Oops! Missed off the second zero. The formula should have been:

=VLOOKUP("Grand Total",A1:G19,MATCH("Juan",A2:G2,0),0)

or had I used False my faux pas would have been more noticable:

=VLOOKUP("Grand Total",A1:G19,MATCH("Juan",A2:G2,FALSE),FALSE)

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"Sandy Mann" wrote in message
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To expand on my suggestion:

Assuming that:

The Pivot table starts in A1
The *subtotal* you quote is actually the *Grand Total* for that column in
the TP
The TP column label is Juan

the VLOOKUP() formula then would be:

=VLOOKUP("Grand Total",A1:G19,MATCH("Juan",A2:G2,0))

Because you have the formula in B20 I assume that the TP will never be
larger than Row 19 and longer than Column G, adjust the rows and columns
if this is not true.


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"Sandy Mann" wrote in message
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Use a VLOOKUP() or HLOOKUP() function with MATCH() finding the third
element. It will then find the criteria where ever it goes to.

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"juanpablo" wrote in message
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B15 is a subtotal from several values in the pivot table.

"Bernard Liengme" wrote:

I think we need to know the criteria that makes B15 the one to use.
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"juanpablo" wrote in message
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I have the following problem.

On top of cell B20 like in B15 there is a pivot table.
My problem is that in cell B20 I have a formula that uses the value
from
B15, but every time the pivot table changes, the value I need is no
longer
on
B15 but in B17 or B13 depending if there is more or less data in the
pivot
table.

How can I still use the value from B15 in order to keep my formula in
B20
intact?

Thanks to all.