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MHolmes007
Copper Contributor
Nov 15, 2022

Divide as Whole Number and Allocate to Monthly Column

I have a sheet with start date, finish date and quantity, then have a formula that divides the quantity over the selected months and enters the result into the appropriate month column.

 

What I am struggling with, is that the result should be a whole number only (cannot be decimal).

So for example, Cust1, the quantity (formulated) would show 11 + 12 in the selected monthly columns, not 11.5 + 11.5. 

 

My sheet resembles the following:

 

          A                 B                 C               D              E               F               G               H

1     Name     Start Date    Finish Date     Qty        Jan 23       Feb 23      Mar 23      Apr 23

2     Cust1        Jan-23         Feb-23           23            11             12              -               -

3     Cust2        Feb-23        Apr-23            70             -               23            23             24

 

I require guidance on achieving a solution using excel formula, I cannot use VBA due to network restrictions.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

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  • PeterBartholomew1's avatar
    PeterBartholomew1
    Silver Contributor
    Nov 15, 2022

    MHolmes007 

    The batch sizes can be calculated from

    = QUOTIENT(+Qty, 1+ DATEDIF(Start_Date, Finish_Date, "m"))

    or, if you are using 365,

    = LET(
      months,   1+ DATEDIF(Start_Date, Finish_Date, "m"),
      batchQty, QUOTIENT(+Qty, months),
      batchQty
  )

    might be more intelligible.  It remains to distribute the batches together with any final balance.

    • MHolmes007's avatar
      MHolmes007
      Copper Contributor
      Nov 15, 2022

      Hi PeterBartholomew1 

       

      Many thanks for your reply.

       

      Based on:

      Start Date: Feb-23

      Finish Date: Apr-23

      Qty: 70

       

      Your formula has equated to 23. So that would be 23 in each of the months Feb, Mar, Apr, which is total 69.

       

      The requested value is 70, so i'm missing 1.

       

      Also, once i drag your formula across the range of months, it equates to 23 in every month, not just the selected months (Feb, Mar & Apr).

       

      Could you provide further support to assist?

      • PeterBartholomew1's avatar
        PeterBartholomew1
        Silver Contributor
        Nov 15, 2022

        MHolmes007 

        I could, but the problem is I am not sure that you are using Excel 365, since the technique of dragging across is a legacy technique rather than anything one would use in a dynamic array solution.

        = LET(
      months,      1 + DATEDIF(startDate, finishDate, "m"),
      interval,   (period>=startDate)*(period<=finishDate),
      finalPeriod, period=finishDate,
      batchQty,    QUOTIENT(+qty, months),
      balance,     MOD(+qty, months),
      batchQty*interval + balance*finalPeriod
  )

        The danger is that, by replying, I put others off who may be better positioned to provide the solution you are looking for.

         

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