Vlookup issue - Retail Environment

[DPChristman]

I am currently trying to link data between a large data file and a fill in form that I have created.

The source data is coming from an excel file that is over 34 MB and more that 177,000 lines.

This data deals with inventory shrinkage.

There are 7 columns that I am accessing on the source data file:

• Store Number
• Dept
• Dept Name
• Class
• Class Name
• Shrink Units
• Shrink $

What I need to do is RANK the top five items (either Class or Department) for each store, and have them auto-filled into the form I have created.

Example, if the person enters the store number (ex: 123), the section of the form for top 5 shrinkage departments would populate with the following[TABLE="width: 217"]
<tbody>[TR]
[TD="class: xl65, width: 180"][/TD]
[/TR]
</tbody>[/TABLE]
DEPT DEPT NAME UNITS DOLLARS
JLY JEWELRY 318 $41,000
HAC HOME ACC 300 $25,000
GLS GLASSWARE 248 $18,000
WCH WATCHES 168 $15,000
FRG FRAGRANCE 151 $13,400


Since the file with the source data will not be open at the time that the form is filled out, using a sumifs formula really won't work.

Currently, my field people are doing a very awkward copy and paste function, and I am looking to simplify the process.

Anyone have any ideas how to accomplish this?

Thanks,

Dan