Copy data into another worksheet and have it update automatically?

My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet, however
he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second sheet
and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3 when
the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2 and
other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can this
be done?

Tell your boss it's far easier (and likely to be more accurate, too) to leave
it all in one sheet and then use Data>Filter> to present a selected subset of
the data.



"Lmarie6" wrote:

> My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet, however
> he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second sheet
> and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3 when
> the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
> general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2 and
> other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
> just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can this
> be done?

The world is full of bosses with stupid ideas when it comes to spreadsheet
design
<g>


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Regards,

Peo Sjoblom

http://nwexcelsolutions.com



"Duke Carey" <DukeCarey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Tell your boss it's far easier (and likely to be more accurate, too) to
> leave
> it all in one sheet and then use Data>Filter> to present a selected subset
> of
> the data.
>
>
>
> "Lmarie6" wrote:
>
>> My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet,
>> however
>> he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second
>> sheet
>> and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3
>> when
>> the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
>> general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2
>> and
>> other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
>> just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can
>> this
>> be done?

Amen to that

"Peo Sjoblom" wrote:

> The world is full of bosses with stupid ideas when it comes to spreadsheet
> design
> <g>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Peo Sjoblom
>
> http://nwexcelsolutions.com
>
>
>
> "Duke Carey" <DukeCarey@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:42EE60E3-91FD-4C5F-8120-ADA3EF46FA67@microsoft.com...
> > Tell your boss it's far easier (and likely to be more accurate, too) to
> > leave
> > it all in one sheet and then use Data>Filter> to present a selected subset
> > of
> > the data.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lmarie6" wrote:
> >
> >> My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet,
> >> however
> >> he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second
> >> sheet
> >> and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3
> >> when
> >> the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
> >> general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2
> >> and
> >> other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
> >> just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can
> >> this
> >> be done?
>
>
>

Thanks... but is there a way to make the filter include more than one
category? He wants 5 different categories to show at once for one report,
and just one category for another report. Sorry if I seem helpless, but it's
been 8 years since I got my MOUS certification in Excel - my memory has since
diminished when it comes to aspects I haven't used in the 8 years since.

"Duke Carey" wrote:

> Tell your boss it's far easier (and likely to be more accurate, too) to leave
> it all in one sheet and then use Data>Filter> to present a selected subset of
> the data.
>
>
>
> "Lmarie6" wrote:
>
> > My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet, however
> > he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second sheet
> > and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3 when
> > the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
> > general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2 and
> > other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
> > just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can this
> > be done?

Well, does that mean there are 6 categories all together?

If so, show the 5 by setting the filter to Custom and then set it <> the one
you don't want.

If you have more than 6 categories, you can add a helper column that
contains a formula like (assumes the category is in col C):

=IF(OR(C2={"t","u","v","x","y"}),"Inlcude","Exclude")

Copy the formula down, then filter on this new column.



"Lmarie6" wrote:

> Thanks... but is there a way to make the filter include more than one
> category? He wants 5 different categories to show at once for one report,
> and just one category for another report. Sorry if I seem helpless, but it's
> been 8 years since I got my MOUS certification in Excel - my memory has since
> diminished when it comes to aspects I haven't used in the 8 years since.
>
> "Duke Carey" wrote:
>
> > Tell your boss it's far easier (and likely to be more accurate, too) to leave
> > it all in one sheet and then use Data>Filter> to present a selected subset of
> > the data.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Lmarie6" wrote:
> >
> > > My boss sent me a workbook that at present contains only one sheet, however
> > > he wants me to copy certain data (depending on column A) into a second sheet
> > > and other data into a third sheet, but have it update on sheets 2 and 3 when
> > > the data on sheet1 is changed, added, or deleted. Column A contains a
> > > general classification, and he wants certain classifications on sheet2 and
> > > other classifications on sheet3. There are no formulas, just data. It's
> > > just a big list of materials and their locations and vendors, etc. Can this
> > > be done?

And if your boss still insists on separate sheets, you could have each cell on Sheets 2 & 3 = the corresponding cell on sheet A, and then apply the filters on Sheets 2 & 3. Your boss would think you did it his way...

---GJC

Thanks so much, that's exactly what I'm going to do! I think he's pretty set
on separate sheets for each. He also wants me to show him how I did it once
it's done, that'll be the toughest part! Thank you all for your help!!
Happy Friday!!!

"gjcase" wrote:

>
> And if your boss still insists on separate sheets, you could have each
> cell on Sheets 2 & 3 = the corresponding cell on sheet A, and then
> apply the filters on Sheets 2 & 3. Your boss would think you did it
> his way...
>
> ---GJC
>
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One more thing ~ when I go to copy and paste link on the 2nd sheet, it won't
let me paste the link if I select the "skip blanks" option. Is there a way
around this? There's a heck of a lot of 0's on that sheet!

"gjcase" wrote:

>
> And if your boss still insists on separate sheets, you could have each
> cell on Sheets 2 & 3 = the corresponding cell on sheet A, and then
> apply the filters on Sheets 2 & 3. Your boss would think you did it
> his way...
>
> ---GJC
>
>
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