SUMIFS works half the time

birdec

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My SUMIFS formula isn't working all the time.

On my 'Data' tab, I have the raw data for a project (though the columns aren't next to each other like this):

NameFunny? (Column F)# of Jokes (Column O)
SuzyNo
BobbyYes1400
LarryYes3500
LarryYes2600

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On my 'Results' tab, I want to have a column (A:A) for each persons name and another column for their total # of jokes and want to show their total # of jokes only if they are funny. (If they're not funny then their "# of Jokes" cell is blank or zero).

Name (Column A)# of Jokes
Bobby1400
Suzy0
Larry6100

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This is my formula:
=SUMIFS(Data!O:O,Results!A:A,Results!A2,Data!F:F,"=Yes")

It works sometimes, other times it returns the incorrect value, and other times it returns 0 when the correct answer is nonzero.
 

Excel Facts

What does custom number format of ;;; mean?
Three semi-colons will hide the value in the cell. Although most people use white font instead.
For one thing, your formula is referencing different sheets.

It's summing # of Jokes from column O on a sheet named Data
But the criteria are being tested in column A and F on a sheet named Results

I assume that is just a result of you typing up a simplified version.
It would be best to paste in your ACTUAL formula

Other than that, inaccurate results means either
Some of the cells are not EXACTLY equal to Yes, they might be " Yes" or "Yes " with extra spaces.
Same thing for the names, maybe some are misspelled or have extra spaces as well.

Or the numbers in column O are not really numbers, but "numbers stored as Text"
Test for this with
=ISNUMBER(Data!O1) and fill down to the end.
Are they true or false, or mixture of both?
 
Upvote 0
Names = API
Funny? = FRAC or ACID
# of Jokes = "Calc for tons"

Ok here's the actual Data:

