Return value based on multiple tests

Weaseltron

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Hi all

This might be a simple request but I cant think of a neat way to do it.

Lets say I have the following table A:

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Attachment Name
[/TD]
[TD]Value1
[/TD]
[TD]Value2
[/TD]
[TD] Value3
[/TD]
[TD]Value4
[/TD]
[TD]Value5
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]file1
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]file2
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]25
[/TD]
[TD]25
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]file3
[/TD]
[TD]25
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]5
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

and table B

[TABLE="width: 500"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Client Name
[/TD]
[TD]Value1
[/TD]
[TD]Value2
[/TD]
[TD]Value3
[/TD]
[TD]Value4
[/TD]
[TD]Value5
[/TD]
[TD]Attachment to be used
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ClientA
[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]0
[/TD]
[TD]50
[/TD]
[TD]
?
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ClientB
[/TD]
[TD]20
[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]10
[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]
?​
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]ClientC
[/TD]
[TD]30
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]15
[/TD]
[TD]
?
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

What I am trying to do is find a formula to populate the "Attachment to be used" column.

This will need to compare the Value1, Value2 etc fields for each client to the Value1, Value2 etc fields for each attachment file and select the one that matches. It must be a 100% match for each value.

IF the values for a client match exactly the values for a particular attachment it should return that file name (ClientA = file1, ClientB = file2)
IF the vales for a client do not match exactly to an attachment it should return "no match" or something similar (ClientC)

Thanks in advance!
 

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To make it clearer, there could be multiple attachments with the same value for, say, Value1. The formula in table B will have to return the attachment name based on an exact match for every Value.
 
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Hi,

Here one way, Array formula to be confirm with CSE (Control, Shift, Enter), see instructions below:


Book1
ABCDEFG
1Attachment NameValue1Value2Value3Value4Value5
2file1101520050
3file22025251010
4file325505050
5
6
7Client NameValue1Value2Value3Value4Value5Attachment to be used
8ClientA101520050file1
9ClientB2025251010file2
10ClientC3015151515No Match
Sheet279
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
G8{=IFERROR(INDEX(A$2:A$4,MATCH(B8&C8&D8&E8&F8,B$2:B$4&C$2:C$4&D$2:D$4&E$2:E$4&F$2:F$4,0)),"No Match")}
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ENTER to enter array formulas.


Formula copied down.
 
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Hi,

Here one way, Array formula to be confirm with CSE (Control, Shift, Enter), see instructions below:

ABCDEFG
Attachment NameValue1Value2Value3Value4Value5
file1
file2
file3
Client NameValue1Value2Value3Value4Value5Attachment to be used
ClientAfile1
ClientBfile2
ClientCNo Match

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</tbody>
Sheet279

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[TD]Array Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
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Entered with Ctrl+Shift+Enter. If entered correctly, Excel will surround with curly braces {}.
Note: Do not try and enter the {} manually yourself[/TD]
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</tbody>[/TABLE]



Formula copied down.

Well thats absolutely glorious! Thank you so much, you've made my day!
 
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