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To achieve this in Excel using VBA, you'll need to create a macro that allows you to select a server configuration from a predefined list and then populate a sheet with the corresponding details. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you set this up:
Step 1: Prepare Your Data
First, create a list of possible server configurations and their details. You can do this on a separate sheet named "Configurations".
- Open Excel and create a new worksheet named "Configurations".
- In this worksheet, list all possible configurations in a table format. For example:
Configuration | Component 1 | Component 2 | Component 3 | Component 4 | Component 5 | Component 6 | Component 7 |
Proliant_DL360_G10_Server | FlexLom | PCIe1 | PCIe2 | PCIe3 | PSU1 | PSU2 | |
Proliant_DL380_G10_Server | FlexLom | PCIe1 | PCIe2 | PCIe3 | PSU1 | PSU2 |
Step 2: Create a User Form for Selection
- Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
- Insert a new UserForm:
- Go to Insert > UserForm.
- Add a ComboBox to the form for selecting the configuration.
- Add a CommandButton to the form for triggering the population of the sheet.
Step 3: Populate the ComboBox with Configurations
- Double-click the UserForm to open its code window.
- Use the UserForm_Initialize event to populate the ComboBox with the configurations from the "Configurations" sheet:
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Private Sub UserForm_Initialize()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim i As Integer
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Configurations")
i = 2
Do While ws.Cells(i, 1).Value <> ""
Me.ComboBox1.AddItem ws.Cells(i, 1).Value
i = i + 1
Loop
End SubStep 4: Populate the Sheet Based on Selection
- Add the following code to the CommandButton's Click event:
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Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim wsConfig As Worksheet
Dim wsTarget As Worksheet
Dim selectedConfig As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim row As Integer
Set wsConfig = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Configurations")
Set wsTarget = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1") ' Change to your target sheet name
selectedConfig = Me.ComboBox1.Value
If selectedConfig = "" Then
MsgBox "Please select a configuration"
Exit Sub
End If
' Clear the target sheet before populating
wsTarget.Cells.Clear
' Find the selected configuration in the Configurations sheet
i = 2
row = 1
Do While wsConfig.Cells(i, 1).Value <> ""
If wsConfig.Cells(i, 1).Value = selectedConfig Then
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Configuration"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 1).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 1"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 2).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 2"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 3).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 3"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 4).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 4"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 5).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 5"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 6).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 6"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 7).Value
row = row + 1
wsTarget.Cells(row, 1).Value = "Component 7"
wsTarget.Cells(row, 2).Value = wsConfig.Cells(i, 8).Value
row = row + 1
Exit Do
End If
i = i + 1
Loop
End SubStep 5: Run the Macro
- Press Alt + F8 to open the Macro dialog box.
- Select the macro associated with the UserForm and click "Run".
- The UserForm will appear, allowing you to select a configuration and populate the target sheet.
By following these steps, you can create a VBA macro that allows you to select a server configuration and populate an Excel sheet with the details of that configuration. This approach can be customized further based on your specific requirements.
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