lookup and sum values separated by a semicolon and hashtag

junkforhr

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Joined
Dec 16, 2009
Messages
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Office Version
  1. 365
Platform
  1. Windows
Below is a smaller mock of the data I receive.

The values are separated by a semicolon and hashtag. I've found numerous formulas that will return a sum of the values in the Requests column, however, none of them seem to work if the value is not the first value in the string.

Mock of actual data:

Header
Requests
Families and Parents;#Young and Students;#Employment Services​
1​
Young and Students​
1​
Young and Students;#Employment Services​
1​
Older Citizens;#Families and Parents;#Disability, Sickness and Carers;#Young and Students​
4​

Desired result

Header
Requests
Young and Students​
7​
Families and Parents​
5​
Employment Services​
2​
Older Citizens​
4​
Disability, Sickness and Carers​
4​
 

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Try:

Dante Amor
ABCDE
1HeaderRequestsHeaderRequests
2Families and Parents;#Young and Students;#Employment Services1Young and Students7
3Young and Students1Families and Parents5
4Young and Students;#Employment Services1Employment Services2
5Older Citizens;#Families and Parents;#Disability, Sickness and Carers;#Young and Students4Older Citizens4
6Disability, Sickness and Carers4
Hoja21
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E2:E6E2=SUMIFS(B:B,A:A,"*"&D2&"*")
 
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Solution
Try:

Dante Amor
ABCDE
1HeaderRequestsHeaderRequests
2Families and Parents;#Young and Students;#Employment Services1Young and Students7
3Young and Students1Families and Parents5
4Young and Students;#Employment Services1Employment Services2
5Older Citizens;#Families and Parents;#Disability, Sickness and Carers;#Young and Students4Older Citizens4
6Disability, Sickness and Carers4
Hoja21
Cell Formulas
RangeFormula
E2:E6E2=SUMIFS(B:B,A:A,"*"&D2&"*")
Thanks for that, it worked prefectly.
 
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