 0 0 0.0529
        4 0 0.0519 0 0.0522 0 0 0.0531
        5 0 0.0515 0 0.0518 0 0 0.0532
        .

        .
        288

        I have used the matrix lookup with multiple criteria. However, INDEX is a lookup function and will only ever return a value from a single cell. Though the values are 0, I want to get the sum of the plants for every date and interval..

        Here is my formula:
        =IFERROR(INDEX('Plant A'!$C$6:$BV$293,MATCH('Summary_Plant A'!C6,'Plant A'!$B$6:$B$293,0),MATCH('Summary_Plant A'!B6&'Summary_Plant A'!$D$5,'Plant A'!$C$4:$BV$4&'Plant A'!$C$5:$BV$5,0)),0)

        I did try to add a sum function but the result if not zero (no value), wrong result, #value or no change in the result. How can I incorporate sum/sumif/sumifs function in the formula? I am also wondering if I should use the sumifs function instead of the index-match? need your assistance to create the correct formula. Hope the sample above helps to visualize the task. Thank you.

        1. Hello!
          If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

          =SUMPRODUCT(B3:H100*(B1:H1=K1)*(B2:H2=L1))

          K1 - date
          L1 - plant

          1. Hello,

            The formula worked well. Thank you for your prompt assistance!

  5. I am trying to figure out how to use this to match 2 criteria, with index returning the max value of the second criteria. The data is formatted in 3 columns:

    Column A - Employee name
    Column B - Manager name
    Column C - Date assigned to that manager

    An employee may have multiple records in the table if they were under different managers at different times.

    I want to determine the name of the manager the employee was assigned to on a specific date. So, I want to match the employee's name with Column A, then find the max date that is after my search date - and return the manager's name.

    For example, if my data looked like this:

    Employee A -- Manager Z -- 1/1/2008
    Employee A -- Manager Y -- 8/1/2015
    Employee A -- Manager X -- 11/28/2018

    I want to be able to search for Employee A on an arbitrary date, let's say 12/25/2017 - and get the answer back of Manager Y

    2. Although ideally the data would always be arranged in chronological order where the last matching result would be the correct one, I'd like the formula not to depend on that if possible since I'm not the only one entering data in the table!

      1. I have tried with the non-array formula as well, but no progress. Still no clue how to select the record with the max assigned date, and the formula is still giving me #N/A

        =INDEX(EmpTable[Manager],MATCH(1,INDEX(([@Employee]=EmpTable[Employee])*([@JobDate]>=EmpTable[AssignedDate]),0,1),0))

      2. I am entering it as an array function using Shift + Ctrl + Enter

      3. For reference, this is what I have so far, but it's not working:

        EmpTable has 3 columns: Employee -- Manager -- Assigned Date
        My jobs table, where I'm trying to put this formula, has columns for Employee and JobDate

        =INDEX(EmpTable[Manager],MATCH(1,([@Employee]=EmpTable[Employee])*([@JobDate]>=EmpTable[AssignedDate]),0))

        This formula gives me a result of #N/A, even though I'm entering valid search data

  6. Hi, is it possible to drag one of the 1st 2 formulas into other rows of the sheet? I tried it but it seems like it didn't work.

    1. I have a column where each cell needs to have the formula applied. It does work on a single cell but not when I try to drag the formula to the other rows of the same column. Thanks again.

        1. Sorry for the confusion but thanks I found what was wrong. The formula does work when dragging it down the column. Thanks again.

  7. great example, thank you for information,
    however can we place more than 3 criterias for the index-match formula? index(match(criteria1),(criteria2),(criteria3),(criteria4),etc

  8. Hello,

    I am trying to figure out how to utilize 3 criteria to pull a count from a table array. The fields in the table needing to be used Keyed By, Time Elapsed, and Date. Each of these fields can have multiples of the same name, time elapsed, and date. My goal is to count the amount of times the keyed by rep has exceeded this time elapsed goal on a specific day which is just going to be entered in a Date cell. I believe I need to use countifs and index match but struggling to figure out how to enter the function.