APISourceTest TypeTest NumberNumberTypeDepth TopDepth BaseFluid AmountFluid UnitsFluid TypePropping Agent AmountPropping Agent UnitsPropping Agent TypeCalc for tons
49005268680001PIIP0012FRAC741674261040BBLFLUD57360LBSAND29
49005268680001PIIP0011ACID7416742651BBLA
49005274350001PIIP0011FRAC7840787067001GALFLUD125421LBSAND63
49005517740000PIIP0011FRAC82028221
49005611750000PIIP0011FRAC89071210221646BBLX-LINKGEL779.1TONSAND779
49005612270100PIIP0011FRAC909512436979TONSANDRCSD979
49005615470000PIIP0011FRAC8164820899829GALFLUD184142LBSAND92
49005616090000PIIP0011FRAC8218826453886GALFLUD132960LBSAND66
49005617200000PIIP0011FRAC82258249187040LBSAND94
49005618280000PIIP0011FRAC70007034831BBLX-LINKGEL72165LBSANDRCSD36
49005622270000PIIP0011FRAC865086542472BBLX-LINKGEL216450LBSAND108
49005622270000PIIP0019FRAC10282102862548BBLX-LINKGEL227960LBSAND114
49005622270000PIIP00111FRAC10640106442525BBLX-LINKGEL224850LBSAND112
49005622270000PIIP00112FRAC10821108252669BBLX-LINKGEL223800LBSAND112
49005622270000PIIP00113FRAC10999110033306BBLX-LINKGEL200800LBSAND100
49005622270000PIIP00114FRAC11100111042871BBLX-LINKGEL150400LBSAND75
49005622270000PIIP00115FRAC11335113653389BBLX-LINKGEL150130LBSAND75
49005622270000PIIP00116ACID8650865416BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00117ACID8870887415BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00118ACID9166917016BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00119ACID9388939213BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00120ACID9567957112BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00121ACID974797515BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00122ACID992699306BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00123ACID100281003214BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00124ACID102821028615BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00125ACID104621046612BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00126ACID106401064410BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00127ACID108211082511BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00128ACID10999110036BBLA
49005622270000PIIP00129ACID111001110436BBLA
49005622270000PIIP0012FRAC887088742503BBLX-LINKGEL227420LBSAND114
49005622270000PIIP00130ACID113351136516BBLA
49005622270000PIIP0013FRAC916691702534BBLX-LINKGEL224895LBSAND112
49005622270000PIIP0014FRAC938893922575BBLX-LINKGEL226305LBSAND113
49005622270000PIIP0015FRAC956795712591BBLX-LINKGEL229020LBSAND115
49005622270000PIIP0016FRAC974797512481BBLX-LINKGEL225660LBSAND113
49005622270000PIIP0017FRAC992699302572BBLX-LINKGEL224190LBSAND112
49005622270000PIIP0018FRAC10028100322569BBLX-LINKGEL223940LBSAND112
49005622270000PIIP00110FRAC10462104662549BBLX-LINKGEL224120LBSAND112
49009221960001PIIP0012FRAC98609875162000LBSAND81
49009221960001PIIP0011ACID986098751000GALA
49009282200000PIIP0011FRAC103551430229047BBLW1440TONSAND1440
49009282250000PIIP0011FRAC106781496523938BBLFLUD1192TONSAND1192
49009282310000PIIP0011FRAC106451483623929BBLFLUD1192TONSAND1192
49009282320000PIIP0011FRAC105601483826429BBLW1105TONSAND1105
49009282330000PIIP0011FRAC105471469323958BBLFLUD1184TONSAND1184
49009282430000PIIP0011FRAC106781448426667BBLW1175TONSAND1175
49009282440000PIIP0011FRAC104411432824761BBLW1185TONSAND1185
49009282450000PIIP0011FRAC1066214594780730GALX-LINKGEL1225TONSAND1225
49009282560000PIIP0011FRAC105781443723810BBLFLUD1187TONSAND1187
49009282580000PIIP0011FRAC105131452224322BBLFLUD1193TONSAND1193
49009282680000PIIP0011FRAC108491523824018BBLFLUD1264.2TONSAND1264
49009282690000PIIP0011FRAC103931461323393BBLX-LINKGEL1187.6TONSANDRCSD1188
49009282700000PIIP0011FRAC105661502223569BBLFLUD1188TONSAND1188
49009282980000PIIP0011FRAC1082314882888728GALFLUD1021.2TONSAND1021
49009283040000PIIP0011FRAC103271460222893BBLFLUD1193.4TONSAND1193
49009283060000PIIP0011FRAC110441499419545BBLX-LINKGEL1059TONSANDRCSD1059
49009283080000PIIP0011FRAC99961411323250BBLFLUD1247TONSAND1247
49009283090000PIIP0011FRAC110191475623478BBLFLUD1180.2TONSAND1180
49009283100000PIIP0011FRAC107251449922804BBLFLUD1177.5TONSAND1178
49009283130000PIIP0011FRAC112001509529816BBLFLUD1674TONSAND1674
49009283150000PIIP0011FRAC113221485122228BBLFLUD1129.9TONSAND1130
49009283160000PIIP0011FRAC105901457422951BBLFLUD1246TONSAND1246
49009283210000PIIP0011FRAC105391471623016BBLFLUD1181.3TONSAND1181
49009283220000PIIP0011FRAC107071489722760BBLFLUD1165TONSAND1165
49009283250000PIIP0011FRAC106401464321571BBLFLUD1098TONSAND1098
49009283260000PIIP0011FRAC101951414622024BBLX-LINKGEL1179TONSAND1179
49009283450000PIIP0011FRAC957796073296BBLX-LINKGEL272240LBSANDRCSD136
