Rik Dynamic Sheets, One Master

[rz6657]

Need help with the following –

1. I have 12 sheets, 1 per each month (Jan, Feb, Mar, and so on)
2. Each of these 12 tabs has different data, based on the month
3. A unique sheet (let’s say Program1) will retrieve data from Ja
sheet. Once month of Jan is over, than this same sheet will need t
retrieve data from Feb sheet (and so on throughout the year).
4. The location of the cells will be static, but the source of the dat
will be dynamic.

I was thinking that maybe a “trigger” in a master sheet would dictat
when the Program1 sheet will know if to look for the data in Jan, Feb
Mar, and so on. For example, I would have a cell with number 1 in th
Master sheet. When the cell has this number, the Program1 shee
formulas know to retrieve from Jan sheet. If it has a 2, retrieve fro
Feb sheet, and so on.

Is this possible? If so, how? Thanks

 

[Bob Umlas]

Can be all automatic without macros. Say you want to pick up cell D1 from
Jan or Feb, etc. This will do it:
=INDIRECT(TEXT(TODAY(),"mmm")&"!D1")
Today, being August, would pickup cell D1 from Aug. The formula evaluates to
Aug!D1. Next month it would evaluate to Sep!D1, etc.
HTH
Bob Umlas
Excel MVP

 

[rz6657]

Keep in mind that the Program1 tab will need to pull from the other 12
tabs each individually named by month. Once month August tab is over,
than Program1 tab will need to retrieve data from the September tab
(the Program will retrieve data from 30 unique cells). Than from
October tab, and so on. I'm trying to avoid from having to update all
the source of the 30 formulas every month.

Program1 - always the same
Months - 12 tabs with different data same format and location of cells

Does your formula below help with this or is there something else?

Thanks.