Calling all Table experts - a tricky issue I need help with!!

Mr Excelinator

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Hi all.

Have a question,

Is it possible to "load" an excel table so it expands based on a filter criteria from another dataset via a lookup?

So imagine I have source data set up as follows:
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Data Source[/TD]
[TD]EMPLOYEE[/TD]
[TD]Sales Value A[/TD]
[TD]Sales Value B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DS_1[/TD]
[TD]123456[/TD]
[TD]100[/TD]
[TD]125[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DS_1[/TD]
[TD]123457[/TD]
[TD]150[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DS_2[/TD]
[TD]123456[/TD]
[TD]200[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]DS_2[/TD]
[TD]654322[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


I than have another table which is looking up & comparing that data in various permutations (pivot tables don't work for this)

So the below is what I am trying to achieve, I want to set the base table population (automatically) by selecting my data set - in this case A, so Employee 654322 is not on the list. Then I want to be selective in looking up data Value variants, so in this case I've selected Value A & B from DS_1 & Value B from DS_2

- pulling all that in by index match against the source data.

So in the first column If I selected DS_2 I want to display 123456 & 654322 as the base lookups the table would adjust accordingly.
[TABLE="class: grid, width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]DS_1[/TD]
[TD]DS_1[/TD]
[TD]DS_1[/TD]
[TD]DS_2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Employee[/TD]
[TD]Value A[/TD]
[TD]Value B[/TD]
[TD]Value B[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]123456[/TD]
[TD]100[/TD]
[TD]125[/TD]
[TD]250[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]123457[/TD]
[TD]150[/TD]
[TD]300[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

Hope that makes sense!
Any expert opinion greatly appreciated in advance.
thanks.
Stu
 

Excel Facts

What did Pito Salas invent?
Pito Salas, working for Lotus, popularized what would become to be pivot tables. It was released as Lotus Improv in 1989.

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