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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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Lorenzo
Silver Contributor
Apr 04, 2023

Hi ydlazkov 

Assuming I understood (not sure...)

 

in E3:

=TEXTJOIN(", ",,XLOOKUP(TEXTSPLIT([@[Linked Issues]],";"), ChangeRequests[Key], ChangeRequests[Type], "Not found"))

 

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kimmy0404
Copper Contributor
Nov 01, 2023
Hi L z,
Thank for this suggestion however I always got "#NAME?" when the cell under linked issues is empty. Tried using LET function but still got same results. Any idea how to catch this kind of error?
  • Lorenzo's avatar
    Lorenzo
    Silver Contributor
    Nov 01, 2023

    Hi kimmy0404 

     

    Any idea how to catch this kind of error?

    Not with the too few information you shared I'm afraid. Follow the guidelines in Welcome to your Excel discussion space! please - at least:

    - Excel version and operating system

    - Picture showing how your data are strucured

    - Formula currently used

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