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Count.ifs to count number of 'Beds taken'

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In order to count 'the numer of beds taken per day', based on arrival date and discharge date of the patient, I constructed this Count.ifs formula:

 

=COUNT.IFS($A$2:$A$1306;"<=1-1-2016";$E$2:$E$1306;">=1-1-2016")

Column A = admission date

Column E = discharge date

 

So far, so good, this works. 

The problem is I have to analyse this for a whole year and I can't  'drag down' the formula above, since the date won't adjust automatically. So I created a column with the date in it and rewrote the formula to

 

=COUNT.IFS($A$2:$A$1306;"<=J2";$E$2:$E$1306;">=J2")

Column J = the date for number of beds taken

 

Then the result directly turns to "0" instead of the true values I had with the other formula.

 

Does anyone know how I can let the date 'autoadjust' when I drag down, or how I can correctly use a Cell value as a criteria in the second value?

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best response confirmed by Randy Brouwer (Copper Contributor)
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Hi Randy,

"<=" & J2

and so on

Thank you very much! Made my day, problem solved!! :) 

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best response confirmed by Randy Brouwer (Copper Contributor)
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Hi Randy,

"<=" & J2

and so on

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