How to loop a vlookup inside an if statement?
I am trying to create an if statement that returns true if a match is found in a reference table for the client name and the same service. However the vlookup only looks at the first client name (there are multiple records of the same client) and either returns a matching service or an error if the first service listed doesn't match. I need it to loop until it has looked at every instance of the client name to see if there is record of the client receiving that service. 
My current formula would look something like this: =IF(VLOOKUP(client name,reference table,service,FALSE) = service, "Yes","No")
How can this formula be changed to check every row for a match of the right client name and service?
excel
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I am trying to create an if statement that returns true if a match is found in a reference table for the client name and the same service. However the vlookup only looks at the first client name (there are multiple records of the same client) and either returns a matching service or an error if the first service listed doesn't match. I need it to loop until it has looked at every instance of the client name to see if there is record of the client receiving that service.
My current formula would look something like this: =IF(VLOOKUP(client name,reference table,service,FALSE) = service, "Yes","No")
How can this formula be changed to check every row for a match of the right client name and service?
excel
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
add a comment |
I am trying to create an if statement that returns true if a match is found in a reference table for the client name and the same service. However the vlookup only looks at the first client name (there are multiple records of the same client) and either returns a matching service or an error if the first service listed doesn't match. I need it to loop until it has looked at every instance of the client name to see if there is record of the client receiving that service.
My current formula would look something like this: =IF(VLOOKUP(client name,reference table,service,FALSE) = service, "Yes","No")
How can this formula be changed to check every row for a match of the right client name and service?
excel
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
I am trying to create an if statement that returns true if a match is found in a reference table for the client name and the same service. However the vlookup only looks at the first client name (there are multiple records of the same client) and either returns a matching service or an error if the first service listed doesn't match. I need it to loop until it has looked at every instance of the client name to see if there is record of the client receiving that service.
My current formula would look something like this: =IF(VLOOKUP(client name,reference table,service,FALSE) = service, "Yes","No")
How can this formula be changed to check every row for a match of the right client name and service?
excel
excel
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
edited Nov 20 at 20:46
Luuklag
3,40482742
3,40482742
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
asked Nov 20 at 20:36
Reilee Berger
31
31
add a comment |
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A solution using COUNTIFS, which I entered in cell C2 and copied down:
=IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A2,F:F,B2)>0,"YES","NO")
This checks each row of the service log table (Columns E and F in this case) to check if they both match the values in A & B, then returns YES if it finds at least one match and NO if it doesn't.
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
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This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
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A solution using COUNTIFS, which I entered in cell C2 and copied down:
=IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A2,F:F,B2)>0,"YES","NO")
This checks each row of the service log table (Columns E and F in this case) to check if they both match the values in A & B, then returns YES if it finds at least one match and NO if it doesn't.
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
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This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
add a comment |
A solution using COUNTIFS, which I entered in cell C2 and copied down:
=IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A2,F:F,B2)>0,"YES","NO")
This checks each row of the service log table (Columns E and F in this case) to check if they both match the values in A & B, then returns YES if it finds at least one match and NO if it doesn't.
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
add a comment |
A solution using COUNTIFS, which I entered in cell C2 and copied down:
=IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A2,F:F,B2)>0,"YES","NO")
This checks each row of the service log table (Columns E and F in this case) to check if they both match the values in A & B, then returns YES if it finds at least one match and NO if it doesn't.
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
A solution using COUNTIFS, which I entered in cell C2 and copied down:
=IF(COUNTIFS(E:E,A2,F:F,B2)>0,"YES","NO")
This checks each row of the service log table (Columns E and F in this case) to check if they both match the values in A & B, then returns YES if it finds at least one match and NO if it doesn't.
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
answered Nov 20 at 20:48
extensionhelp
2387
2387
This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
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This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
This is exactly what I needed thank you!
– Reilee Berger
Nov 20 at 20:54
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