解决SUMPRODUCT的最简单方法是什么

Question

What is the easiest way to work around SUMPRODUCT to return text/characters rather than numbers?

I am trying to build a database of jobs we are doing, and SUMPRODUCT has worked great with numbers, but now I wish to pull other information such as client name, project manager, etc.

The SUMPRODUCT formula I am using is:

=SUMPRODUCT(--('2016'!B6:B371=$B1983),'2016'!L6:L371)

Can I replace SUMPRODUCT with something to pull text/characters?

All help is much appreciated! Thanks :-)

Answer 1

If you only need to return one cell where $B1983 equals the first value in the search range you can use INDEX/MATCH or VLOOKUP:

INDEX/MATCH:

=INDEX('2016'!L6:L371,MATCH($B1983,'2016'!B6:B371,0))

VLOOKUP:

VLOOKUP($B1983,'2016'!B6:L371,11,FALSE)