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Jpalaci1
Nov 13, 2021Brass Contributor
Return value in IFS based on date
I want to show the spread of monthly spend on a timeline from January 2021 to December 2022. I used 1-24 to put the right value in the right month. I'm having trouble with the following: 1) I use...
- Nov 14, 2021
Jpalaci1 See attached. I didn't change your approach. Just amended the formula for you. Be aware that you need to use the $ signs in the correct places if you want to be able to drag the formulae across. Note also that you need to test for months from stage 3 down to stage 1. See attached.
Jpalaci1
Nov 14, 2021Brass Contributor
Thank you for this. If there was an alternative to this, what would it be in terms of handling the output in a better manner/different approach?
Riny_van_Eekelen
Nov 14, 2021Platinum Contributor
Jpalaci1 You could work with real dates instead of month numbers. That allows you to use some of Excel's built-in date intelligence functions. Added a small example in the attached file. And then there are probably dozens of other thinkable solutions.