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[SantaUK]

My wife has asked me to create a sheet that will give her the following
info.

She works in a store with a number of checkouts. The sheet will have all
her staff start times and finish times. This will be inputted every day.
Excel will then create another sheet that will show the time of the day at
30 min intervals how many checkout staff is on at that time. Nothing too
fancy, I have been sitting here for two hours trying to figure this one out.
I have a screenshot of the info if anyone wants it if I'm not clear enough.

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thanks folks

 

[davesexcel]

sure send us a screen shot

 

[Sandy Mann]

With Start Times in Sheet1 A2:M2, End Times in Sheet1 A3:M3 and with times
in Sheet2 A2:A50 try:

=SUMPRODUCT((Sheet1!$A$2:$M$2<=A2)*(Sheet1!$A$3:$M$3>=A2))

But if your wife works in a 24 hour supermarket then you will have trouble
with midnight so I suggest that you enter midnight times as 0:01 and 23:59


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HTH

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland

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[SantaUK]

Cheers guys - Specially to the Captain, as I've now got it working. And
thanks for the pointer on the 24 hour - though she has just moved out of one
to a "days only" store!

 

[daddylonglegs]

With Start Times in Sheet1 A2:M2, End Times in Sheet1 A3:M3 and wit
times
in Sheet2 A2:A50 try:

=SUMPRODUCT((Sheet1!$A$2:$M$2<=A2)*(Sheet1!$A$3:$M$3>=A2))

But if your wife works in a 24 hour supermarket then you will hav
trouble
with midnight so I suggest that you enter midnight times as 0:01 an
23:59

Hi Sandy

Possibly not pertinent here, given SantaUK's comments about days onl
working but if there were shifts like 22:00 to 06:00, only times shown
not dates, then your formula will give incorrect results, I suggest

=SUMPRODUCT(--((Sheet1!$A$2:$M$2<A2)+(Sheet1!$A$3:$M$3>A2)+(Sheet1!$A$2:$M$2>Sheet1!$A$3:$M$3)=2)

 

[Sandy Mann]

Thank you Daddy it shows very clear thinking.

Instinctively I thought that if someone started or finished working at a
certain time then they should be shown as working at that time. However,
after digesting your formula and adding to your formula to achieve this I
found that adding up the number of people working and multiplying by 1/2 hr,
your formula gave the correct answer whereas my modification added a hour
per person. (Ok its obvious even to me now! <g> )

Well done.

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Regards

Sandy
In Perth, the ancient capital of Scotland

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