Index Match Match where the lookup value is "True"

[mbk0523]

Hi,

I have a data sheet exported from a third-party system where the information across all the columns is either TRUE or FALSE. On a new sheet, I am creating a summary output that cleans up the presentation of the data. This uses a lookup with Index Match Match to return data from certain columns. When the raw data = TRUE, I want the summary output to show an "x" in that cell. When the raw data = FALSE, I want the summary output to show a "" in that cell.

How do I write an IF statement that recognizes that the True/False in my raw data are not meant to be Boolean things, but rather text?

Thanks

 

[James006]

Hi,

If your Lookup is indeed not Boolean ...

You could test : MATCH(T("True"),yourRange,0)

Hope this will help

 

[Fluff]

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