How to change scope (Workbook to Sheet) of Formula Name after duplicated with Sheet?

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At Name creation, Excel defaults to Workbook; which was fine when intended with only one sheet.
Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope all Names from Global to where Sheet .

I have modified following code contributed by someone else who needs the other way round; all Names to be scoped Workbook.

My code to-date shown below
VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Sub ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope()
'Jul 10, 2015 https://www.mrexcel.com/board/members/joemo.118363/
'I wrote this several years ago and have not used it recently so I would suggest trying it on a copy of your workbook first.
'EDIT: If its not obvious, just enter the name you want w/o any sheet qualifier to get back to global (workbook-level) scope.
'Programmatically change a sheet-level range name and/or scope to a new name and/or scope

'GFIN Sunny modify 230817 - to
' include global names
' suggest new name
Dim ProcName, Message, Title, Default, MyValue, Wsh As Variant
ProcName = "ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope" 'Module Name

With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
    Wsh = .Name
    Stop
    Message = "Enter a value between 1 and 3"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName   ' Set title.
    Default = Wsh   ' Set default.
    ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
    MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Stop
   
    Dim nm As Name, Ans As Integer, newNm As String
    Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Name
    Stop
    For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
   
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Message = "Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName    ' Set title.


    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
   
        If nm.Name Like "*!*" Then 'It is sheet level
'            Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a worksheet level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
'            If Ans = vbYes Then
'
'    '            newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
'                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
'                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
'                nm.Delete
'            End If
        Else
            'Jul 10, 2015  Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a Workbook level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
   
   
   ' Stop
            Default = Wsh & nm.Name ' Set default.
            ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
            MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
            newNm = MyValue
            If Ans = vbYes Then
                newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
                nm.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next nm

End With
End Sub
 

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At Name creation, Excel defaults to Workbook; which was fine when intended with only one sheet.
Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope all Names from Global to where Sheet .

I have modified following code contributed by someone else who needs the other way round; all Names to be scoped Workbook.

My code to-date shown below
VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Sub ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope()
'Jul 10, 2015 https://www.mrexcel.com/board/members/joemo.118363/
'I wrote this several years ago and have not used it recently so I would suggest trying it on a copy of your workbook first.
'EDIT: If its not obvious, just enter the name you want w/o any sheet qualifier to get back to global (workbook-level) scope.
'Programmatically change a sheet-level range name and/or scope to a new name and/or scope

'GFIN Sunny modify 230817 - to
' include global names
' suggest new name
Dim ProcName, Message, Title, Default, MyValue, Wsh As Variant
ProcName = "ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope" 'Module Name

With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
    Wsh = .Name
    Stop
    Message = "Enter a value between 1 and 3"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName   ' Set title.
    Default = Wsh   ' Set default.
    ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
    MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Stop
  
    Dim nm As Name, Ans As Integer, newNm As String
    Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Name
    Stop
    For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
  
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Message = "Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName    ' Set title.


    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
  
        If nm.Name Like "*!*" Then 'It is sheet level
'            Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a worksheet level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
'            If Ans = vbYes Then
'
'    '            newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
'                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
'                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
'                nm.Delete
'            End If
        Else
            'Jul 10, 2015  Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a Workbook level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
  
  
   ' Stop
            Default = Wsh & nm.Name ' Set default.
            ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
            MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
            newNm = MyValue
            If Ans = vbYes Then
                newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
                nm.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next nm

End With
End Sub
Would using the sheet name as a prefix to the named range name be workable? See here

I would create a routine that duplicates the sheet and create the named ranges for the new sheet based upon the named ranges in the duplicated sheet at the same time.
 
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At Name creation, Excel defaults to Workbook; which was fine when intended with only one sheet.
Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope all Names from Global to where Sheet .

I have modified following code contributed by someone else who needs the other way round; all Names to be scoped Workbook.