    Thanks,
    James

  9. Hi, I would like to use this index and match formula with a minimum formula as well. So i have to match on multiple criterea. I have tried to explain below, I need the return to match the name and the closest no.

    name no. name no. return
    x 5 x 4 5
    y 5 x 8 10
    x 10

    1. That table got messed up

      x 5 x 4 5
      y 10 x 8 10
      x 10

  10. Need help to convert multiple row into multiple column by using index formula.

    My data is

    1 a
    1 b
    1 c
    2 a
    2 b
    2 c
    3 a
    3 b
    3 c
    3 d
    3 e
    4 a
    4 b
    4 c
    5 a
    5 b

    then the output will be.

    1 a b c d
    2 a b c
    3 a b c d e
    4 a b c
    5 a b

    1. Hi Viki,

      Your task can also be accomplished with our Ultimate Suite:

      - First, you run Merge Duplicates Wizard to merge duplicates into one cell by the 1st key column. For the delimiter, use a character that is not present anywhere in your data.

      - Then, you use the Split Text tool to split the merged values into multiple columns.

  11. Thanks, that was driving me nuts!

  12. I'm looking to return a 3rd value based on if two cells each meet certain criteria. For example, (in a real estate context), if anything in column A = "1 BR/1 BA" and anything in column B = 30%, return the value in column C associated with 1 BR/1 BA and 30%. The closest I've gotten so far is with the following formula:

    =INDEX(B5:B19, MATCH("1 BR/1 BA, C5:C19,0)*MATCH(30%, D5:D19,0))

    This has worked in some instances, but not all, and I'm not sure why. Thank you for any assistance you can provide!

    1. Hello!
      Read the paragraph above carefully: Non-array INDEX MATCH formula with multiple criteria.
      It contains answers to your question.

  13. It is very nice to have this article.

    If I have two excel/csv files, can I make a new file to pull the data to it? (the criteria is in A file, the data is in B file)

    Thanks.

  14. Stupid web codes...

    =@INDEX(H25:N35,IF(B12 < 2.1,1,IF(AND(B12 > =2.1,B12 < 3.1),2,IF(AND(B12 > =3.1,B12 < =4),3,IF(AND(B12 > =4.1,B12 < 5.1),4,IF(AND(B12 > =5.1,B12 < 6.1),5,IF(AND(B12 > =6.1,B12 < 7.1),6,IF(AND(B12 > =7.1,B12 < 8.1),7,IF(AND(B12 > =8.1,B12 < 9.1),8,IF(AND(B12 > =9.1,B12 < 10.1),9,IF(AND(B12 > =10.1,B12 < 11.1),10,IF(AND(B12 > =11.1,B12 < 12.1),11,0))))))))))),IF(B7 < 2501,1,IF(AND(B7 > =2501,B7 < 3001),2,IF(AND(B7 > =3001,B7 < 3501),3,IF(AND(B7 > =3501,B7 < 4001),4,IF(AND(B7 > =4001,B7 < 4501),5,IF(AND(B7 > =4501,B7 < 5001),6,IF(AND(B7 > =5001,B7 < 5501),7))))))))

  15. I am trying to get a value returned based on a table of information with ranges. Below is the table I am working with. It is the bags requirements for a house foundation based on the square footage of the house slab, and the average height of the slab. I want to be able to return a value based on the two separate inputs and return the correct row and column.

    Example: the house slab is 3073 sf (this is B7 in the spreadsheet) and the average height is 4.08 ft (this is B12 in the spreadsheet). That should come out to be 15 (third column, fourth row).

    Height 2000-2500 2500-3000 3000-3500 3500-4000 4000-4500 4500-5000 5000-5500
    1.0-2.0 8 9 12 14 15 16 17
    2.0-3.0 9 11 13 15 16 17 19
    3.0-4.0 10 13 14 15 17 19 20
    4.0-5.0 11 14 15 16 19 20 22
    5.0-6.0 12 15 16 17 20 22 22
    6.0-7.0 13 16 17 18 22 22 23
    7.0-8.0 15 17 18 19 22 23 24
    8.0-9.0 16 18 19 19 23 24 26
    9.0-10.0 17 19 20 20 24 26 26
    10.0-11.0 18 20 21 22 26 26 27
    11.0-12.0 19 21 22 22 26 27 28

    Note: The table in my worksheet spans G24:N35

    The problem I am getting into is that I don't have specific values I am checking for along the rows and columns, but ranges in both. The current formula I have is below, but I am getting a #VALUE! error due to the 4.08 average height getting missed in my formula. Is there a better way to format this formula to manage all the ranges of the two values I am needing to check in the table or am I really stuck with all the nested IF's?

