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Efficient Array Formula Construction
Is there a better array formula construction than the one described below?
I have two columns. Column A contains department designations (i.e. dept A, dept B, dept C, dept D, etc). Column B contains dollar amounts. The formula parameters are to sum multiple designated departments into one cell. I have the following formula developed: {=sum((a1:a100=dept a)*(b1:b100))+sum((A1:a100=dept c)*(b1:b100))} Instead of having two sum statements, can the formula be condensed to one sum statement? For example, {=sum((a1:a100=And(dept a, dept c))*(b1:b100))} I have tried the above formula, but could not get it to work. Second question - is it possible to set up the array formula to deal with conditions that change? For example, department A and department C belong to the Midwest region. However, next year department C belongs to the Southwest region and department B belongs to the Midwest region. I don't want to have to change hundreds of array formulas due to department changes. I have thought about using named ranges that designate a list of departments belonging to regions. However, I have been unsuccessful in this approach. |
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