Match value where same value occurs multiple times

[rickf19]

Hi all

I have two spreadsheets which should have the same values in each however often don't agree. there are no matching details except the value columns, the same value can be entered multiple times in each spreadsheet, there are hundreds of rows in each spreadsheet. I need to match the values and highlight the values in each spreadsheet that dont match..
Any help greatly appreciated

Rick

 

[Rijnsent]

Hi Rick,
your explanation is a cryptic, can you elaborate a bit?
Made-up example: so you have Sheet A with data (e.g. 100 rows, 20 columns) and Sheet B with data (e.g. 200 rows, 16 columns) and you know that there are rows where e.g. columns K,L and M in both sheets should match, but they sometimes don't? So how would you know which rows should match?
Cheers,
Koen

 

[rickf19]

Two spreadsheets
Cols a to g in one value in col f
Cols a to x in two value in col s
Need to match value in col f with value in col s
Could be More than one of same value in both
No other matching details on spreadsheets

Thanks
Rick

 

[Rijnsent]

Assuming that the data in row 1 on Sheet A matches the data of row 1 in Sheet B, you could add a formula in H1 (on sheet A) with the formula =SheetA!F1=SheetB!S1 and drag that formula down. If the values match, it should show TRUE, otherwise FALSE. If that's not the case, please add a bit of (anonymized) sample data to make the case clearer.

 

[rickf19]

Two spreadsheets
Cols a to g in one value in col f
Cols a to x in two value in col s
Need to match value in col f with value in col s
Could be More than one of same value in both
No other matching details on spreadsheets

Thanks
Rick

 

[rickf19]

Hi
Thanks for the reply
Values in cols f and s are not in the same place (row) on each sheet
Values may exist on one but not the other
There are multiple values which are duplicated in each but may occur six times on one sheet and only four on the other for example
The task is to reconcile both sheets so that I can see which values match,which values appear in sheet 1 and not on sheet 2 and vice versa
Hope this helps

Rick

 

[Rijnsent]

This might help:
SheetA, cell H1: =COUNTIF($F$1:$F$100,F1) -> gives you the number of times value F1 occurs in SheetA (100 rows of data)
SheetA, cell I1: =COUNTIF(SheetB!$S$1:$S$200,F1) -> gives you the number of times value F1 occurs in SheetB (column S, assuming 200 rows of data)
Drag both down and check for mismatches, as they should both be the same. You can do the same on SheetB, but than use the formula the other way round.