49009284350000PIIP0011FRAC104751446922777BBLX-LINKGEL1349TONSAND1349
49009284650000PIIP0011FRAC104811476022843BBLX-LINKGEL1238TONSAND1238
49009284730000PIIP0011FRAC107611479334817BBLX-LINKGEL2003TONSANDRCSD2003
49009284760000PIIP0011FRAC105981468320697BBLFLUD1245TONSAND1245
49009284770000PIIP0011FRAC103681964294809BBLX-LINKGEL1192TONSAND1192
49009284830100PIIP0011FRAC105201593223909BBLX-LINKGEL1249TONSAND1249
49009284880000PIIP0011FRAC110101519023482BBLX-LINKGEL1331TONSANDRCSD1331
49009284890000PIIP0011FRAC103911443525078BBLX-LINKGEL1239TONSANDRCSD1239
49009285110000PIIP0011FRAC108701540523392BBLX-LINKGEL1310TONSANDRCSD1310
49009285120000PIIP0011FRAC106471501322949BBLX-LINKGEL1302TONSAND1302
49009285180000PIIP0011FRAC110661521722288BBLX-LINKGEL1351TONSAND1351
49009285290000PIIP0011FRAC94572097033187BBLX-LINKGEL1031TONSAND1031
49009285300000PIIP0011FRAC108001504521844BBLX-LINKGEL1226TONSANDRCSD1226
49009285410000PIIP0011FRAC105161488423381BBLX-LINKGEL1299TONSANDRCSD1299
49009285480000PIIP0011FRAC104731462022166BBLX-LINKGEL1335TONSAND1335
49009285630000PIIP0011FRAC106301486532144BBLX-LINKGEL2001TONSANDRCSD2001
49009285830000PIIP0011FRAC108201482921810BBLX-LINKGEL1279TONSAND1279
49009286150000PIIP0011FRAC101541434624845BBLFLUD1376TONSAND1376
49009286250000PIIP0011FRAC104851470530031BBLX-LINKGEL1091.4TONSAND1091
49009286610000PIIP0011FRAC106171473823157BBLX-LINKGEL1167TONSAND1167
49009286620000PIIP0011FRAC109731554733544BBLX-LINKGEL2167TONSANDRCSD2167
49009286790000PIIP0011FRAC97981634615228BBLX-LINKGEL601TONSAND601
49009287070000PIIP0011FRAC105751469420316BBLX-LINKGEL1226TONSAND1226
49009287090000PIIP0011FRAC105351470222110BBLX-LINKGEL1367TONSAND1367
49009287150000PIIP0011FRAC109371528822414BBLX-LINKGEL1347TONSAND1347
49009287420000PIIP0011FRAC104701500727417BBLFLUD1510TONSAND1510
49009287430000PIIP0011FRAC101371414323986BBLX-LINKGEL1213TONSANDRCSD1213
49009287440000PIIP0011FRAC107431459425798BBLX-LINKGEL1086TONSANDRCSD1086
49009287610000PIIP0011FRAC111311529322195BBLX-LINKGEL979TONSAND979
49009287990000PIIP0011FRAC1020214615870500GALX-LINKGEL1250TONSANDRCSD1250
49009288280000PIIP0011FRAC104251858431954BBLX-LINKGEL983TONSAND983
49009288290000PIIP0011FRAC1012514250727022GALX-LINKGEL1163TONSANDRCSD1163
49009288470000PIIP0011FRAC106551604423255BBLX-LINKGEL1377TONSAND1377
49009288570000PIIP0012FRAC101651469375391BBLX-LINKGEL3076TONSAND3076
49009288570000PIIP0011ACID1016514693814BBLA
49009289190000PIIP0011FRAC104402061236392BBLX-LINKGEL1218TONSANDRCSD1218
49009289780000PIIP0011FRAC90401403338100BBLX-LINKGEL1388TONRCSD1388
49009289800000PIIP0012FRAC101731891479150BBLX-LINKGEL4086TONSAND4086
49009289800000PIIP0011ACID10173189149689GALA
49009289830000PIIP0012ACID10059190163213GALA
49009289830000PIIP0011FRAC1005919016110670BBLX-LINKGEL5869TONSAND5869
49009290130000PIIP0011FRAC107011455811310BBLFLUD429270LBSAND215
49009290140000PIIP0011FRAC103961462518316BBLX-LINKGEL595TONSAND595
49009290280000PIIP0012FRAC100981547272611BBLX-LINKGEL3556TONSAND3556
49009290280000PIIP0011ACID100981547210952GALA
49009291000000PIIP0011FRAC104042085234525BBLX-LINKGEL1194TONSANDRCSD1194
49009291900000PIIP0011FRAC109001547114389BBLX-LINKGEL980720LBSAND490
49009292240000PIIP00110FRAC13065132461381BBLX-LINKGEL103340LBSANDRCSD52
49009292240000PIIP00111FRAC13429135671461BBLX-LINKGEL87900LBSANDRCSD44
49009292240000PIIP00112FRAC13753138801987BBLX-LINKGEL77120LBSANDRCSD39
49009292240000PIIP0011FRAC10141102781569BBLX-LINKGEL104500LBSANDRCSD52
49009292240000PIIP0012FRAC10459106831622BBLX-LINKGEL105600LBSANDRCSD53
49009292240000PIIP0019FRAC12743129231427BBLX-LINKGEL102820LBSANDRCSD51
49009292240000PIIP0014FRAC11096112731435BBLX-LINKGEL107536LBSANDRCSD54
49009292240000PIIP0015FRAC11457115951421BBLX-LINKGEL104364LBSANDRCSD52
49009292240000PIIP0016FRAC11781119191506BBLX-LINKGEL106620LBSANDRCSD53
49009292240000PIIP0017FRAC12103122411458BBLX-LINKGEL106220LBSANDRCSD53
49009292240000PIIP0018FRAC12425126031573BBLX-LINKGEL103200LBSANDRCSD52
49009292240000PIIP0013FRAC10776109561463BBLX-LINKGEL106660LBSANDRCSD53
49009292690000PIIP0012FRAC103111510777070BBLX-LINKGEL3063TONSAND3063
49009292690000PIIP0011ACID103111510734244GALA
49009294800000PIIP0012ACID103001432740320GALA
49009294800000PIIP0011FRAC103001432797042BBLX-LINKGEL3913TONSAND3913
49009295210000PIIP0012FRAC1028318985172991BBLX-LINKGEL8037TONSAND8037
49009295210000PIIP0011ACID102831898561564GALA
49009299210000PIIP0011FRAC1075018482168825BBLX-LINKGEL1646TONSAND1646
49009299210000PIIP0012ACID107501848277BBLA
49019297950100PIIP0012FRAC94681389738410BBLX-LINKGEL1192TONSAND1192
49019297950100PIIP0011ACID946813897262BBLA

