:-) Actually this is the exact formula I created. The problem is this so I
thought I did something wrong.

The old 'earning' was $13.99 and the new is $14.63. This is an increase of
$0.64 but what I get is -$0.64 so it looks backwards. Is there a way to
reverse the output so it shows an increase not a decrease?

"JBeaucaire" wrote:

Aww...you can do it! It's the exact same thing. INDEX the values, look them
with a MATCH to bring over the old value, then subtract the new one to get
the difference.

=INDEX($C$2:$C$4,MATCH(K2,$B$2:$B$4,0))-L2

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"Big_Tater" wrote:

JBeaucaire, the INDEX function worked PERFECT!!!! That is what I have been
trying to figure out on my own for a week now. That is awesome!

Now, since you asked about Column "C", I will ask my next question.

Column "C" is a (Revenue) column. So if I wanted to show how much the
dollars changed from the previous 4 hours is there a way to include the
calculation in the INDEX formula? (C and L would be the revenue column)

Thanks again for you help to this point. Its a HUGE help.
David

"JBeaucaire" wrote:

This LOOKS like a ranking issue, but it's actually just a VLOOKUP or INDEX.
In M1, put this formula:

=VLOOKUP(K1,$B$1:$C$200,2,FALSE)

...and copy down. This simply brings over the rankings from the earlier
listing by matching the product name.

Now I was asssuming the "rank" was in column C. If the rank is actually in
column A, then use this instead:

=INDEX($A$1:$A$200,MATCH(K1,$B$1:$B$200,0))

(what is column C, in that case?)

To get the rankings that have dropped to light up, use conditional formatting.

Highlight the J:M columns and open FORMAT CONDITIONAL FORMATTING

Condition1: Formula Is: =$M1<$J1
FORMAT Pattern yellow

Now anytime an item drops in rank, the whole 3-cell set will light up.

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"Big_Tater" wrote:

I am trying to compare 2 groups of data and tell me what rank the item is now
compared to what it was 4 hours ago. Any help is much appreciated as I have
been unsuccessful trying to do on my own.

Morning Report
A1 B1 D1
1 Pepsi2 1
2 Coke1 2
3 BigRed3 3

Mid-Day Report (I paste starting in cell J1 and compare)
J1 K1 M1
1 Coke1 2
2 BigRed3 3
3 Pepsi2 1

My list is an average of 200 products so I want to compare K1 to B1:B200 and
tell me where it used to be ranked. (As an added bonus I would like to have
the new ranking show in RED if it dropped in rankings as the Pepsi2 did
above.)

Any help is VERY much appreciated.
David