Show result of a SUM in a VLOOKUP

[Guest]

I need to use a vlookup and sum function (I think) in an Excel 2000 workbook
with two worksheets. The Update worksheet shows client ref in column A, then
along each row, shows various monetary values of business done by each
client. The Summary worksheet also shows the client ref in column A, but I
need this worksheet to sum each of the values entered on a row, but pull out
the the result of the sum by doing a vlookup on the client ref.
Thanks in advance!

 

[T. Valko]

Try this:

A2 = client

=SUMPRODUCT((Update!A2:A10=A2)*Update!B2:F10)

Biff

 

[Guest]

Thank you, but that doesn't seem to work.
What is the 'A2:A10=A2' part of the formula doing? Is it working as a
vlookup?

 

[T. Valko]

From your description this is what your layout looks like:

..........A..........B.........C.........D.........E
1....Client.....Amt.....Amt.....Amt.....Amt
2.......X..........5..........2.........7..........4
3.......Y..........1..........4.........6..........6
4.......Z..........0..........5.........5..........5

You want the sum for client Y:

=SUMPRODUCT((A2:A4="Y")*B2:E4)

The result is 17.

Biff

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the help - that is working now - it makes more sense now you've
explained it.

Cheers

 

[T. Valko]

You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback!

Biff

Thanks for the help - that is working now - it makes more sense now you've
explained it.

Cheers