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DBlackwood
Copper Contributor
Jul 29, 2024

Using a variable to turn criteria off and on

I have been trying to design a template to standardize account reconciliation in a way that even excel novices could complete the process without too much instruction. There are 7 elements to the "account numbers" we use which allows us to group or split out sub accounts as needed. The way I have set up the template involves listing the CFS element then choosing match or ignore in the adjacent cell (as seen below) then using an unholy amount of IF statements. I feel like I have chosen the least effective way of setting this up, plus it required me to input macro-assigned buttons to add 0's to the relevant blank columns on the reference sheets, increasing the file size even further. Is there a more efficient way to go about this process to keep my file size down and avoid needing all my RAM to work in this workbook? I will note that any given file could have 20+ different iterations of the Template sheet with various combinations of the CFS elements, so I know the current version I've made is a recipe for future frustration. File is attached for anyone who wants to be disturbed looking at my 540+ character long formulas. 

OrgPBH60000IGNORE
FundSPNSRIGNORE
Function13IGNORE
Entity0IGNORE
Source0IGNORE
Purpose0IGNORE
Project20000957MATCH
  • JKPieterse's avatar
    JKPieterse
    Silver Contributor

    DBlackwood Your question hasn't received any response so far. I suggest to try to split up your problem into smaller parts to make it a less daunting task for the (volunteer) helpers here to try and help out.

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