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ydlazkov
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Apr 04, 2023
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Multiple lookup values on XLOOKUP formula

Hi all, Hoping that someone can help me.   I got 2 tables in Excel; 1 table holds data for incident tickets with columns like reference number, issue type, priority, status, and linked issues - wh...
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  • Lorenzo's avatar
    Lorenzo
    Apr 17, 2023

    Hi ydlazkov 

     

    Prefix "_xlfn." means a function (in use) isn't found/available to you and the picture you shared shows that you don't have TEXTSPLIT

     

    According to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/textsplit-function-b1ca414e-4c21-4ca0-b1b7-bdecace8a6e7 the function is available on Windows Version 2208 Build 15601 but you're not at that stage yet (Version 2008 Build 13127.21624)

     

    In the meantime you can replace TEXTSPLIT with FILTERXML as follow (sample attached):

    =TEXTJOIN(", ",,
  XLOOKUP(
    FILTERXML("<t><w>" & SUBSTITUTE(Change[@[Linked Issues]], ";", "</w><w>") & "</w></t>", "//w"),
    Incident[Key], Incident[Type], "Not found"
  )
)

    NB: FILTERXML won't work on Mac and Excel Web/Online

     

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ydlazkov
Copper Contributor
Apr 14, 2023
Hi L z,
Apologies for not mentioning the excel version.
Yes, it is MS 365. Excel version 2008 (Build 13127.21624))
Lorenzo's avatar
Lorenzo
Silver Contributor
Apr 14, 2023

Hi ydlazkov 

If you run 365 what I shared must work. Please download the sample I shared & check

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    ydlazkov
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 16, 2023

    Lorenzo 

    Hi L z,
    First of all, I thank you for your patience and help.
    I downloaded the file you shared and recreated it on my own actual file. Just a question though,...
    What is the prefix "_xlfn." means? I think this is the keyword that's causing the syntax error.

    Regards,

    ydlazkov

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      ydlazkov
      Copper Contributor
      Apr 17, 2023

      Hi L z,
      I think the issue is that my excel do not have the fomula TEXTSPLIT. I tried using the formula on its own, but I could not find it from the list of keywords. Even if I add the _xlfn. prefix, the error still persist.

       

       

      ydlazkov 

      • Lorenzo's avatar
        Lorenzo
        Silver Contributor
        Apr 17, 2023

        Hi ydlazkov 

         

        Prefix "_xlfn." means a function (in use) isn't found/available to you and the picture you shared shows that you don't have TEXTSPLIT

         

        According to https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/textsplit-function-b1ca414e-4c21-4ca0-b1b7-bdecace8a6e7 the function is available on Windows Version 2208 Build 15601 but you're not at that stage yet (Version 2008 Build 13127.21624)

         

        In the meantime you can replace TEXTSPLIT with FILTERXML as follow (sample attached):

        =TEXTJOIN(", ",,
  XLOOKUP(
    FILTERXML("<t><w>" & SUBSTITUTE(Change[@[Linked Issues]], ";", "</w><w>") & "</w></t>", "//w"),
    Incident[Key], Incident[Type], "Not found"
  )
)

        NB: FILTERXML won't work on Mac and Excel Web/Online

         

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