Formula to add a column based on Specific text

[Skumby]

I have an annual leave spreadsheet that I need to add up the LSL provisions. I have totals table that has the department which I would like to have a sumif style function so the formula looks at the dept in Q729 then adds up all the figures that relate to that Dept in the above table where the (dept is in column B) and returns all the corresponding figures in column R.

 

[Skumby]

I have an annual leave spreadsheet that I need to add up the LSL provisions. I have totals table that has the department which I would like to have a sumif style function so the formula looks at the dept in Q729 then adds up all the figures that relate to that Dept in the above table where the (dept is in column B) and returns all the corresponding figures in column R.

Update - I think the formula will be too fiddly to create now that I look closer. I need to add a specific cell that relates to the wording from a different row aghhh

 

[Peter_SSs]

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