How do I get one cell to reference two other cells, so its selections change off those two?
I am making a write up sheet for my company for employees. They want me to make it as simple as possible to stop errors. I need help with the employee name selection. Basically, there is 3 positions (driver, vault, messenger) When I select a driver, I only want it to allow drivers to be selected and so on. Also, there are about 240 branches. So in the end I want to select a branch and then a position and under the Employee Name column, it will only have employees under that branch and position selected previously. Like, if I select the Detroit Branch and Driver position, only drivers under Detroit should be available.
P.S. I am already familiar with creating drop down boxes and have all my data needed, I just don't know the formula to enter under Employee Name to Reference Branch and Position at the same time. I do know how to do it for just Branch or position.
Any help would be appreciated. I attached a screen shot of the columns.
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I am making a write up sheet for my company for employees. They want me to make it as simple as possible to stop errors. I need help with the employee name selection. Basically, there is 3 positions (driver, vault, messenger) When I select a driver, I only want it to allow drivers to be selected and so on. Also, there are about 240 branches. So in the end I want to select a branch and then a position and under the Employee Name column, it will only have employees under that branch and position selected previously. Like, if I select the Detroit Branch and Driver position, only drivers under Detroit should be available.
P.S. I am already familiar with creating drop down boxes and have all my data needed, I just don't know the formula to enter under Employee Name to Reference Branch and Position at the same time. I do know how to do it for just Branch or position.
Any help would be appreciated. I attached a screen shot of the columns.
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
516213
asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
1
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not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look intoIndirect dynamic drop downs
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30
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I am making a write up sheet for my company for employees. They want me to make it as simple as possible to stop errors. I need help with the employee name selection. Basically, there is 3 positions (driver, vault, messenger) When I select a driver, I only want it to allow drivers to be selected and so on. Also, there are about 240 branches. So in the end I want to select a branch and then a position and under the Employee Name column, it will only have employees under that branch and position selected previously. Like, if I select the Detroit Branch and Driver position, only drivers under Detroit should be available.
P.S. I am already familiar with creating drop down boxes and have all my data needed, I just don't know the formula to enter under Employee Name to Reference Branch and Position at the same time. I do know how to do it for just Branch or position.
Any help would be appreciated. I attached a screen shot of the columns.
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
516213
asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
1
I am making a write up sheet for my company for employees. They want me to make it as simple as possible to stop errors. I need help with the employee name selection. Basically, there is 3 positions (driver, vault, messenger) When I select a driver, I only want it to allow drivers to be selected and so on. Also, there are about 240 branches. So in the end I want to select a branch and then a position and under the Employee Name column, it will only have employees under that branch and position selected previously. Like, if I select the Detroit Branch and Driver position, only drivers under Detroit should be available.
P.S. I am already familiar with creating drop down boxes and have all my data needed, I just don't know the formula to enter under Employee Name to Reference Branch and Position at the same time. I do know how to do it for just Branch or position.
Any help would be appreciated. I attached a screen shot of the columns.
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
microsoft-excel worksheet-function
edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
516213
asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
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edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
516213
asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
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edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
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edited Dec 10 at 22:28
Forward Ed
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edited Dec 10 at 22:28
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asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
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asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
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asked Dec 10 at 16:16
Christopher Rahn
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not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look intoIndirect dynamic drop downs
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30
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not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look intoIndirect dynamic drop downs
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30
2
2
not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look into
Indirect dynamic drop downs– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look into
Indirect dynamic drop downs– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30
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not 100% sure what your question is, I think you need to look into
Indirect dynamic drop downs– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:19
I will look into that. I already have my spreed sheet allowed to select the Branch, Position, and Employee name. After I select the Branch and Position, I only want employees from that branch and position to come up, so you cannot choose any other position or anyone from another branch. Like if i select Detroit and Driver, when I go to select employee it only gives me options of drivers from Detroit.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:25
this may help: contextures.com/xlDataVal02.html
– PeterH
Dec 10 at 16:26
Sorry I did not mention, my spreadsheet already has Employee name dependent on the Branch selected. I want it to be dependent and Branch and Position. These articles only show how to make it dependent off 1 cell but not two cells at the same time. Unfortunately these do not work.
– Christopher Rahn
Dec 10 at 16:36
This covers multiple dropdowns all cascading into each other
– cybernetic.nomad
Dec 10 at 18:30