Formula for looking up data on another sheet

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Hello all,

I built a formula to generate text in a field (J11) that would tell me where to look to get the data off a different sheet (JOB COST) that I need. But now I can't get that text to convert and actually look up the data in that cell (JOB COST!M20).

I have a drop down where I can select my version (B6) and from there it is tells me what column and row I need to look up to get the quantity. This sheet is used to keep track of the revisions and what line items I am bill each time we have to revise the design. But I can't get the text to pull the data from the other sheet. It is just displaying the formula as text. What do I need to do to make this work and actually look up the value and display that? I have been messing with this all day and I cannot find a solution on the internet. I'm hoping this is something simple that I have overlooked.

Thanks!

ESTIMATE ADJUSTMENT - new p2 rates.xlsx
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR
1Original DesignV02V03V04V05V06V07V08V09
2132645879
3
4
5Select Version1M123456789
6Original DesignMNOPQRSTU
7
8
9
10ItemQTYQTY ReservedNeeds to be Reserved
11D1'JOB COST'!$M$20#VALUE!'JOB COST'!$M$20
12D2211.00
13D333.00
14D4413.00
15D555.00
16D666.00
Reserved Qty
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
J2:R2J2=IFERROR(MATCH(J$1,'JOB COST'!$M$15:$U$15,0),"")
D5D5=HLOOKUP(B6,J1:S2,2,FALSE)
E5E5=HLOOKUP(D5,J5:S6,2,FALSE)
J11J11=CONCATENATE("'JOB COST'!$",HLOOKUP(D5,J5:S6,2,FALSE),"$20")
C11C11=J11
C12C12=IF($B$6="Original Design",'JOB COST'!$M$21,"")
C13C13=IF($B$6="Original Design",'JOB COST'!$M$22,"")
C14C14=IF($B$6="Original Design",'JOB COST'!$M$56,"")
C15C15=IF($B$6="Original Design",'JOB COST'!$M$57,"")
C16C16=IF($B$6="Original Design",'JOB COST'!$M$58,"")
E11:E16E11=IF((C11-D11)>0,C11-D11,"")
Cells with Data Validation
CellAllowCriteria
B6ListOriginal Design, V02, V03, V04, V05, V06, V07, V08, V09, V10
 

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Use Data, What-If Analysis, Goal Seek to find the correct input cell value to reach a desired result
Try this in J11. It is just your formula wrapped in an INDIRECT function

Excel Formula:
=INDIRECT(CONCATENATE("'JOB COST'!$",HLOOKUP(D5,J5:S6,2,FALSE),"$20"))
 
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