VBA to auto fill cells based on milestones and phases

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Hi this is my first time posting and other then recording macros still very new to VBA but keen to learn, I have the following problem if anyone can help please? I have had a look in the forums and am struggling to utilise / find suitable code.

For summary only in table 1, this is my starting data, I have milestones that are against projects and months achieved for every milestone.

There are many more projects and months that span years in total, I need to convert the milestone to the Phase and populate the phase for the blank months until the next milestone is reached. In some cases milestones will be missing and may start half way through.

What I am trying to do is create a macro that:-
1. Check the value in the cell and matches to the milestone phase
2. If the cell is blank uses the previous milestone to calculate the phase
3. Repeat for every column against each project (many months over many years)
4. Repeat for each project
5. this can overwrite the data in the original sheet or creating a copy of the original sheet and update?
I will be changing the below "projects" and "Milestones" for actual data once I can understand the structure for this.

Table 2 show the results I am expecting, thanks again for any guidance where to start from.

[TABLE="width: 508"]
<colgroup><col><col span="4"><col><col><col></colgroup><tbody>[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Table 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Milestones[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Phase[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Table 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"] [/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 4[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 5[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 6[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

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Hi & welcome to the board.
How about
Code: 
Sub Milestones()

    Dim UsdRws As Long
    Dim DataRng As Range
    Dim Cl As Range
    
    UsdRws = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    Set DataRng = Range("B2:E" & UsdRws)
    For Each Cl In Range("G2", Range("G" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
        DataRng.Replace Cl.Value, Cl.Offset(, 1).Value, xlWhole, , False, , False, False
    Next Cl
    With DataRng.Offset(, 1).Resize(, DataRng.Columns.Count - 1)
        .SpecialCells(xlBlanks).FormulaR1C1 = "=rc[-1]"
        .Value = .Value
    End With
    
End Sub
 
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Hi Fluff, thanks for the fast reply, almost working I just have 2 problems at the moment,

1. For the fill of the data I was hoping to get the phase (1,2,3) returned currently it is returning the Milestone (M1, M2, M3 etc) but I can work with that gets me 3/4 there,
2. I did not mention this before as did not realise, but I also need it to fill the previous cells with the phase too based on the known milestone, currently it only fills forwards of the milestone, example

[TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 508"]
<tbody style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;">[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M3[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]

[TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 508"]
<tbody style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;">[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
 
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Hi, I just spotted one more exception to the above Milestone 1 does not need to be filled to the left as this is the start of the process, thanks
 
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If your milestones are in Col G with the phase in Col H, it should replace the milestone, with the phase in the main data.
The next part is a bit more tricky.
 
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[TABLE="class: cms_table_cms_table, width: 508"]
<tbody style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;">[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M2[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]M5[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]


[TABLE="class: cms_table_cms_table, width: 508"]
<tbody style="border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px;">[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jun-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Jul-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Aug-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]Sep-17[/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[TD="align: center"][/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD="align: center"]Project 1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]1[/TD]
[TD="align: center"]3[/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
​

this is the correct example of left fill, M1 is a hard stop.
 
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Hi, I have the correct Phase now showing thanks I had linked to the wrong column when adapting for actual data. just the tricky left fill, but this is great help so far been struggling on an off for the last week in Excel so thought time to move to VBA.
 
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OK, I've got to pop out for a bit, but will have a look when I get back
 
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Thanks, also just trying on new copy of the data and now getting error message 1004, against
.SpecialCells(xlBlanks).FormulaR1C1 = "=rc[-1]"​
I have to go soon too, so may not be back online till tomorrow.
 
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Slight change of plan (I couldn't be bothered to go shopping).
Give this a go. It also takes into account post#9
Code: 
Sub Milestones()

    Dim UsdRws As Long
    Dim DataRng As Range
    Dim Cl As Range
    Dim Rng As Range
    
    UsdRws = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
    Set DataRng = Range("B2:E" & UsdRws)
    
    For Each Rng In Range("B2:B" & UsdRws)
        If Len(Rng) = 0 And Not Rng.End(xlToRight) = "M1" Then
            Range(Rng, Rng.End(xlToRight)).FillLeft
        End If
    Next Rng

    For Each Cl In Range("G2", Range("G" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp))
        DataRng.Replace Cl.Value, Cl.Offset(, 1).Value, xlWhole, , False, , False, False
    Next Cl
    
    On Error Resume Next
    DataRng.Columns(1).SpecialCells(xlBlanks).Value = "X"
    On Error GoTo 0
    With DataRng.Offset(, 1).Resize(, DataRng.Columns.Count - 1)
        On Error Resume Next
        .SpecialCells(xlBlanks).FormulaR1C1 = "=rc[-1]"
        On Error GoTo 0
        .Value = .Value
    End With
    DataRng.Replace "X", "", xlWhole, , , , False, False
End Sub
 
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