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Mailutoronto
Aug 15, 2021Copper Contributor
How do you create table that automatically add or delete rows?
Suppose I have the tools list and its changes tabulated below: Then in the bottom table I recorded a change of adding 2 bolts. How do you make the tool table automatically add a row in the top...
- Aug 15, 2021
One way is to use VBA in order to achieve this functionality.
In the attached, you will find two tables named "Main" and "Change" where table "Main' contains some records. And once you start adding records in the Change Table, the Main Table will update accordingly.
The Sheet1 Module Contains the following Change_Event Code in it.
Private Sub Worksheet_Change(ByVal Target As Range) If Target.CountLarge > 1 Then Exit Sub Dim tblMain As ListObject Dim tblChange As ListObject Dim n As Variant Dim r As ListRow Set tblMain = ActiveSheet.ListObjects("Main") Set tblChange = ActiveSheet.ListObjects("Change") On Error GoTo Skip If Not Intersect(Target, tblChange.DataBodyRange.Cells) Is Nothing Then Application.EnableEvents = False If Target.Column = tblChange.DataBodyRange.Columns(1).Column Then n = Application.Match(Target.Value, tblMain.DataBodyRange.Columns(1), 0) If IsError(n) Then If tblMain.DataBodyRange.Cells(1) = "" Then Set r = tblMain.ListRows.Add(1) Else Set r = tblMain.ListRows.Add End If r.Range(1, 1).Value = Target End If Target.Offset(0, 2).Value = Date Target.Offset(0, 2).NumberFormat = "dd-mmm-yyyy" ElseIf Target.Column = tblChange.DataBodyRange.Columns(2).Column Then n = Application.Match(Target.Offset(0, -1).Value, tblMain.DataBodyRange.Columns(1), 0) If Not IsError(n) Then Set r = tblMain.ListRows(n) r.Range(1, 2).Value = r.Range(1, 2).Value + Target.Value If r.Range(1, 2).Value = 0 Then tblMain.ListRows(n).Delete End If End If Target.Offset(0, 1).Value = Date Target.Offset(0, 1).NumberFormat = "dd-mmm-yyyy" End If End If Skip: Application.EnableEvents = True End Sub
Riny_van_Eekelen
Aug 15, 2021Platinum Contributor
Mailutoronto Why not build one table with beginning quantities and all subsequent changes and then summarize that one with a pivot table? Example attached.
- MailutorontoAug 15, 2021Copper ContributorPivot table does help with customizing a summary of the data. However, the reason I specifically wanted to achieve this the way I wanted is because its a small component of a much larger project that I actually want to do: stock portfolio.
The entries will be numerals but less detailed, while the summary will be really detailed but few and change according to the entries. The pivot table, as far as I know, won't be as useful.