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I have Software Review Report that I'd like to add dropdown lists from
a second worksheet, but unclear on how to execute. Can you assist? 1. I would like Review Type, Defect Type and Defect Cause to be drop downs populated by the second worksheet. The second worksheet has 5 different review types; each Review Type has about 10 Defect Types; each Defect type has about 20 Defect Causes. This is an example of what the second worksheet looks like: Review Type Defect Type Defect Cause RT1....................DT1....................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ...............................................DC4 RT2....................DT1..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 2. The Review Type will determine which Defect Type and Defect Causes are populated in their respective drop down. |
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See http://www.xldynamic.com/source/xld.Dropdowns.html
-- HTH Bob Phillips (remove nothere from email address if mailing direct) "Annabelle" wrote in message ups.com... I have Software Review Report that I'd like to add dropdown lists from a second worksheet, but unclear on how to execute. Can you assist? 1. I would like Review Type, Defect Type and Defect Cause to be drop downs populated by the second worksheet. The second worksheet has 5 different review types; each Review Type has about 10 Defect Types; each Defect type has about 20 Defect Causes. This is an example of what the second worksheet looks like: Review Type Defect Type Defect Cause RT1....................DT1....................DC1 ..............................................DC2 ..............................................DC3 .........................DT2..................DC1 ..............................................DC2 .........................DT3..................DC1 ..............................................DC2 ..............................................DC3 ..............................................DC4 RT2....................DT1..................DC1 ..............................................DC2 ..............................................DC3 .........................DT2..................DC1 ..............................................DC2 .........................DT3..................DC1 ..............................................DC2 2. The Review Type will determine which Defect Type and Defect Causes are populated in their respective drop down. |
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....If you get..please share!! :-)
-- Therese "Jacob_F_Roecker" skrev: The only way I can think of to do this is with some formulas based upon if_then statements that would be hidden on the worksheet and make up the drop down list. I'd like to have your spreadsheet to see if my idea will work before I try to overcomplicate things by explaning an idea that might not work. Would you feel comfortable sending me the sheet? Thanks for the challenge "Annabelle" wrote: I have Software Review Report that I'd like to add dropdown lists from a second worksheet, but unclear on how to execute. Can you assist? 1. I would like Review Type, Defect Type and Defect Cause to be drop downs populated by the second worksheet. The second worksheet has 5 different review types; each Review Type has about 10 Defect Types; each Defect type has about 20 Defect Causes. This is an example of what the second worksheet looks like: Review Type Defect Type Defect Cause RT1....................DT1....................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ...............................................DC4 RT2....................DT1..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 2. The Review Type will determine which Defect Type and Defect Causes are populated in their respective drop down. |
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I just sent you the spreadsheet. Thanks for taking a look.
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Dear All:
There's a better way than the way I did it. If you've got your inbox set up to recieve this reply you're going to like this. http://www.contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html OK. There's one 'flaw' with the example and that is what if you have two columns of dependent information. Take a look at Annabelle's example below. RT1 Determines TWO fields of information not just one. The solution I found was to create an intermediate cell. The example will show you selecting fruit or vegtables and then a list of each. But what if you had selected: Category Type Grows on Fruit Apple Trees I made the a cell then you'd have two categories dependent upon the first selection. I created a sell that sees the Category and generates another name for the "Grows On" column. For example fruit becomes fruit one in the intermediate cell. Then the "grows on" column goes to the list for fruit1 and displays that in the dropdown window. The formula looks something like this: =IF('sheet'!B4=D3,"Fruit1",IF('Review '!B4=D4,"Vegetable1",IF('sheet1 '!B4=D5,"Minerals1",IF('sheet1 '!B4=D6,"Animals1"," ")))) Of course I wouldn't actually create a list with minerals on it but I think it gets the idea across. KUDOS to RagDyer for solving the original problem so efficiently! -Jacob F. Roecker "Therese" wrote: ...If you get..please share!! :-) -- Therese "Jacob_F_Roecker" skrev: The only way I can think of to do this is with some formulas based upon if_then statements that would be hidden on the worksheet and make up the drop down list. I'd like to have your spreadsheet to see if my idea will work before I try to overcomplicate things by explaning an idea that might not work. Would you feel comfortable sending me the sheet? Thanks for the challenge "Annabelle" wrote: I have Software Review Report that I'd like to add dropdown lists from a second worksheet, but unclear on how to execute. Can you assist? 1. I would like Review Type, Defect Type and Defect Cause to be drop downs populated by the second worksheet. The second worksheet has 5 different review types; each Review Type has about 10 Defect Types; each Defect type has about 20 Defect Causes. This is an example of what the second worksheet looks like: Review Type Defect Type Defect Cause RT1....................DT1....................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ...............................................DC4 RT2....................DT1..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ...............................................DC3 ..........................DT2..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 ..........................DT3..................DC1 ...............................................DC2 2. The Review Type will determine which Defect Type and Defect Causes are populated in their respective drop down. |
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