    =@INDEX(H25:N35,IF(B12=2.1,B12=3.1,B12=4.1,B12=5.1,B12=6.1,B12=7.1,B12=8.1,B12=9.1,B12=10.1,B12=11.1,B12<12.1),11,0))))))))))),IF(B7=2501,B7=3001,B7=3501,B7=4001,B7=4501,B7=5001,B7<5501),7))))))))

    1. Hello!
      Write the first line as 2000 2500 3000 etc.
      Write the first column as 1 2 3 4 5, etc. If 4.08 is written in I1, in 3072 it is written in I2, then you can use the formula

      =VLOOKUP(I1, A2:H12, MATCH(I2, A1:H1, 1), 1)

      Please check out this article to learn how to Vlookup based on row and column values.
      I hope I answered your question. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

      1. Much cleaner formula. Works perfectly, thanks!

    2. Hmm, the comment formatting broke my formula...that's not what it's suppose to read as. Maybe this will work.

      =@INDEX(H25:N35, IF(B12=2.1 , B12=3.1 , B12=4.1 , B12=5.1 , B12=6.1 , B12=7.1 , B12=8.1 , B12=9.1 , B12=10.1 , B12=11.1 , B12<12.1) , 11 , 0))))))))))) , IF(B7=2501 , B7=3001 , B7=3501 , B7=4001 , B7=4501 , B7=5001 , B7<5501) , 7))))))))

  16. Excellent explanation and detail - thank you for posting!

  17. Hi, I have 2 columns that has Performance rating of 2 years. Say,
    Column A = 2 Column B =1 column C: an amount 3000 This will be in different combinations like, 1,2, 1,3, 2,1 etc for different employees

    I need to calculate :
    If column a=1, column b=2, then it should fetch Column C *2+200
    If column a=2, column c=3, then it should fetch column C* 0.5+ 300

    Similarly, different combinations of ratings for 2 years should fetch a value where different formulas are applied. How do I do that?

  18. Hi, thank you for explaining the Index/match function.

    I get the formula to work outside of 'tables', but not between tables.

    Formula is written like: {=Index(Cardata[emissions];Match(1;(Form[fueltype]=Cardata[fueltype])*(Form[cartype]=Cardata[cartype]);0))}

    It should return a corresponding emission number.

    ***Is there another way to make this formula work between tables?***

    Much appreciated!

    Rolf

    1. Hello!
      Unfortunately, without seeing your data it is difficult to give you any advice.
      Is your formula not working? Please describe the problem in more detail.

  19. This formula worked for me.

    SUM(COUNTIFS($A$2:$A$10,H13,$B$2:$B$10,I13,$C$2:$C$10,J13,INDEX($D$2:$J$10,,MATCH($J$14,$D$1:$J$1,0)),{"=0","**"}))

  20. can reverse back the formula?
    which mean I put some price, I know the product from which region.

  21. Thank you for prompt reply.

    Data Sheet
    HDR-1 HDR-2 HDR-3 HDR-4 HDR-5 HDR-6
    ST BG DC 60 NA 35
    GT CG DB 20 40 40
    ST BG DC NA 60 90
    ST CG DB 30 20 NA
    ET BG DC 30 20 20
    ST BG DC 50 10 10

    Below Cell Values need to be Match in columns and header of Data sheet

    ST BG DC HDR-4

    HDR-4 Count Result = 2

    1. Hi,
      I’m not sure I got you right since the description you provided is not entirely clear. However, it seems to me that the formula below will work for you:

      =SUM(IFERROR((A2:A10=$H$8)*(B2:B10=$I$8)*(C2:C10=$J$8) * (ISNUMBER(INDIRECT(ADDRESS(2,MATCH($J$14,A1:J1,0))&":"&ADDRESS(2,MATCH($J$14,A1:J1,0))&"00"))),0))

      $J$14 -- HDR-4
      H8:J8 -- ST BG DC

      I hope it’ll be helpful.

      1. Thanks Alexander for the answer, unfortunately, this formula doesn't work for me. I will try to explain this issue in more detail. Suppose I have data from A2 to J10 and A1 to J1 is the data header (HRD-1, HRD-2....HRD-10 ).

