Multiple Conditions in Index Match in Google Sheets

Are you a spreadsheet enthusiast who loves finding the best combination formulas? If so, you’ve probably heard of Index and Match. This dynamic duo is extremely popular in spreadsheet applications like Excel and Google Sheets for vertical lookup. But did you know that you can use multiple conditions with Index Match in Google Sheets?

In this tutorial, we’ll dive into the world of Index Match and learn how this powerful combo can handle multiple criteria. So get ready to level up your spreadsheet skills!

A Powerful Combination: Index Match with Multiple Conditions

Let’s start by exploring an example that demonstrates the use of multiple conditions in Index Match. Imagine you have a list of smartphone products, with each smartphone having three different color variants. Your goal is to look up the price of a specific smartphone variant based on its color and availability.

In the example above, you can see that we want to find the price of “Smartphone 1” with the color “Gold” and status “Available”. The item is located in row #2, and the price is $650.00. But how do we create a formula that can handle multiple conditions like this?

The Master Index Match Formula

Here is the formula that you can use in Google Sheets to lookup multiple conditions with Index Match:

=ArrayFormula(index(A2:D,match(concatenate(G1:G3),A2:A&B2:B&C2:C,0),4))

Now, let’s break down this formula step by step, so you can easily follow along.

The Match Formula Part

In this section, we’ll focus on how the Match formula works within the overall formula. Here’s the breakdown:

Step 1: Combine the conditions to use as the search key in the Match formula:

=concatenate(G1:G3)

This will return the following string, which serves as the search key in the Match function:

Result: Smartphone 1GoldAvailable

Step 2: Define the range in the Match formula:

=ArrayFormula(A2:A7&B2:B7&C2:C7)

This formula will generate a one-column range of values like the one shown above. The Match formula in the Master Index Match formula searches for the search key (“Smartphone 1GoldAvailable” in our example) in this range and returns the relative position (in this case, 1) since the search key is found in the first row of the range.

These two steps are the key to performing multiple conditions in the Index Match formula in Google Sheets.

The Index Formula Part

Now let’s move on to the Index formula within the overall formula:

=ArrayFormula(index(A2:D,1,4))

In this formula, the reference is the original data range A2:D, and the row is the value returned by the Match formula (which, in this case, is 1). Since we want the Index formula to return the price, which is in column 4, the abbreviated version of our Master Index Match formula becomes:

=ArrayFormula(index(A2:D,1,4))

That’s it! With this formula, you can harness the power of multiple conditions in Index Match in Google Sheets.

Conclusion

While Index Match is a fantastic tool, it’s worth mentioning that you can achieve a similar result using Vlookup. Here’s an example of how you can do that:

=ArrayFormula(vlookup(CONCATENATE(G1:G3),{A2:A10&B2:B10&C2:C10,D2:D10},2,false))

Just like with multiple criteria in Index Match, you can combine conditions and use them in Vlookup. The only difference in this case is the range part. Instead of using A2:D in Index Match, we’ve used a virtual range with two columns. The first three columns are combined into one, and then we add the Price column. Therefore, the Vlookup Index column is 2.

However, if you’re looking for an easy-to-read solution, we highly recommend using FILTER. Here’s an alternative formula:

=filter(D2:D7,A2:A7=G1,B2:B7=G2,C2:C7=G3)

And that’s a wrap! We hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial on using multiple conditions in Index Match in Google Sheets. Remember to explore our website Crawlan.com for more helpful tips and tricks on Google Sheets.

Thanks for reading, and happy spreadsheeting!

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