Not sure what function will allow me to pull the correct period! Please Help!!

[Jarodjp42]

I am completely lost and I am not sure what function or formula will pull the correct period if the data changes. Can you please help.

What period do we start to see revenue?


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What formula would be able to pull the correct period if the data updates?

 

[jim may]

Excel 2010

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
What period do we start to see revenue?

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[Scott Huish]

=INDEX(A2:A11,MATCH(TRUE,B2:B11>0,0))
Confirm with CTRL-SHIFT-ENTER rather than just Enter.

Excel 2010
	A	B	C	D
1	Period	Revenue
2	1	0		6
3	2	0
4	3	0
5	4	0
6	5	0
7	6	10
8	7	10
9	8	25
10	9	30
11	10	50
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Range	Formula
D2	{=INDEX(A2:A11,MATCH(TRUE,B2:B11>0,0))}
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter array formulas.