multiple conditions

[neveu]

hello Forum,
i would need your help to crack the next problem:

i have a column with different numbers and another column with statuses atributed to those numbers ( "ok", canceled", "-")

the number in first column can appear multiple times. if they number appear more that one they are grouped one after the other.

what i would need to do is that if the number in a group have on the opposite column the info as "ok" or canceled", the number in that group should get the status "processed", otherwise will appear "don't process".this message should appear in the column next to the number group.

any ideas how to do this?

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thank you,
neveu

 

[Peter_SSs]

You'll get a lot more helpers if you post samples directly in your post. My signature block below contains 3 methods for posting small screen shots. Test them in the Test Here forum. That way, if something goes wrong, you won’t be messing up a main forum.

See if something like this, copied down, is what you want.

Excel Workbook
	A	B	C
1
2	1	ok	process
3	1	ok
4	1	canceled
5	2	ok	don't process
6	2	-
7	2	-
8	3	ok	process
status

 

[neveu]

Hi Peter,

thank you very much. the formula works fine.

there is one additional situation that i forgot to mention - in the second collumn there is another value possible - the error #NA (as i'm using vlookup to lookup these values from another file)

i've tried to tweek the formula to cover this situation but unfortunatly didn't find the right solution.

so, when there is an #NA value on the second column, the overal group number should show "don't process".

do you think you could help me?

thank you very much. i really appreciate a lot your help.
best regards,
neveu

 

[Peter_SSs]

Try

=IF(A2=A1,"",IF(COUNTIFS(A$2:A$20,A2,B$2:B$20,"-")+COUNTIFS(A$2:A$20,A2,B$2:B$20,"#N/A"),"don't process","process"))

(I assume you must have access to at least 2 versions of Excel? The formulas suggested in this thread require Excel 2007+ but the other thread I was helping in you said you were using Excel 2003)

 

[neveu]

Hi Peter,

I'll try to replace countifs with sumproduct so the formula will be available for 2003 version.

thank you very much for your support

regards,
neveu

 

[Peter_SSs]

I'll try to replace countifs with sumproduct so the formula will be available for 2003 version.

I'm confused since you gave the following comment for the previous COUNTIFS formula that I suggested:

the formula works fine.