Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
.....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Assign header to both columns and use Pivot Table. DataPivot table....Drag
and drop name to 'Row field' and the values to Data items area..
set AutoSort options from Right clickField SettingsAdvanced

--
Jacob (MVP - Excel)


"puiuluipui" wrote:

Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Investigate the functions LARGE, and LOOKUP.


"puiuluipui" wrote in message
...
Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Hi, the problem is that i need this top values in another sheet. that's why i
need the formulas. and the sheet with the database is connected to a database
and i cannot modify it.
So i need a formula to make the sum by names and than to display in another
sheet, the top name and sum. In the cell bellow i need the second top value
and name....and so on....


Can this be done?

"Jacob Skaria" wrote:

Assign header to both columns and use Pivot Table. DataPivot table....Drag
and drop name to 'Row field' and the values to Data items area..
set AutoSort options from Right clickField SettingsAdvanced

--
Jacob (MVP - Excel)


"puiuluipui" wrote:

Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Try this
=INDEX($A$1:$A$7,MATCH(LARGE($B$1:$B$7,1),$B$1:$B$ 7,0))&LARGE($B$1:$B$7,1)
This will give you the name and value in the same cell.
You can separate them if you want it in separate cell.
Adjust range to your needs.
HTH
John
"puiuluipui" wrote in message
...
Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Hi,

In "C1" enter the formula

=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)=1,SUMIF(A:A,A1,$B$1:B1),"" )

And fill/copy down as far as your list goes

In "D1" enter the formula

=INDIRECT("a"&MATCH(LARGE(C:C,ROW()),C:C,0))

And fill/copy down to "D5"

Regards
Steve

"puiuluipui" wrote in message
...
Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Disregard my post, I forgot to sum them.
I think Steve got your answer.
John
"John" wrote in message
...
Try this
=INDEX($A$1:$A$7,MATCH(LARGE($B$1:$B$7,1),$B$1:$B$ 7,0))&LARGE($B$1:$B$7,1)
This will give you the name and value in the same cell.
You can separate them if you want it in separate cell.
Adjust range to your needs.
HTH
John
"puiuluipui" wrote in message
...
Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Change the formula in d1 to read

=INDIRECT("a"&MATCH(LARGE(C:C,ROW()),C:C,0))&" "&LARGE(C:C,ROW())

And that will give you the name and score.

Regards
Steve
"steve" wrote in message
...
Hi,

In "C1" enter the formula

=IF(COUNTIF($A$1:A1,A1)=1,SUMIF(A:A,A1,$B$1:B1),"" )

And fill/copy down as far as your list goes

In "D1" enter the formula

=INDIRECT("a"&MATCH(LARGE(C:C,ROW()),C:C,0))

And fill/copy down to "D5"

Regards
Steve

"puiuluipui" wrote in message
...
Hi, i have a table like this:

john 4500
john 1200
mary 900
jim 5000
john 3700
mary 2300
jim 1400

And i need formulas to extract top 5 values:
I need something like this:
John 9400
jim 6400
....etc

Can this be done?
Thanks!

Here's a pure non-array formulas play which will achieve your multiple
objectives, viz: extract unique names, total up scores per name then
auto-sort in descending order with tiebreaks (to cater for possibility of
tied totals)

Assume your source data is in sheet: x, in A2:B2 down
In another sheet, place in
A2: =IF(x!A2="","",IF(COUNTIF(x!A$2:A2,x!A2)1,"",ROW( )))
B2: =INDEX(x!A:A,SMALL(A:A,ROWS($1:1)))
C2: =SUMIF(x!A:A,B2,x!B:B)
D2: =IF(ISERROR(B2),"",C2-ROW()/10^10)
E2:
=IF(ROWS($1:1)COUNT($D:$D),"",INDEX(B:B,MATCH(LAR GE($D:$D,ROWS($1:1)),$D:$D,0)))
Copy E2 to F2. Select A2:F2, copy down to cover the max expected extent of
source data in x, eg down to F100. Minimize/hide away cols A to D. Cols E & F
will return the required results, ie a uniques listing of the names-total
scores, sorted in descending order by the scores. Names with tied scores, if
any, will be listed in the same relative order that they appear within the
source data. Read off the top xx as desired.
--
Max
Singapore
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"puiuluipui" wrote:
Hi, the problem is that i need this top values in another sheet. that's why i
need the formulas. and the sheet with the database is connected to a database
and i cannot modify it.
So i need a formula to make the sum by names and than to display in another
sheet, the top name and sum. In the cell below i need the second top value
and name....and so on....