        Now I will describe the criteria.
        Assume that 1st Criteria is in cell H13 to J13, as stated in formula (A2:A10=$H$13)*(B2:B10=$I$13)*(C2:C10=$J$13). And 2nd criteria is in J14, as stated in the formula MATCH($J$14,A1:J1,0).

        In K14 I want to count the total number of numeric data of each column (HD-4 column {i.e D2:D10
        }...... to........ HD-10 column {i.e J2:J10}) by keep changing cell criteria in H13 to J13 as well as the header criteria in cell J14.
        Hope you understand my description.

  22. HI,
    Can someone help me to add INDEX(Data!A1:P1,MATCH(J14,Data!A1:J1,0)) formula to COUNTIFS(Data!A2:A4000,H8,Data!B2:B4000,I8,Data!C2:C4000,J8,Data!F2:F4000,">0"). I am trying to count numerical cells where Header and column Criteria is being matched.

    Thank You

    1. Hello!
      The COUNTIFS function uses only range references as criteria_range. Therefore, you cannot use the INDEX function for this. So that I can give you advice on how to write a different formula, please describe your problem in more detail.

  23. Hello,

    Is there any reason why the function below will not work for "INDEX MATCH with several criteria - formula example"? I still get $115 when I use the formula below (without pressing Ctrl + Shift + Enter).

    =INDEX(D2:D13,MATCH(G1&G2&G3,A2:A13&B2:B13&C2:C13,0))

    Thank you!

    1. Hi,
      Unfortunately, without seeing your data it is difficult to give you any advice.
      Please describe your problem in more detail. Include an example of the source data and the result you want to get. It’ll help me understand your request better and find a solution for you.

      1. Hi Alexander,

        Appreciate the reply! I was referring to the first example shown on this page.

        The first formula is what Svetlana shows to get to the answer, but I was wondering why an array formula needs to be used if the second formula also gets me to the correct answer.

        ={INDEX(D2:D13, MATCH(1, (G1=A2:A13)*(G2=B2:B13)*(G3=C2:C13), 0))}

        =INDEX(D2:D13,MATCH(G1&G2&G3,A2:A13&B2:B13&C2:C13,0))

        Thanks,
        Scott

        1. Hello!
          Two solutions are always better than one. You can use any formula. However, Microsoft warns that the string concatenation operation is computationally intensive. Therefore your second formula with a lot of data will be slower than the others.

          1. Appreciate the help!

  24. Hi, I want to search a cell range for a string and place the matching cells into a new column.

    For example,
    In Cells A1:A5 below... Column P

    AAL Jan 08 2021 18.5 Call AAL Jan 08 2021 18.5 Call
    CBD DENVER INC (CBDD) DAL Dec 31 2020 42.0 Call
    DAL Dec 31 2020 42.0 Call
    FCEL Dec 18 2020 8.0 Put
    SANUWAVE HEALTH INC (SNWV)

    I want to find all the "Call" strings and place them sequentially in column P (shown above).
    How can I use the index and if macros to do this? Or how would you do this?

    Thanks!

  25. Your example file doesn't work lol - there is #Value! in cell with result if i push ENTER to recalculate your formula.

    1. Hello George,

      If it's an array formula, then you should press Ctrl + Shift + Enter to recalculate it. I've just checked all the examples in our sample workbook and all 3 formulas recalculated just fine.

      If the error persists on your side, please let me know which example does not work and what Excel version you are using.

  26. I'm having issues with Index + Match working correctly. Here's what I am trying to do:
    > find a Number in a row based on two separate search criteria, each in its own row:

    Criteria 1 is to find a specific Date in row range B1:G1
    Criteria 2 is to find a specific Word in row range B2:G2
    The Number I need to find is in the Column of row 3 where Criteria 1& 2 are matched.

    Thanks in advance.

  27. Hello Alexander,
    Please help, i am stuck at a report which can be understood from below table eg:
    i need to index marks in similar table with only those students names who have marks less than 40, along with marks in similar column but only less than 40. I am not sure which function to apply but trying
    index only without success so far.