My code to-date shown below
VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Sub ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope()
'Jul 10, 2015 https://www.mrexcel.com/board/members/joemo.118363/
'I wrote this several years ago and have not used it recently so I would suggest trying it on a copy of your workbook first.
'EDIT: If its not obvious, just enter the name you want w/o any sheet qualifier to get back to global (workbook-level) scope.
'Programmatically change a sheet-level range name and/or scope to a new name and/or scope

'GFIN Sunny modify 230817 - to
' include global names
' suggest new name
Dim ProcName, Message, Title, Default, MyValue, Wsh As Variant
ProcName = "ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope" 'Module Name

With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
    Wsh = .Name
    Stop
    Message = "Enter a value between 1 and 3"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName   ' Set title.
    Default = Wsh   ' Set default.
    ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
    MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Stop
  
    Dim nm As Name, Ans As Integer, newNm As String
    Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Name
    Stop
    For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
  
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Message = "Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName    ' Set title.


    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
  
        If nm.Name Like "*!*" Then 'It is sheet level
'            Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a worksheet level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
'            If Ans = vbYes Then
'
'    '            newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
'                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
'                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
'                nm.Delete
'            End If
        Else
            'Jul 10, 2015  Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a Workbook level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
  
  
   ' Stop
            Default = Wsh & nm.Name ' Set default.
            ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
            MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
            newNm = MyValue
            If Ans = vbYes Then
                newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
                nm.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next nm

End With
End Sub
Reading this may be useful : Link
 
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Please correct me if wrong, as someone who have been doing Excel VBA, I need to stay alert that cloning has different consequences for Names as attempted to explain below.



Sheet Clone/DuplicateName ScopeName Cloned (without extra steps)
VBAlocal/Worksheetsame
Named Formulaeglobal/Workbooksuffixed


I hastily forgot above and because the need of such calculation is one-off (at the time) to take extra step to change default to Sheet (even though there is only one Sheet).


Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope each Name to its referred Sheet.
 
Upvote 0
Would using the sheet name as a prefix to the named range name be workable? See here

I would create a routine that duplicates the sheet and create the named ranges for the new sheet based upon the named ranges in the duplicated sheet at the same time.
Please correct me if wrong, as someone who have been doing Excel VBA, I need to stay alert that cloning has different consequences for Names as attempted to explain below.



Sheet Clone/DuplicateName ScopeName Cloned (without extra steps)
VBAlocal/Worksheetsame
Named Formulaeglobal/Workbooksuffixed


I hastily forgot above and because the need of such calculation is one-off (at the time) to take extra step to change default to Sheet (even though there is only one Sheet).


Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope each Name to its referred Sheet.
 
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Would using the sheet name as a prefix to the named range name be workable? See here

I would create a routine that duplicates the sheet and create the named ranges for the new sheet based upon the named ranges in the duplicated sheet at the same time.
Thanks for the suggestion, but I prefer "retrofitting" repositioned cells (duplicated sheet) with a Clickable Solution.
 
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At Name creation, Excel defaults to Workbook; which was fine when intended with only one sheet.
Now after finishing all the formulas, I have new need which requires Sheet duplicated to same workbook.
What I need is help on, preferably non-programmatically, is all Names to remain same for maintenance purpose; but the duplicated Names are suffixed with Numbers; I believe the only way is to re-scope all Names from Global to where Sheet .

I have modified following code contributed by someone else who needs the other way round; all Names to be scoped Workbook.

My code to-date shown below
VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Sub ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope()
'Jul 10, 2015 https://www.mrexcel.com/board/members/joemo.118363/
'I wrote this several years ago and have not used it recently so I would suggest trying it on a copy of your workbook first.
'EDIT: If its not obvious, just enter the name you want w/o any sheet qualifier to get back to global (workbook-level) scope.
'Programmatically change a sheet-level range name and/or scope to a new name and/or scope

'GFIN Sunny modify 230817 - to
' include global names
' suggest new name
Dim ProcName, Message, Title, Default, MyValue, Wsh As Variant
ProcName = "ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope" 'Module Name

With ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
    Wsh = .Name
    Stop
    Message = "Enter a value between 1 and 3"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName   ' Set title.
    Default = Wsh   ' Set default.
    ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
    MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Stop
  
    Dim nm As Name, Ans As Integer, newNm As String
    Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Name
    Stop
    For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
  
    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
    Message = "Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name"    ' Set prompt.
    Title = "InputBox Demo" & ProcName    ' Set title.


