I'm currently an XO of an Infantry Company in the Army, in charge of accounting for and managing all of the property in my Company.
I have a master property book with all of my property listed on it listed in a single excel file. I have several other files listing portions of the master property book for different departments on multiple excel files. For example, the ITT department has all of the computers listed in master property book. The arms room has all of the weapons that are listed, and so on and so forth. Each item is listed by a unique serial number. I need to verify that all of the serials on the master property book have been accounted for throughout the various other files. These files are necessary because each department head signs for the property that he has been issued based on the contents of their specific excel file. The property program I am using doesn't allow me to double check my work, and there is potential that property on the master book will not be including in one of the sub-property books.
Essentially all of the smaller excel files should account for all the items on the master property book. In order to verify that I've accurately accounted for all of my property on the master file, I'd like to be able create a macro or rule where I can highlight all of the values in the master file that are listed in at least one of the other files (duplicate values).
I picture a possible solution where I paste all the smaller excel files into different sheets in the master file, creating a button that looks for duplicate strings and highlights the duplicate cells. But I have no idea where to begin. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciate.
I can send/post example files of what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Joe
I have a master property book with all of my property listed on it listed in a single excel file. I have several other files listing portions of the master property book for different departments on multiple excel files. For example, the ITT department has all of the computers listed in master property book. The arms room has all of the weapons that are listed, and so on and so forth. Each item is listed by a unique serial number. I need to verify that all of the serials on the master property book have been accounted for throughout the various other files. These files are necessary because each department head signs for the property that he has been issued based on the contents of their specific excel file. The property program I am using doesn't allow me to double check my work, and there is potential that property on the master book will not be including in one of the sub-property books.
Essentially all of the smaller excel files should account for all the items on the master property book. In order to verify that I've accurately accounted for all of my property on the master file, I'd like to be able create a macro or rule where I can highlight all of the values in the master file that are listed in at least one of the other files (duplicate values).
I picture a possible solution where I paste all the smaller excel files into different sheets in the master file, creating a button that looks for duplicate strings and highlights the duplicate cells. But I have no idea where to begin. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciate.
I can send/post example files of what I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Joe