    Student Math History English Science
    A 35 70 85 20
    B 55 64 30 81
    C 47 49 40 79
    D 62 52 94 27
    E 15 35 50 32
    F 38 75 29 19

    Thanx in advance

    1. Hello!
      If I got you right, please check out this article to learn how to VLOOKUP multiple values in Excel with one or more criteria.
      To help you write your formula, describe in detail the result you would like to get from your data.

      1. Thanks for your help Alexander, the result i would want is some thing like below table, since
        only those marks are shown which are less than 40 (i have put - to represent blanks), and only those student names should appear
        whose marks are less than 40, like in below table name of student C is not there. ( I think in vlookup we have to put all the names)

        Student Math History English Science
        A 35 - - 20
        B - - 30 -
        D - - - 27
        E 15 35 - 32
        F 38 - 29 19

        Thanks in advance and apologies to trouble you again.

  28. Hello Alexander,

    This formula is for index match for multiple criteria has really helped me a lot. Thank you! My question is, if all the criteria has been fulfilled but I want the value below that cell to be reflected, how would the formula look like?

    This is a sample formula that I use, when there's just one criteria:
    =INDEX(Sheet39!B:B,MATCH(A3,Sheet39!B:B,0)+2,1)

    And here's an example of the formula with multiple criteria that I would like to reference a cell below:
    =IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet39!B:B,MATCH(1,(Sheet39!D:D=B$3)*(Sheet39!A:A=$A$1),0)),"")

    Thank you in advance!

      1. Hello Alexander,

        Apologies for not being clearer, please see sample below:

        NAME AGE PLACE
        ADAM 10 LA
        BRODY 11 LA
        CHARLIE 12 LA
        ADAM 8 CA
        LUKE 9 CA
        CHARLES. 10 CA

        if I want to see the result for who is the next to ADAM in CA for example (as there are many Adams in different places), but it's important to see the one who is listed next to him (cell below), I am trying to use =INDEX(A:A,MATCH(A4,A:A,0)+1,1) where i typed ADAM on A4. The result here is BRODY.

        So if I want "LUKE" to show, I will then have to create multiple criterias for Adam, to include, say the AGE or PLACE. And unfortunately I am unable to do it with this formula for multiple criterias: =IFERROR(INDEX(A:A,MATCH(1,(A:A=A4)*(C:C=CA),0)),""). I can't seem to place the +1 or +2 cell below to show the result of LUKE or CHARLES.

        Thank you in advance for your assistance!

        1. Hello!
          If I got you right, the formula below will help you with your task:

          =IFERROR(INDEX(A:A,MATCH(1,(A:A=A4) * (C:C="CA"),0)+1),"")

          I hope I answered your question. If something is still unclear, please feel free to ask.

          1. Thank you Alexander for the assistance. Really appreciate it. Have a good day and keep safe!

  29. Hello,

    I have a list of products and it has multiple date. I required all the date against the product one by one.
    when i used the below formula i got the smallest date (1/31/2019) in the list against one of the product. and still there are more 11 dates i should get. but when i copied this formula in the next column its showing an error.
    =INDEX('Evaluation data'!$W$2:$W$12277, SMALL(IF($A2='Evaluation data'!$M$2:$M$12277, ROW('Evaluation data'!$M$2:$M$12277)-ROW('Evaluation data'!$M$2)+1), COLUMN(A:A)))

    Colum M Colum W
    TYRE 1 1/31/2019
    TYRE 1 1/31/2019
    TYRE 1 4/10/2019
    TYRE 1 4/10/2019
    TYRE 1 5/3/2019
    TYRE 1 5/3/2019
    TYRE 1 5/3/2019
    TYRE 1 5/3/2019
    TYRE 1 6/11/2019
    TYRE 1 6/11/2019
    TYRE 1 7/10/2019
    TYRE 1 8/15/2019
    TYRE 1 9/13/2019
    TYRE 1 5/25/2020

    1. Hello!
      It is very difficult to understand a formula that contains unique references to your workbook worksheets.
      Please check out this article to learn how to vlookup multiple matches in Excel with one or more criteria.
      I hope my advice will help you solve your task.

