i have 3 different discounts eg

company x =40%
company y =50%
company z =60%

if i put x in a cell it will take 40% of the price
if i put z in the same cell it put 60% off

i had a go with IF but i can only use 2 different x or y not all of
them


Andy Notton :(


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=IF(cell="x",40%,IF(cell="y",50%,IF(cell="z",60%,0 )))

clearly you need to incorporate within your formula.

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i have 3 different discounts eg

company x =40%
company y =50%
company z =60%

if i put x in a cell it will take 40% of the price
if i put z in the same cell it put 60% off

i had a go with IF but i can only use 2 different x or y not all of
them


Andy Notton :(


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Put your discounts in a separate table and use Vlookup to 'pull' the correct
discount value.

Hey, you *know* there will be more than 3 someday soon, and this way you
only need to make an addition to the table.
Not to mention that changing existing discount rates couldn't be simpler.

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i have 3 different discounts eg

company x =40%
company y =50%
company z =60%

if i put x in a cell it will take 40% of the price
if i put z in the same cell it put 60% off

i had a go with IF but i can only use 2 different x or y not all of
them


Andy Notton :(


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excellent work !

thanks for that

no more sleepless nights


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excellent work !

thanks for that

no more sleepless nights





I'll echo George's previous comments. Maintaining the discounts in a
separate table is the way to go.

There are a few ways to get the needed discount from the table. I prefer
INDEX & MATCH, VLOOKUP is also popular.


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