Using CountIfs

Ok...so here is the deal. I have columns that are labeled by month. Then each column has a set of data points that represent a particular item repaired during that month. I can use the regular Countif formula to calculate the total number of data points based on a particular data criteria. However, I would like to be able to break it down by month rather than a lump sum. When I used the CountIfs formula, nothing was calculated. Any ideas?

Can you post a sample book?

What was the COUNTIF formula that worked...
What was the COUNTIFS formula that didn't?

I have provided a sample book. Look in column "M", that column the countif worked correctly. Column "O" was the column in which I was trying to do Countifs formula.

I'm not sure what all that other stuff you had in there was, but see if this helps.

Put the month text in M2 (Jan Feb Mar, etc)
Put your criteria in N2 down as far as needed (DE, LI, MP etc)
Then in O2 and filled down is
=COUNTIF(INDEX($A:$L,0,MATCH($M$2,$A$1:$L$1,0)),N2&"*")

I think this works great...Thanks!

Great, glad to help.