Feb 24 2021 07:09 AM
Dear All,
On a weekly basis I create a weekly status report with all the daily activities completed at work. Every microsoft excel tab corrisponds to a week, ie: CW01, CW02, CE03, etc. Now I am asked to only use one sheet with a column for CW to filter... Could anyone please help?
Thank you!
Feb 24 2021 08:45 AM
Please provide a sample of your current format and I can look at this for you.
regards,
Peter
Feb 24 2021 09:19 AM
Feb 24 2021 09:53 AM
Feb 24 2021 09:57 AM
@peteryac60
The current format is a simple spreadsheet with different tabs that will corrispond to the week number of the year (CW01, CW02, CW03, etc.). The only formula used is to sum up the total amount of weekly worked hours. Basically, I am asked to avoid 52 tabs (each for every week of the year) and only have a column with a dropdown option that selects the week number... Hope this additional information helps!
Feb 24 2021 10:01 AM - edited Feb 24 2021 10:17 AM
If you provide the file it'll be easier. I attached what I thought would be best.
Create a new tab, go to each tab where you've labeled per week, copy the entire data set, go to the new tab and copy it that to a brand new tab, repeat for all the tabs labeled so you have one tab with all weeks in it, click into the data and press Control+T to create a table, check the box that your tables has headers, and you're done.
It would be much better if you complete this and then create a pivot table based on this table of data because you can visually see this, filter, and show the data in a more meaningful way than just in a table.
Feb 24 2021 10:18 AM
@Jpalaci1
Dear Jpalaci, I attach the document. As suggested, it might be easier :)
Feb 24 2021 10:40 AM
Feb 24 2021 10:57 AM
@Jpalaci1
Aweasome, thank you! while updating this spreadsheet I always have to create a tab of the current week. Correct?
Feb 24 2021 11:05 AM
No, it'd be more effective to add to the new to the consolidated one and ditch the week tabs. Just make sure to label each week when added. If you do choose to manage then just have that week with the consolidated one and then add to consolidated and then delete that week's data.
Mar 24 2021 06:48 AM
@peteryac60
Please find attached the sample status report. According to the indication received, I should only have one sheet with a fileter to select every week. Not sure on what to do. Thank you.
Mar 25 2021 03:23 AM
Hi
I think what was being suggested was something like the attached.
The basic idea is to store all the data on a single sheet (ALL DATA) and then use a pivot table to select the actual week you need. I have done an example with the first 4 weeks.
On the SELECT WEEKLY DATA sheet, you select the week number at the top and the pivot will get the data that you need from the ALL DATA sheet.
Hope this helps?
Peter
Mar 25 2021 05:34 AM
Mar 25 2021 05:40 AM
Hello Peter,
Thanks for your reply. I have tried to replicate your work but i could not quite make the same adjustments. Not sure what I am doing incorrectly.
Thanks again for your time and your patience.
Dincerely
Vin
Mar 25 2021 08:52 AM
Solution
Hi Vin
You can actually use my pivot table but if you want to follow the steps to create your own you need to do the following:
I hope you can follow these steps!
regards,
Peter
Mar 26 2021 01:13 AM
Mar 27 2021 10:16 AM
Mar 25 2021 08:52 AM
Solution
Hi Vin
You can actually use my pivot table but if you want to follow the steps to create your own you need to do the following:
I hope you can follow these steps!
regards,
Peter