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anirbangoa
Dec 29, 2021Copper Contributor
Formula for conditional sum for distinct values
I have 3 columns in a table - From, To, and Amount. From and To field contains names. The logic is if a name features in the From section, it would mean money is paid by that person and if the name f...
- Dec 29, 2021=SUMIF(B2:B5, A1, C2:C5)
NikolinoDE
Dec 29, 2021Platinum Contributor
The most elegant approach would be with pivot, but you could also do it with a simple SUMIF function.
Here is a link about Sumif.
Tips:
If you want, you can apply the criteria to one range and sum the corresponding values in a different range. For example, the formula =SUMIF(B2:B5, "John", C2:C5) sums only the values in the range C2:C5, where the corresponding cells in the range B2:B5 equal "John."
To sum cells based on multiple criteria, see SUMIFS function.
Hope I was able to help you with this info.
Nikolino
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- anirbangoaDec 29, 2021Copper ContributorThanks for your reply.
But John is hard-coded in the formula. Is there anyway where the name could be dynamic?- NikolinoDEDec 29, 2021Platinum Contributor=SUMIF(B2:B5, A1, C2:C5)
- anirbangoaDec 29, 2021Copper ContributorGot it, thanks a lot