Alternative to creating concatenate for vlookups

drewbny

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Hi , i was wondering if there is an easier way to write formulas that lookup information across multiple criteria that sit in different columns

For example, i was working on a report where i had to pull 8 diff set of criteria. As a result i had to create 8 different concatenates, and then create lookups off the 8 concatenates.

It became a little time consuming each time my bosses would add additional data to pull.
Each time they asked for additional info, i had to add extra columns in my report to create a different concatenate.

Is there a more efficient way?
 

Excel Facts

VLOOKUP to Left?
Use =VLOOKUP(A2,CHOOSE({1,2},$Z$1:$Z$99,$Y$1:$Y$99),2,False) to lookup Y values to left of Z values.
Have you looked at using the advanced filter?
 
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