Finding MAX value with criteria list [Solved/Closed]
RayH122
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Jun 17, 2016 at 09:31 PM - Latest reply: fdibbins33
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I don't often ask for help here but this one has stumped me.
For a dashboard of sorts...
I have a list of values in column S.
Each of these has a status value in column C.
I need to find the maximum value in column S where the status matches one in a list of statuses.
The table of valid status values is in A2:A6
So something like "=(MAX(IF(C2:C111=ValueOnStatusTable,S2:S200)))
This would work if the StatusTable was only 1 cell and matched only 1 value
A C S X M 5 M M 8 1 1 10 2 L 13 A A 8 A 5 X 3 K 1
So, in this case the value return would 10 as its status of M is in the list
The value of 13 is not returned as its status value of L is NOT in the list
Likewise for finding the MIN value.
In that case 3 would be returned and not 1 as X is valid and K is not.
I'm just about to head off into the sunset but I was thinking that perhaps you could use the INDEX/MATCH function wrapped in the MAX function. Something like:-
=MAX(INDEX($C$1:$C$8,MATCH(A6,$B$1:B$8,0)))
assuming the values are in Columns A, B, & C.
If there isn't a matching value, it should return N/A in the column in which you place the formula. But I'm not sure if it could handle and give the right return if there is a value in the first column with two matches in the second column (such as the value "M").
Have a fiddle with it. You never know.
Formulae are not a strong point with me so where is Mazzaropi when you need him?!!?
Hey VC,
Thanks for the reply.
I think the solution you gave was one of the many variants I tried already.
It does return a value but doesn't take the whole valid status table into account and returns just the first instance of the status.
Bear in mind that it should return the MAX value of all of those statuses not individually.
I'd prefer a Maserati but I'd settle for Mazzaropi right now.
Yeah, I tried that too.
What I would I put in place of ValueOnStatusTable though? Using the range of the table I get #N/A indicating that it cant find a value??
Both the Status column (C) and the ValidStatus range are formatted as Text. Sometimes this causes a problem when they are different.
If the range you are trying to find the max of, is formatted as text, that is what is causing the problem - you cannot find the max of text...which is greater, blue or green?
You will need to convert those text "values" back to numbers 1st
Thanks for the reply.
I think the solution you gave was one of the many variants I tried already.
It does return a value but doesn't take the whole valid status table into account and returns just the first instance of the status.
Bear in mind that it should return the MAX value of all of those statuses not individually.
I'd prefer a Maserati but I'd settle for Mazzaropi right now.