Index matching multiple inputs and returning multiple results

[btucker7587]

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]BLDG
[/TD]
[TD]ROOM
[/TD]
[TD]ZONE
[/TD]
[TD]BLDG
[/TD]
[TD](input)
[/TD]
[TD]Room
[/TD]
[TD](input)
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]204
[/TD]
[TD]U02
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]101
[/TD]
[TD]U01
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Zone
[/TD]
[TD](Return)
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22
[/TD]
[TD]188
[/TD]
[TD]U04
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD](Return)
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]213
[/TD]
[TD]U01
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]43
[/TD]
[TD]110
[/TD]
[TD]U10
[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Having little success trying to get the proper return data.

Using the input of the building and room number, I am trying to get the corresponding zones as a return. There are sometimes multiple returns, so I also need those displayed a well.

I have been able to get a single return using his formula -


=INDEX(A2:C6,MATCH(E1&F1,A2:A6&B2:B6,0),3)

But I have been unsuccessful at getting multiple returns.

Tanks in advance or the assistance.

 

[svendiamond]

Assuming E1 = building number and F1 = room number...

{=INDEX(C2:C6,MATCH(F1,IF(A2:A6=E1,B2:B6),0))}

(also make sure you press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER as this is an array formula)

 

[eaykan]

Svendiamond thanks for the formula- i've been searching high and low for an example like this. Thanks

 

[btucker7587]

Svendiamond, I plugged it in and I get value not valid error. I went full scale though (1900 rows) so I'll scale it down and see if I can find the error.

 

[btucker7587]

Svendiamond, I got it to work, however, I had to insert a ,3 after the 0

{=INDEX(I6:K14,MATCH(N6,IF(I6:I14=M6,J6:J14),0),3)}

But it doesn't solve the issue of multiple zones.

Some buildings have multiple zones, so when I enter the building number and room number, I need a return on the zones available.
I will be using that returned data to return VLAN numbers and IP ranges...

 

[svendiamond]

Well... I don't know why you're INDEXing three columns when you only want what's in column K... right? I thought you just wanted to return the Zone that matches both the Building and Room?

 

[svendiamond]

Svendiamond thanks for the formula- i've been searching high and low for an example like this. Thanks

Yeah no problem. I remember when I learned this... I just Googled it. I mean if you think about it it makes a lot of sense:

FIND the C2:C6 that matches F1 in B2:B6 -- as long as A2:A6 equals E1

 

[btucker7587]

Well... I don't know why you're INDEXing three columns when you only want what's in column K... right? I thought you just wanted to return the Zone that matches both the Building and Room?

[TABLE="class: cms_table"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]BLDG[/TD]
[TD]ROOM[/TD]
[TD]ZONE[/TD]
[TD]BLDG[/TD]
[TD](input)[/TD]
[TD]Room[/TD]
[TD](input)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]204[/TD]
[TD]U02[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]204
[/TD]
[TD]U01[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]Zone[/TD]
[TD](Return)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]188[/TD]
[TD]U04[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD](Return)[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]213[/TD]
[TD]U01[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]43[/TD]
[TD]110[/TD]
[TD]U10
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Correct. i need the zone (column K), but I need all the zones that building is in. I already a formula to get a single return, which is -



{=INDEX(I6:K14,MATCH(M6&N6,I6:I14&J6:J14,0),3)}


Which is basically the same as what you provided, however, With your formula, I get an invalid cell reference area unless I put the ,3 to return the data in the third column.


If you look at the example above, Building 10, RM 204 falls into two zones. U01 and U02. When I put the search criteria in, I want it to return both zones so I can later have
it reference VLANS and IP ranges.


It's hard to make the explanation clear in plain text...

 

[AhoyNC]

See if this gives you what you want.
If you set up the cell references properly you can just copy the formula in F3 down (change cell references to match your data).
This is an array formula and must be entered with

Excel Workbook
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
1	BLDG	ROOM	ZONE	BLDG	10	Room	204
2	10	204	U02
3	10	204	U01		Zone	U02
4	22	188	U04			U01
5	10	213	U01
6	43	110	U10
CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER.

 

[svendiamond]

***Just saw AhoyNC's answer... it might be easier and work better for you!


No no... I understand. I was thinking you might say that. This will be a bit more complicated.

Name your table something. So... I6:K14 right? Name that table "TABLE" -- then we have M6 and N6 as the data you want to look up right? So M6 is the BLDG # and N6 is the ROOM # that you're going to look up.

I don't know how your sheet looks but I started my return table in M11. M11 through M15 say "ZONES" and N11 through N15 have the following formula filled down. You can go down as far as you want, based on how many different results you think you may end up with:

=IFERROR(INDEX(TABLE, SMALL(IF(COUNTIFS($M$6, $I$7:$I$14, $N$6, $J$7:$J$14), ROW(TABLE)-MIN(ROW(TABLE))+1), ROW(C1)), COLUMN(C1)),"")

(array formula... press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER)

Notice the $I$7:$I:$11 reference... yes, ignore the headers in your table when referencing. This should work for you!

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