  30. hi, thank you for the great explanations!!
    hopefully you could solve my problem:
    i have a table of different plants varieties (column a) and the flowering date (column b) for each variety, i have another table with the height of the plant varieties measured daily (the first column is the list of the varieties and each date of measuring the height is a separate column). i would like to find the height of each variety at its flowering date. i.e find the match between the flowering date and return the height measured at this date
    thanks

    1. Hello!
      I hope you have studied the recommendations in the tutorial above. It contains answers to your question.

      If you cannot solve the problem yourself, please describe your task in more detail and send us a small sample workbook with the source data and expected result to support@ablebits.com. Please shorten your tables to 10-20 rows/columns and include the link to your blog comment.

      We'll look into your task and try to help.

  31. I wonder if it's possible to use the criteria from one sheet to search for information on a second chart.
    I want to see if the annual salary for each job title falls in the min, mid, or max range for each job level.
    Every I try gets errors.
    Chart 1
    JOB TITLE JOB LEVEL ANNUAL SALARY MARKET-RATIO
    Analytics Developer Junior $60,007.00
    Analytics Developer Lead $95,009.00
    Automation Tester Senior $95,009.00
    Business Analyst Intermediate $95,009.00
    Content Writer Senior $64,018.00
    Visual Designer Senior $110,016.00
    Visual Designer Senior $95,009.00

    Chart 2
    Job Title Level Min Mid Max
    Analytics Developer Junior 60,000 75,000 90,000
    Intermediate 70,000 87,000 104,000
    Senior 82,000 103,000 124,000
    Automation Tester Junior 56,000 70,000 84,000
    Intermediate 70,000 87,000 104,000
    Senior 79,000 99,000 119,000
    Business Analyst Junior 56,000 70,000 84,000
    Intermediate 68,000 85,000 102,000
    Senior 85,000 106,000 127,000
    Content Writer Junior 54,000 68,000 82,000
    Intermediate 64,000 80,000 96,000
    Senior 80,000 100,000 120,000
    Visual Designer Junior 56,000 70,000 84,000
    Intermediate 68,000 85,000 102,000
    Senior 85,000 106,000 127,000

    1. Hello!
      Please specify, what formula you used and what problem or error occurred.
      It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you.

  32. Hi,
    I have data like this:
    Col B Col C Col D Col E
    1 Project 12-Oct 19-Oct 26-Oct
    2 12345 START MIDDLE FINISH
    3 78989 MIDDLE FINISH TEST

    In B15 I want to have the current status of project to show based on the current date (B14 has the current Monday).
    How can I use index match for that?
    Thanks,

  33. What does 1-2-3 mean ? Is it the value of one cell or several ?....

    sir ji 1-2-3 means its value of several cell....which is in one cell and i need only sum of its corresponding value ...

  34. There are 2 sheets in which one column (alpha numeric value) is same in both the cases. The two sheets to be compared and give the value in column if both the cases are matching. The other column data to be called.
    Please help.

  35. I am looking to do something that is a bit of an extension to this. I have a round-robin league set up with 5 columns -- a match number and four player name columns. Any player name could be in any of the four columns for any given match. I want to be able to find the match number (or numbers) when one to four players are entered as search criteria. I think the Index-Match approach will work but I need to return an array of match numbers (which may have one or more values) and the matching has to have logic to exclude blank search criteria fields.

    Match# Player_1 Player_2 Player_3 Player_4
    1 Tom Tim Steve John
    2 Mary Alan Jim Tom
    3 Alan John Mark Ed
    4 Jim Mary Tim Alan

    Search_1:
    Search_2:
    Search_3:
    Search_4:

    Return Array:
    Match #s

    Example 1:
    Search_1: Alan

    Return Array:
    2
    3
    4

    Example 2:
    Search_1: John
    Search_2: Alan

    Return Array:
    3

    Example 3:
    Search_1: Mary
    Search_2: Alan
    Search_3: Jim

    Return Array:
    2
    4

    Thanks for any insight on an approach.

  36. Hi, i need some help using the below template formula:
    =INDEX(B3:E5, MATCH(H1,A3:A5,0), MATCH(H2&H3,B1:E1&B2:E2,0))

    it only returns one data instead of listing the rows with the same criterias met

    Below is my data example:

    *Sheet 1*(Raw data)-
    Column A: List of Coach Names (Not Unique)
    Column B: Student Name
    Column C: Tuition Day
    Column D: Tuition Time

    *Sheet 2*-
    Cell A1: Coach Name (e.g. Tom)
    Cell A2: Tuition Day (e.g. Monday)
    Cell A3: Tuition Time (e.g. 2pm)
    Cell B1(Column B): Formula Output list of cells in column B that match criterias.

