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    Conditional Data Validation

    Hello,

    I am building a spreadsheet to assigned employees to work on projects based on their individual skills sets.

    I have three named lists that contain the names of employees that are certified to work on different projects. I to use these lists as sources in for drop downs via Data Validation.

    I am trying use the following formula in order to determine named listed appears in the dropdown.

    =IF(SEARCH("ABC",A15),List_1,IF(SEARCH("DEF",A15),List_2,IF(SEARCH("GHI",A15),List_3_,List_4)))

    However, Excel tells me that this formula evaluates to an Error. I cannot find out why? Can someone point me to how to correct the formula? Or if there is a better way to have the lists populate based Cell A15's value, can you help me to understand what I need to do, please?
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    Re: Conditional Data Validation

    wrap your searches in "isnumber" otherwise you are just creating an error not running a true/false test.

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    Re: Conditional Data Validation

    I think you might be better served using INDEX/MATCH for this
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    Re: Conditional Data Validation

    Understood. Thank You for taking the time to help.
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    Re: Conditional Data Validation

    Works great now!! Thank You.
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    If that takes care of your original question, please select Thread Tools from the menu link above and mark this thread as SOLVED. Thanks.
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