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How to make a chain selection with drop-down lists
What formulas can be used to generate a chain of filters from a selection of data that, in turn, filters the data again until a specific element is selected? For example: I have lists of various pieces of equipment categorized by type, brand, and model, and what I need is to select them in stages. That is, I position myself in a cell that displays a series of data from the "type" matrix (a long list located on another sheet). When I select a piece of data, the next cell only shows me the list of data, but also the previous cell from a list on another sheet. And in turn, the next cell shows or displays the list from the selected cell. It's a chain filter where each selected piece of data depends on the previous one.
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- mathetesGold Contributor
The attached file gives an example of what I've called Cascading DropDowns (aka data validation). See if it gives you the solution. If not, come back and let us know what's missing,