Transfer data to multiple columns from one workbook to another using info from two columns

[addiee12]

Hi there,

I'm tracking data for parliaments and would to like to take data from last year's excel sheet and populate new ones for 2021 that has slightly different rows, columns and ordering (so a copy/paste won't work). What the old and the new have in common is: country names and chamber names -- but data will differ for bicameral parliaments (both of which will have the same country name). So...to transfer data over...I'll need to take into account both the Country and Chamber columns. I think something like and INDEX & MATCH or XLOOKUP can work...but I feel like I can't wrap my head around it ! How do I get information from all of the columns after Country/chamber in the old file, into the correct columns in the new file and ensure that information is correct? In general -- I'd really like to learn how to get data from one excel sheet to another using common factors between them. Thanks in advance for help!

Move this (old tracking file)

To here (new tracking file)

 

[Saurabhj]

Hi,

Use below code in new file.

I have assumed that the column names are same in both file. Use ctrl + shift + enter after writing the formula.

=INDEX('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet1'!$C$2:$D$6,MATCH(1,('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet1'!$A$2:$A$6=$A2)*('oldfile.xlsx]Sheet1'!$B$2:$B$6=$B2),0),MATCH(C$1,'[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet1'!$C$1:$D$1,0))

 

[addiee12]

Thanks so much for trying to help. I'm using a Mac so have replaced ',' with ';' in the formula. I'm just getting error messages -- "#N/A" which I take to mean excel isn't finding the information it's meant. I don't know what to do!

 

[addiee12]

Thanks so much for trying to help. I'm using a Mac so have replaced ',' with ';' in the formula. I'm just getting error messages -- "#N/A" which I take to mean excel isn't finding the information it's meant. I don't know what to do!

Can I use XMATCH?

 

[Saurabhj]

Thanks so much for trying to help. I'm using a Mac so have replaced ',' with ';' in the formula. I'm just getting error messages -- "#N/A" which I take to mean excel isn't finding the information it's meant. I don't know what to do!

#NA means, data not found (either country or chamber).

To handle #NA, you can use IFNA formula. The formula will return Not Found in place of #NA.

=IFNA(INDEX('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$C$2:$D$6,MATCH(1,('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$A$2:$A$6=$A2)*('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$B$2:$B$6=$B2),0),MATCH(C$1,'[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$C$1:$D$1,0)),"Not Found")

If you want to keep cell blank, if value is not available, please use below:

=IFNA(INDEX('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$C$2:$D$6,MATCH(1,('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$A$2:$A$6=$A2)*('[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$B$2:$B$6=$B2),0),MATCH(C$1,'[oldfile.xlsx]Sheet4'!$C$1:$D$1,0)),"")