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</tbody>

Here's my Results tab:

API NumberDepth Lateral, ftFracsCalc for tons
490052686800010129
49005274350001010
490055177400000163
49005611750000386310
4900561227010041981779
4900561547000001979
490056160900000192
490056172000000166
490056182800000194
4900562227000032731536
4900921521000100108
4900922196000101114
4900928220000045451112
4900928225000048351112
4900928231000047711100
490092823200004791175
490092823300004551175
49009282370000453500
49009282430000447210
49009282440000444510
49009282450000452110
49009282470000440500
49009282560000439010
49009282580000438610
49009282680000495610
49009282690000454210
49009282700000529510
49009282980000462410
49009283040000479210
49009283060000468010
49009283080000443110
4900928309000046531114
49009283100000455210
4900928313000046761112
4900928315000046881113
4900928316000043801115
4900928321000045781113
4900928322000046041112
4900928325000047131112
4900928326000045051112
490092834500000181
49009284350000429810
49009284650000481411440
49009284730000451611192
49009284760000448611192
49009284770000977611105
49009284830100569411184
49009284880000476211175
49009284890000440711185
49009285110000527811225
49009285120000485111187
49009285180000472311193
490092852900001092411264
49009285300000490111188
49009285410000475611188
49009285480000439511021
49009285630000481911193
49009285830000444411059
49009286150000448111247
49009286250000468211180
49009286610000451111178
49009286620000490811674
49009286790000589711130
49009287070000444411246
49009287090000440311181
49009287150000498311165
49009287420000481211098
49009287430000413111179
4900928744000044821136
49009287610000513711349
49009287990000461711238
49009288280000860912003
49009288290000439711245
49009288470000569011192
49009288570000493111249
490092891900001062411331
49009289780000413811239
49009289800000902911310
49009289830000923811302
49009290130000429611351
49009290140000431611031
49009290280000559511226
490092910000001097311299
49009291900000519311335
490092922400004020122001
49009292690000528111279
49009294800000456111376
49009295210000925311091
49009299210000942711167
49019056360001002167
4901929795010049041601

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</tbody>

For example: API 49009282680000 should return a value of 1264.2 but returns 0 which is incorrect.
 
Upvote 0
ok, what's the actual formula you used?

How would you get a decimal value 1264.2
There are no decimal values in the 'Calc for tons' column.
 
Upvote 0

=SUMIFS(Data!O:O,Results!A:A,Results!A2,Data!F:F,"=FRAC") where column O is the 'Calc for tons' and column F is the 'Type' column.

I tried putting it all one tab and I'm still getting the same answers. Not sure if multiple tabs matters or not.

I must've rounded decimal places in that column. The answer should be 1264 instead of 1264.2 then.
 
Upvote 0
Think I figured it out: =SUMIFS(Data!O:O,Data!A:A,Results!A2)

I was using Results!A:A instead of Data!A:A.

These are my results, hopefully they match up with yours?

Thanks for helping me talk it out - go Aggies

29
63
0
779
979
92
66
94
36
1600
0
81
1440
1192
1192
1105
1184
0
1175
1185
1225
0
1187
1193
1264
1188
1188
1021
1193
1059
1247
1180
1178
1674
1130
1246
1181
1165
1098
1179
136
1349
1238
2003
1245
1192
1249
1331
1239
1310
1302
1351
1031
1226
1299
1335
2001
1279
1376
1091
1167
2167
601
1226
1367
1347
1510
1213
1086
979
1250
983
1163
1377
3076
1218
1388
4086
5869
215
595
3556
1194
490
608
3063
3913
8037
1646
0
1192

<colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody>
</tbody>
 
Upvote 0
Yes, it's because of the wrong sheet references...

Should be
=SUMIFS(Data!O:O,Data!A:A,Results!A2,Data!F:F,"=FRAC")
 
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