Last highest value in unordered lists with headings

jarod_007

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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
Column A of my list looks something like this:


Activity ID
January
ACT-001
ACT-002
ACT-004
February
ACT-003
ACT-005
ACT-006
March
ACT-007
ACT-010
April
ACT-008
ACT-009

and so forth.

I want to be able to find the next value to use as an ID. That is, what is the next ACT-xxx number.

Is this even possible with headers in the column?
 

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Hi there,

Try this to find the following Activity:

Excel Formula:
=MAX(IFERROR(VALUE(RIGHT(A2:A100,3)),0))+1

This is an array formula, if Excel is not 365, will need CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
 
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Hi there,

Try this to find the following Activity:

Excel Formula:
=MAX(IFERROR(VALUE(RIGHT(A2:A100,3)),0))+1

This is an array formula, if Excel is not 365, will need CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER.
Thank you!! This worked a treat!
 
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You're welcome!!,

Please mark the post that solved your problem as Solution.
 
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