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I am sure this must be simple but I can't figure it out. I have a web import
on sheet "Import" and a copied version of the old Import on sheet "Old
Import". I would like to have another sheet that shows the difference if any
between the two with respect to column "Q" in each so that I can monitor any
recent changes between the two. Please tell me what I should do???
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Showing the Differences
 

When comparing two different worksheets depending on the data depends on
how you would do the comparison

1) The simple Case - the two worksheets always have the save number of
rows and you are comparing the data in the same row on each sheet. Here
you can us conditional formating to compare the two sheets. Use a
formula like this

Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Sheet2!Q1
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Sheet1!Q1


2) If your data has different number of rows or the data is in a
different order then you need a unique ID number so you can compare the
two sheets.. Again you can use conditional formating but us a vlookup
for comparison

Assume a Unique ID is in column A.Vlookup will return NA is the ID
isn't found
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))

If you want to compare values
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))


3) If you have different number of rows and don't have an ID column
then you are out of luck.


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On sheet3!Q1 I have put =Sheet1!Q1 to copy over the referencing column. From
there what formula do I need so to only show a value if there is a change
between Sheet1 & Sheet2 for the unique ID in column Q, and if so then show
the difference. Like if Sheet1 says "10" and Sheet2 says "3" then it will
show the difference in Sheet3 of "7".



"joel" wrote:


When comparing two different worksheets depending on the data depends on
how you would do the comparison

1) The simple Case - the two worksheets always have the save number of
rows and you are comparing the data in the same row on each sheet. Here
you can us conditional formating to compare the two sheets. Use a
formula like this

Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Sheet2!Q1
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Sheet1!Q1


2) If your data has different number of rows or the data is in a
different order then you need a unique ID number so you can compare the
two sheets.. Again you can use conditional formating but us a vlookup
for comparison

Assume a Unique ID is in column A.Vlookup will return NA is the ID
isn't found
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))

If you want to compare values
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))


3) If you have different number of rows and don't have an ID column
then you are out of luck.


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For conditional for mating to work you can produce a true of false
results like this

=Sheet1!Q1<Sheet2!Q1

If you want something other than true or FALSE THEN USE AN if

=IF(Sheet1!Q1=Sheet2!Q1,"Match", "Don't Match")


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I need to compare two worksheets -- duplicate data entry -- and find only the
cases where the two worksheets don't match. The simple case below would seem
to apply, but I'm not familiar with conditional formatting. Could someone
walk me through this? Where exactly do I enter that formula?

Thanks,
teri

"joel" wrote:


When comparing two different worksheets depending on the data depends on
how you would do the comparison

1) The simple Case - the two worksheets always have the save number of
rows and you are comparing the data in the same row on each sheet. Here
you can us conditional formating to compare the two sheets. Use a
formula like this

Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Sheet2!Q1
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Sheet1!Q1


2) If your data has different number of rows or the data is in a
different order then you need a unique ID number so you can compare the
two sheets.. Again you can use conditional formating but us a vlookup
for comparison

Assume a Unique ID is in column A.Vlookup will return NA is the ID
isn't found
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =NOT(ISNA(VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))

If you want to compare values
Sheet1!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A1:Q10,17)))
Sheet2!Q1 : put formula =Q1=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet1!A1:Q10,17)))


3) If you have different number of rows and don't have an ID column
then you are out of luck.


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