Chuck,
> also, the tabs must be maintained as each time i / other PM's make a
> purchase, the tab is sent to the finance department to propigate based
> on the details of those tabs
Create one tab, with a cell for a key number, and formulas that extract data from your database
based on the key number. Put all your headers, text, comments, and data fields wherever you want
them.
So, let's say you have your data base on a sheet DataBase, and it looks like this:
Key Data1 Data2 Data3
Key1 Value1-1 Value2-1 Value3-1
Key2 Value1-2 Value2-2 Value3-2
On your report sheet, use VLOOKUP formulas wherever you want data, like
=VLOOKUP($A$1,DataBase!$A$1:$D$10000,2,False)
=VLOOKUP($A$1,DataBase!$A$1:$D$10000,3,False)
=VLOOKUP($A$1,DataBase!$A$1:$D$10000,4,False)
Enter Key1 into cell A1 to return Value1-1 , Value2-1, and Value3-1 with the above formulas.
Then, to send the data to the finance department, enter your key value into cell A1, copy that
sheet, convert to values, and you're done.
You will have your database, and the ability to create a report based on any set of data in the
database.
HTH,
Bernie
MS Excel MVP
> hi Bernie
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> cheers
> Chuck