    'GFIN Sunny modify 230817
  
        If nm.Name Like "*!*" Then 'It is sheet level
'            Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a worksheet level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
'            If Ans = vbYes Then
'
'    '            newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
'                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
'                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
'                nm.Delete
'            End If
        Else
            'Jul 10, 2015  Ans = MsgBox(nm.Name & " is a Workbook level name - do you want to change it?", vbYesNo)
  
  
   ' Stop
            Default = Wsh & nm.Name ' Set default.
            ' Display dialog box at position 100, 100.
            MyValue = InputBox(Message, Title, Default, 100, 100)
            newNm = MyValue
            If Ans = vbYes Then
                newNm = InputBox("Enter new name - inculde 'Sheet1'! for a local name")
                If newNm = "" Then Exit Sub
                Range(nm.RefersTo).Name = newNm
                nm.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next nm

End With
End Sub
Following code is to run in a Target Sheet to be pasted with Source Sheet which needs Named Ranges to demote Scope from Global to This Sheet.

VBA Code:
Option Explicit
'GFIN Sunny to retrofit Named Range created Workbook by default
'No existing VBA found
'Following code is to run in a Target Sheet to be pasted with Source Sheet which needs Named Ranges to demote Scope from Global to This Sheet.
'Tested with single Named Range created Workbook Scope
'Creation Date: 2023-08-22
Dim Message, Title, Default, MyValue As Variant, ProcName As String
Dim WBThis As Workbook, WshThis As Worksheet, WshThis_Name As String, WBThis_Names As Names
Dim nm As Name
Sub Main()
    ProcName = "Main" 'Module Name
    Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Runs"
    Set WBThis = ActiveWorkbook: Set WshThis = ActiveSheet:  Set WBThis_Names = WBThis.Names:  WshThis_Name = WshThis.Name
ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope
    ProcName = "Main" 'Module Name
    Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Exits"
End Sub
Sub DeleteNamedRangesInWorksheet()
ProcName = "DeleteNamedRangesInWorksheet" 'Module Name
'https://www.spreadsheetweb.com/delete-named-range-excel-vba/
    Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Runs"
    'by Ilker | Nov 12, 2018 | Excel Macros, Excel Tips & Tricks
    With WshThis
        For Each nm In .Names
            'If nm.RefersToRange.Parent.Name = "Sheet1" Then nm.Delete
            Debug.Print ProcName & " " & .Name & " " & nm.RefersToRange.Parent.Name
            If nm.RefersToRange.Parent.Name = .Name Then
                nm.Delete
                Debug.Print ProcName & " " & .Name & " Deleted " & nm.RefersToRange.Parent.Name
            End If
        Next nm
    End With
    Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Exits"
End Sub
Sub ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope()
'Jul 10, 2015 https://www.mrexcel.com/board/members/joemo.118363/
'I wrote this several years ago and have not used it recently so I would suggest trying it on a copy of your workbook first.
'EDIT: If its not obvious, just enter the name you want w/o any sheet qualifier to get back to global (workbook-level) scope.
'Programmatically change a sheet-level range name and/or scope to a new name and/or scope

'GFIN Sunny modify 230817 - to
    ProcName = "ChangeLocalNameAndOrScope" 'Module Name
    
    With WshThis ' ActiveWorkbook.ActiveSheet
        
        Dim Ans As Integer, newNm As String
            Debug.Print ActiveWorkbook.Name
        For Each nm In ActiveWorkbook.Names
        Debug.Print nm.Name & " " & nm.RefersTo
     
            If nm.Name Like "*!*" Then 'It is sheet level
            Else

Dim Remember_Range As Range, Remember_name As String
Set Remember_Range = nm.RefersToRange
Remember_name = nm.Name
                    nm.Delete
AddNamedRangeToThisSheet Remember_Range, Remember_name

            End If
        Next nm
    
    End With
End Sub
Sub AddNamedRangeToThisSheet(myNamedRange As Range, myRangeName As String)
ProcName = "AddNamedRangeToThisSheet" 'Module Name
    Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Runs"
'https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3255478/put-excel-vba-code-in-module-or-sheet
'2023 13 years ago
    '// Vars
    With WshThis
        '// Declare vars
        Dim myRangeNameR1C1 As String
    
        '// identify ranges
        With WshThis.Names
        .Add Name:=myRangeName, RefersTo:=myNamedRange
          Debug.Print ProcName & " " & WBThis.Name & " added " '  & nm
        End With
    End With
        Debug.Print ProcName & " " & " Exits"
End Sub
 
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