This solution works in all conditions discussed so far (let me know of any condition that it does not work and I’ll try to cover it).
I’m posting this as a separated answer as the formulas applied in prior answer rightly apply to the conditions stated in them, as such they will be useful to users with those specific scenarios, so they don’t need to apply these long formulas.
This formula assumes the data is located at B6:E30
(in order to ensure it can be applied regardless of the source range location).
This formula uses the Index\Match functions and it’s a Formula Array.
FormulaArrays are entered pressing [Ctrl]
+ [Shift]
+ [Enter]
simultaneously, you shall see {
and }
around the formula if entered correctly
Syntax:
=IFERROR(INDEX(DataRng,
MATCH(Value1,NamesRng,0)
+IFERROR(MATCH(Value2,INDEX(NamesRng,
1+MATCH(Value1,NamesRng,0))
:INDEX(NamesRng, IFERROR(MATCH(Value1,NamesRng,0)
+MATCH("#",IF((INDEX(Col1Rng,1+MATCH(Value1,NamesRng,0))
:INDEX(Col1Rng,ROWS(NamesRng)))="","#","!"),0),
ROWS(NamesRng))),0),NA()),MATCH(ValCol,DataHdr,0)),"")
Arguments:
Assuming the data is located at B6:E30.
Value1
= Name
to be found in Data, i.e. George, Scott, etc.
Value2
= Detail
to be found in Data, i.e. Detail1, Detalle2, etc.
ValCol
= Column
to be found in Data i.e. Column1, Column2, etc.
DataRng
= $B$6:$E$30
DataHdr
= $B$6:$E$6
NamesRng
= $B$6:$B$30
Col1Rng
= $C$6:$C$30
1st MATCH: Retrieves the position of the Name:
MATCH(Value1,NamesRng,0)
2nd MATCH: Retrieves the end position of the Name’s corresponding Details, which is determined by a blank value in column C
or the end of the data range:
MATCH("#",IF((INDEX(Col1Rng, 1 + 1stMATCH)
:INDEX(Col1Rng,ROWS(NamesRng)))="","#","!"),0),
Builds a Range (vRange): With the Names's Details using the 1st and 2nd match functions. If 2nd Match returns an error then it uses the last row of the Data range:
INDEX(NamesRng, 1 + 1stMATCH )
:INDEX(NamesRng, IFERROR( 1stMATCH + 2ndMATCH, ROWS(NamesRng)))
3rd MATCH: Retrieves the position of the Detail
within the vRange. It returns #NA
if the combination is not present.
IFERROR(MATCH(Value2, vRange,0), NA())
Adding the results of the 1st and 3rd match functions obtains the Row index of the Name
`Detailcombination or
#NAif no found.
The Column index is obtained with a Match from the Header of the Data.
It then applying the INDEX function to the Data Range returns the value of the
Name\Detail\Columncombination.
If the
Name\Detail` combination is not found it returns blank.
=IFERROR( INDEX( DataRng, 1stMATCH + 3rdMATCH, MATCH(Column,DataHdr,0)),"")
With the results located at H6:L37 enter this Formula Array in J8 then copy to K8:L37 and to J9:L37:
=IFERROR( INDEX($B$6:$E$30,
MATCH($H8,$B$6:$B$30,0)
+IFERROR( MATCH($I8, INDEX($B$6:$B$30,
1+MATCH($H8,$B$6:$B$30,0))
:INDEX($B$6:$B$30, IFERROR(MATCH($H8,$B$6:$B$30,0)
+MATCH("#", IF((INDEX($C$6:$C$30,1+MATCH($H8,$B$6:$B$30,0))
:INDEX($C$6:$C$30,ROWS($B$6:$B$30)))="","#","!"),0),
ROWS($B$6:$B$30))),0),NA()),
MATCH(J$6,$B$6:$E$6,0)), "")