    Criteria is- Show and list all student name if below 3 criterias are met:
    1) Column A match with cell A1 (Coach Name)
    2) Column C match with cell A2 (Tuition Day)
    3) Column D match with cell A3 (Tuition Time)

    In Sheet 2: cell A1, A2, A3, the content of the cell is changed daily manually.
    I want Sheet 2: cell B1 column B to use formula to list all student names that match the criterias.

    Really appreciate any assistance and insights! :)

  37. dear Sir/Mam,
    i want to know if data is in 3 cell & data value is also in 3 same down side cell i want find data which is in three cell and give result sum of these data value...

    data 16 18 20 22 24 26
    value 240 240 240 240 240 240

    data 16-18-20
    sum 720

    1. Hello!
      If I understand your task correctly, the following formula should work for you:

      =IF(SUM(--(A1:C1<>""))=3,SUM(A2:C2),"")

      Hope this is what you need.

      1. NO SIR ITS NOT WORKING WHICH I LIKE THIS TYPE....
        COLOUM DATA 1 2 3 16 18 20 22 24
        SUM VALUE 50 500 120 240 240 240

        COLOUM DATA SUM VALUE
        1-2-3 670
        2-3-16 860
        3-18-20 600

        1. Hello!
          The formula I sent to you was created based on the description you provided in your first request. Your explanation is completely incomprehensible. What does 1-2-3 mean? Is it the value of one cell or several?
          I will no longer guess what you need. In order to prevent it from happening, please provide me with the detailed description of your task.

          1. COLOUM DATA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24
            VALUE |50| 500|120| 240|240 | 240|100|200

            COLOUM DATA SUM VALUE
            1-2-3 670
            2-3-16 860
            3-18-20 600
            1-2 550
            16 240

            sir coloum data value which is in separate separate cell and in this cell canted only numarical value
            i want when i write two or three numerical value in single cell than ans we get sum of this data value......pls help me...

            1. What does 1-2-3 mean? Is it the value of one cell or several?....

              sir ji 1-2-3 means its value of several cell....which is in one cell and i need only sum of its corresponding value ...

  38. I'm developing a 15 x 15 matrix of results, and looking to return the column and row numbers for the MAX result in the 15 x 15 range ... any suggestions?

    1. Hello!
      If your array of values is located in the range A1: O15, then the row number with the maximum value can be found by array formula

      =MIN(IF(A1:O15=MAX(A1:O15),ROW(A1:A15)))

      column number -

      =MIN(IF(A1:O15=MAX(A1:O15),COLUMN(A1:O1)))

      This is an array formula and it needs to be entered via Ctrl + Shift + Enter, not just Enter.

      1. Thanks for the advice ... really helped me out

  39. I'm looking for something that gives me joined text.
    List is like 1) Name 2)Work Done 3)Amount 4)Month
    Output list is like
    1)Month Name
    2)Sum of Amount for Month Given
    3)Textjoin of Workdone for Month Given

    Any help ??

    1. use textjoint formula for this and textjoint formula avilable on msoffice 365 or u can use some vba codes for this also .....for more about it send me excel file on my mail...

  40. Hi, I have a query. I have a data matrix and some of the cells are filled with Y, where the Row header and Column header combination is active. For every value Y, I need to perform a vlookup in another sheet using the corresponding row and column header values. In the example below, I need to replace the Ys with the number from 2nd sheet. Any suggestions and help is appreciated.
    SHeet 1 -
    AA BB CC DD
    A Y
    B Y
    C Y
    D Y
    Sheet 2 -
    A AA 1
    B BB 2
    C CC 3
    D DD 4

    1. SHeet 1 is :

      AA BB CC DD
      A Y
      B Y
      C Y
      D Y

  41. Hi
    If all the information comes from one Column A & I have three criteria's by way of Race1 to Race2 & Numbers? Across 10 column with information eg:

    RACE 1

    A B C D E F G H I J
    No Last 10 Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Penalty Hcp Rating
    1
    2
    3

    RACE 2

    My question how to retrieve 1, 2, 3, & so on & all information across 10 columns?

