If multiple duplicate values, then return max value from third cell

saintbernard

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Hi,
I have an excel table with 20000 lines. Here is a short sample it, with license plate number (column B) which last process phase they have gone through. There are some duplicate values in the plate numbers, which have been indicated in column C. In column D, I would like to return for each line, what the highest process phase was of that plate number.
Can anyone help with a formula?

[TABLE="width: 500, align: left"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]A
Last process phase[/TD]
[TD]B
Plate Number[/TD]
[TD]C
Duplicate or original[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1ABC123[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1ABC123[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]1ABC123[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]ZZZ123[/TD]
[TD]Original[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]1CBA321[/TD]
[TD]Original[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1HIJ456[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]1HIJ456[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]1HIJ456[/TD]
[TD]Duplicate[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]AAA444[/TD]
[TD]Original[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 

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Hi and welcome to MrExcel,

take a look at this:

Book1
ABCD
1Last process phasePlate NumberDuplicate or original
211ABC123Duplicate2
311ABC123Duplicate2
421ABC123Duplicate2
52ZZZ123Original2
631CBA321Original3
711HIJ456Duplicate4
811HIJ456Duplicate4
941HIJ456Duplicate4
103AAA444Original3
Sheet1
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
D2{=MAX(IF($B$2:$B$10=B2,$A$2:$A$10))}
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter array formulas.
 
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Hi and welcome to MrExcel,

take a look at this:
ABCD
Last process phasePlate NumberDuplicate or original
1ABC123Duplicate
1ABC123Duplicate
1ABC123Duplicate
ZZZ123Original
1CBA321Original
1HIJ456Duplicate
1HIJ456Duplicate
1HIJ456Duplicate
AAA444Original

<colgroup><col style="width: 25pxpx"><col><col><col><col></colgroup><thead>
</thead><tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]8[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]9[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]10[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet1

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<thead>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]
[TH="width: 10px"]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
</thead><tbody>[TR]
[TH="width: 10px, bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]D2[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]{=MAX(IF($B$2:$B$10=B2,$A$2:$A$10))}[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


Thanks, but it doesn't work, I get 4 for each row.
I want in each row, the highest process phase per plate number.
 
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Did you notice this remark:

Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter.

If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
 
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Adjust range inputs to suit, non-CSE/'normal' formula, try:
Code:
=MAX(INDEX(($B$1:$B$200=B1)*$A$1:$A$200,0))
 
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