Auto Generate unique number in serial if some condition match

Vishaal

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we have the following sheet:-

New Microsoft Excel Worksheet.xlsx
ABCDE
1Unique NoSelectNameUnique CodeBook Status
2Call WorkSevian
3Work Recd.
4Call WorkJohn
5Work Recd.
6Review
7Call WorkRoz
8Work Recd.
9Recd/Started!!SQ360#Partial
10Recd/Started!!SQ360#Partial
Sheet1


now we want to auto generate a unique number (which will be in serial) in sheet 2 column A if in column B we find "Call Work", check the following sheet

New Microsoft Excel Worksheet.xlsx
ABCDE
1Unique NoSelectNameUnique CodeBook Status
2!!SQ350#Call WorkSevian
3Work Recd.
4!!SQ351#Call WorkJohn
5Work Recd.
6Review
7!!SQ352#Call WorkRoz
8Work Recd.
9Recd/Started!!SQ352#Partial
10Recd/Started!!SQ352#Partial
11work pending!!SQ352#Partial
Sheet2



Kindly help please
 

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Something like this?

23 05 01.xlsm
AB
1Unique NoSelect
2!!SQ350#Call Work
3 Work Recd.
4!!SQ351#Call Work
5 Work Recd.
6 Review
7!!SQ352#Call Work
8 Work Recd.
9 Recd/Started
10 Recd/Started
Unique No.
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A2:A10A2=IF(B2="Call Work","!!SQ"&(349+COUNTIF(B$2:B2,"Call work"))&"#","")
 
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Something like this?

23 05 01.xlsm
AB
1Unique NoSelect
2!!SQ350#Call Work
3 Work Recd.
4!!SQ351#Call Work
5 Work Recd.
6 Review
7!!SQ352#Call Work
8 Work Recd.
9 Recd/Started
10 Recd/Started
Unique No.
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
A2:A10A2=IF(B2="Call Work","!!SQ"&(349+COUNTIF(B$2:B2,"Call work"))&"#","")

Thank you very much Peter_SSs,​


can we make arrayformula for this
=IF(B2="Call Work","!!SQ"&(349+COUNTIF(B$2:B2,"Call work"))&"#","")
 
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