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    Can someone translate an equation so it makes sense to me?

    Hi All,

    A few of my posts back, I had asked for help with a formula. I received a formula that did what I want, but now I would like to understand what it means. If someone could break down the following formula so that I can understand it for future use it would be greatly appreciated.

    {=IFERROR(SMALL(IF(COUNTIF($M$2:$M$28,'Open Order'!$G$2:$G$5000)>0,ROW('Open Order'!$G$2:$G$5000)-ROW($I$2)+1),ROWS(D$3:D3)),"")}

    To save some time, let me explain what I already understand.

    {} means it is an array.
    IFERROR(,"") leaves a blank if the formula does not come up with an answer.
    The formula is using M2:M28 as its reference.
    The formula is searching Open Order!G2:G5000 to see if it matches anything from M2:M28.
    >0 I am assuming grabs anything greater than 0.
    +1 I am assuming adds 1 to the number it generates.



    Thank you
    Last edited by Teblol; 10-24-2014 at 01:21 PM.

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