sumif dynamic criteria range

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So I'm trying to create a sumif formula that looks something like this =sumif(Sheet1[C4],C5,Sheet1[Column2])
So the "C4" in "Sheet1[C4]" is a dynamic value that corresponds to a column header name in a table, "C5" is obviously the criteria, and again obviously the "Sheet1[Column2]" is the column in which I want to sum. I've scoured the internet and just can't find what I'm looking for!:confused:
 

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You seem to be confusing the sheet name with the table name. However, look at the following:

CDEFGHIJKL
Column1Column2Column3Column1Column2Column3
1040
Table2ba
Column3c60c
a
50

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]a[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]b[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet17​

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas [TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C7[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=SUMIF(INDIRECT(C3&"["&C4&"]"),C5,INDIRECT(C3&"[Column2]"))[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



E1:G4 is defined as Table1, and I1:K4 is Table2. Then you can use the formula in C7 to get a total based on the values in C3:C5. If this isn't exactly what you're looking for, you should be able to get the idea. The INDIRECT function is the key. Hope this helps.
 
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Eric W said:
You seem to be confusing the sheet name with the table name. However, look at the following:

CDEFGHIJKL
Column1Column2Column3Column1Column2Column3
1040
Table2ba
Column3c60c
a
50

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]a[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"]b[/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]50[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]30[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet17​

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas [TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]C7[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=SUMIF(INDIRECT(C3&"["&C4&"]"),C5,INDIRECT(C3&"[Column2]"))[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



E1:G4 is defined as Table1, and I1:K4 is Table2. Then you can use the formula in C7 to get a total based on the values in C3:C5. If this isn't exactly what you're looking for, you should be able to get the idea. The INDIRECT function is the key. Hope this helps.
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Yeah sorry, I accidentally put the sheet name cause it's the same as my table name. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do

[TABLE="width: 384"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Day[/TD]
[TD]Date[/TD]
[TD]Amount[/TD]
[TD]Description[/TD]
[TD]Category[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Sunday[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]18-09-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]563[/TD]
[TD] A[/TD]
[TD]1c[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Tuesday[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]20-09-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]567[/TD]
[TD] A[/TD]
[TD]3d[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Wednesday[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]15-08-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD] B[/TD]
[TD]5t[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Friday[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]03-01-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]
[TD] A[/TD]
[TD]6k[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]Saturday[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]11-10-18[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]
[TD] C[/TD]
[TD]9f[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

So let's say this is my table (table1) so my formula would be something kinda like before =sumif(table1[C4],C5,table1[amount]) and C4 would be and 1 of the following table headers; Day, Date, Amount, Description, Category
So if C4 was "Category" and C5 was "5t" the result would be 23
I tried the formula you posted but if gave me a #REF! error
 
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This works for me:

ABCDEFGHIJ
DayDateAmountDescriptionCategory
SundayA1c
TuesdayA3d
Search columnCategoryWednesdayB5t
Search value5tFridayA6k
SumSaturdayC9f

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/18/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]563[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/20/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]567[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8/15/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1/3/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]10/11/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet2

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]
[TH]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH="bgcolor: [URL=https://www.mrexcel.com/forum/usertag.php?do=list&action=hash&hash=DAE7F5]#DAE7F5[/URL] "]C6[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=SUMIF(INDIRECT("Table1["&C4&"]"),C5,Table1[Amount])[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



Change the values in C4 and C5, and the formula will show different results.

If you still have problems, what version of Excel do you have? Also, based on your date formats, you may have a version of Excel with different defaults. You might need to change all the commas in the formula to semicolons.
 
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Eric W said:
This works for me:

ABCDEFGHIJ
DayDateAmountDescriptionCategory
SundayA1c
TuesdayA3d
Search columnCategoryWednesdayB5t
Search value5tFridayA6k
SumSaturdayC9f

<tbody>
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/18/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]563[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]9/20/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]567[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]4[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]8/15/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]5[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]1/3/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]7[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: center"]6[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]23[/TD]
[TD="align: right"][/TD]

[TD="align: right"]10/11/2018[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]12[/TD]

[TD="align: right"][/TD]

</tbody>
Sheet2

[TABLE="width: 85%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD]Worksheet Formulas[TABLE="width: 100%"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TH]Cell[/TH]
[TH="align: left"]Formula[/TH]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TH]C6[/TH]
[TD="align: left"]=SUMIF(INDIRECT("Table1["&C4&"]"),C5,Table1[Amount])[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]



Change the values in C4 and C5, and the formula will show different results.

If you still have problems, what version of Excel do you have? Also, based on your date formats, you may have a version of Excel with different defaults. You might need to change all the commas in the formula to semicolons.
Click to expand...


That simple huh? Well thank you very much that worked perfectly!
 
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