    Regards

    Tony

  42. Dear Sir,
    I have to pull the districts name having 0 value in column1 and column2 both from data of 4000 rows.
    Can we use Index, match formula to pull the district name. If yes pl. describe it.
    If not pl. describe, how we can do this.
    Pl. tell the simplest way to accomplish this task.
    Regards.

    1. Hello!
      Unfortunately, without seeing your data it hard to give you advice.
      Give an example of the source data and the expected result.
      It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you.

  43. What If I have multiple output upon multiple criteria? Then how this formula would be?

    1. Hello!
      Please describe your problem in more detail. It’ll help me understand it better and find a solution for you. Thank you.

  44. Everything is competent and affordable!
    Thank you!

  45. Thank you so much u solved my 4months doubts

  46. Thank you for this article- you helped me solve my problem!

  47. To test it, I created the same exact table used the exact same formula (copied and pasted it) and did not work. Formula used Non-Array, got an #N/A.
    =INDEX(D2:D13, MATCH(1, INDEX((G1=A2:A13) * (G2=B2:B13) * (G3=C2:C13), 0, 1), 0))

    1. Hello!
      I hope you have studied the recommendations in the above tutorial. This is an array formula and it needs to be entered via Ctrl + Shift + Enter, not just Enter.

  48. Hello! Thanks for the great article. Can the Index/Match formula contain a cell value that also contains an index/match formula? I have the following: S2 contains =Index(Rep_ID, Match(A2, OrderNumber,0)) - (rep_ID and OrderNumber are from AcctsList sheet);
    T2 contains =Index(SalesRepName, Match(S2,SalesRepID, 0))- (SalesRepName and SalesRepID are from Slsp Sheet).
    T2 returns #N/A unless I change S2 to the value of the formula and I don't want to have to create another column to paste values. Is there a way to combine the formulas in T2 so that it will provide the RepName needed?
    Extensive search and forum request has yielded no answers.
    Any help is greatly appreciated!
    Thank you,
    Phisaw

    1. Hello!
      I can not check the work of formulas, because I do not have your data. But you can try using this formula

      =Index(SalesRepName, Match(Index(Rep_ID, Match(A2, OrderNumber,0)),SalesRepID, 0))

  49. I have to apologize. It works just fine with Office 365, but when I try on the work computer which is running Office 2013 I get the error.
    I assume the below info are what the references are, correct?

      1. Found one.
        In some cases, a customer conducts multiple events at a given facility on the same day. We want to just list each customer once so want to remove duplicates if possible. Not sure if I would have to split out the AllData sheet into separate sheets/tables to make it easier.
        I really appreciate all the help Alexander.

  50. I have been stuck trying to get cell content based on row and column matches. I have one worksheet that contains base data of 3 columns (A = Dates, B = Facilities, C = Customers). On worksheet 2 we want to display the information in a linear calendar style that includes each day of a year. The dates are across the top row starting at Column B. Column A is a list of facilities. We want to put the customer into the appropriate cell within the correct facility row and under the correct date(s) column(s). I have tried using pivot tables but I just end up with a count of customers and not the actual customer name in the given cell.
    In most cases there is only ever just one customer per facility per day. But on occasion one may just have part of a day and another may have the evening portion. In those cases just listing both with a separator ? or a - would serve our purpose.

    I am sure there is a way to do this but looking all over the place and asking have not yielded an answer.

    1. Hello!
      On Sheet2 in cell B2, write down the formula.
      =CONCAT(IFERROR(INDEX(Sheet1!$C$2:$C$20, SMALL(IF(Sheet2!B$1&Sheet2!$A2=Sheet1!$A$2:$A$20&Sheet1!$B$2:$B$20, ROW(Sheet1!$C$2:$C$20)-1), ROW(INDIRECT("1:"&ROWS(Sheet1!$C$2:$C$20)))))&"-",""))
      Then copy it down the column.
      Sheet1!$C$2:$C$20 - Customers
      Sheet1!$A$2:$A$20 - Dates
      Sheet1!$B$2:$B$20 - Facilities
      Sheet2!B$1 - Date
      Sheet1!$A$2:$A$20 - Facilities

      If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.

      1. Alexander thanks for the help. When I plug in the formula, I get a #NAME? error and the highlighted in red and blue part of the formula is this part Sheet2!B$1&Sheet2!$A2

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