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Create an Auto Fill, Cascading Table
It's possible with an array formula but the simplest solution may be the best. Have you considered a PivotTable?
I'm still largely unfamiliar with them unfortunately. While playing with them for a short while, I can see how this might display the data I want, though I can't determine how to actually structure this, or how to organize the data for it to use properly. Looking further into it, but no luck so far.
- Patrick2788Nov 05, 2019Silver Contributor
A sample workbook would help tremendously (or even a small sketch of the data arrangement).
- ShadowFengNov 06, 2019Copper Contributor
Of course, sorry just felt I should avoid it if possible, should be fine though.
Quick breakdown, one of my main component screens is on the left (014's), filtered to a given P/N, I am seeking to have cell A4 cascade out to show where all this P/N will go.
Center screen is a massive list of all Parts, and their sub-assemblies, many of which may break down several layers, such as a 125- end item in Col A having a sub component related in Col D. That sub itself may also appear further down in Col A, with another sub, or part number related to it. This is broken down a little visually with some filtered searches of this list on the right side, showing this 014 going into 4 different subs, taking just one of those and showing it going into three others, then one of those into four, and one of those into our 4 end levels.
I can somewhat split out the Bom list (middle) into a few different tables, but this becomes muddied quickly, as some parts will only have 1 level, such as 010's going right into the end levels, versus our 014 example with several different branching paths.
That all being said, from what I played with the pivot tables yesterday and in the past, I can imagine it working for a nice format visually to show this, but i'm unsure if it can loop back over columns A and D like I would need it to do, which leaves me to believe that a table filled with index formulas reference the findings of the previous column, still seems the better option. Unless the array formula makes that all easier...
- jonas-gApr 15, 2022Copper ContributorI have the same problem, ShadowFeng have you found a solution? As far as I can tell, a pivottable doesn't work.
Patrick2788 How would the array formula look like