Find Closest Upper value with multiple criterias

[Spartanjuli1]

Hello everyone,

I have a challenge for you
In the table below, I would like to have a formula (going from D5 to D19) which is giving me the closest upper "Total Hours" value when the C column is in state "TRUE".

Some formulas were tried, but it was always giving me B17 results instead of B14 cell.

• Do you have any ideas ??

[TABLE="class: grid, width: 519"]
<colgroup><col><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD][/TD]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]C[/TD]
[TD]D[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]Total Years[/TD]
[TD] Total Hours[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3650[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[TD][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]Total Years[/TD]
[TD]Total Hours[/TD]
[TD]"A5 <= $A$2 ?"[/TD]
[TD]"Closest upper value $B$2"[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]1000[/TD]
[TD]TRUE
[/TD]
[TD]IF A5 <= $A$2 THEN return closest upper value WHERE (B2 <= B5:B19)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]1500[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2000[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]2400[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]3000[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]1500[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]2250[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]3000[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]3600[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]4500[/TD]
[TD]TRUE[/TD]
[TD]TRUE (because 4500 is the closest upper value to B2)[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]2000[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]3000[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]3700[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]4800[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]6000[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[TD]FALSE[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Thank you a lot !
Julien

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[R0GU3]

Use Ctrl+Shift+Enter to make an array formula. Put code in any cell.

=MAX(IF(C5:C19,B5:B19,""))

 

[R0GU3]

If you wanted "True" or "False" all the way down Column D then:
Again Ctrl+Shift+Enter for array formula

{=IF(MAX(IF(C5:C19,B5:B19,""))=B5, "TRUE", "FALSE")}

 

[Spartanjuli1]

Hello,

Thank you for the answer, unfortunately I believe I was not maybe accurate enough:

Cells D5 to D19 should have the formula.

I want to have in cell D5 the value "TRUE" or "FALSE" when there are multiple criteria fulfilled:

#1 : A5<=&A&3 (A5 will be for cell D5, A6 for D6 until D19)
AND
#2 - when criteria #1 returning a value "TRUE", look up for the the closest Higher value from cells $B$5:$B$19.
At the end, if column A fulfils criteria, then look in the rows from column B where A rows fulfills the criteria and return the value where both conditions are met.


maybe with the real example from table above:
Using the table above, D14 should return ONLY "TRUE" value when A14 < $A$5 (3 <= 3) AND when B14 (4500) is the closest upper value to $B$2 (3650)
The trick here is that B17 (3700) value is the closest value to $B$2 (3650) but not A17 (4) as it is higher than $A$2 (3)

Results should look like the table above and I am a bit lost on that

Thank you !