In Excel, I have a list of ISINs for bonds. Now I want to find the ratings for them and use BDP. The problem is how do I get the security name (Bloomberg can work with) from the ISIN? I can do it manually with the spreadsheet builder, but there I have to do this for each individual security. Is it possible to automate this?
You don't need the Security Name to do your job. Simply place in an excel cell (example B1) this formula (assuming that in cell A1 you have a valid ISIN):
= A1 & " Corp"
and then use B1 to obtain your desired data from Bloomberg.
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How do I utilize named cell references in Excel that aren't absolute. I want to be able to take a formula and be able to drag it across excel and have one name cell reference update to a different named cell as I move across.
For example: I want to keep RevenuePerStay going across the formulas row and have excel updated the cell reference to the number of people staying. So
400 should be RevenuePerStay * Stay400
600 should be `RevenuePerStay * Stay600`
I tried using mixed cell reference and relative cell references using the dollar sign but excel will not accept this.
Assuming your stays are in row 5:
For this worksheet, click on cell C7 and go to create a new named range called Stays and for the formula write =C$5$ and exit the name manager.
Now change your formula in C7 to being RevenuePerStay*Stays and drag it across. This will get the right amount of stays you want each time.
In explicit answer to your question: no you would never get the name in the formula to change unless you put all scenarios in the formula using multiple if statements.
If I understand your question correctly, this method seems convoluted because you can use =RevenuePerStay*C5 and drag over the row, and it should give the answer you want.
If you really want to take the advantage of named range and make it change dynamically, you will need to incorporate with INDIRECT like this:
=RevenuePerStay*INDIRECT("Stay"&C5)
But this is assuming you have all the named ranges defined properly such as Stay200, Stay400, Stay600, Stay800, Stay1000 like below. Otherwise it will not work.
I've got a LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet that I use to keep track of my accounts receivable at work. Each sheet lists invoices and their status (paid, unpaid, etc) as well as info about each invoice. I'm trying to create a Summary sheet that lists certain data from each sheet. Creating the sheet manually is easy, but I'm trying to "automate" the process. I want the summary page to auto-update if I add a new sheet (or remove one) as I add and remove accounts to the file.
I know that LibreOffice assigns each sheet an index number that I could refer to in some sort of formula, but I cannot find a function that I can use to refer to that index number when getting a value from a cell within it. One would expect that a function like Sheet(2) would reference the second sheet, but, alas, that is not so!
I've tried using the indirect and address functions without success, but I'm not sure if I'm not understanding these functions or if they're not appropriate for what I'm trying to accomplish.
This has been a missing piece in Calc for a long time. The preferred solution is to write a user-defined function. Spreadsheet formulas do not access sheets by index number but Basic can.
The following function is from https://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/16604/how-do-i-access-the-current-sheet-name-in-formula-to-use-in-indirect/.
Function SheetName(Optional nSheet)
If IsMissing(nSheet) Then
SheetName = ThisComponent.getCurrentController().getActiveSheet().getName()
Else
SheetName = ThisComponent.getSheets().getByIndex(nSheet-1).getName()
EndIf
End Function
Then get a relative address of the first sheet cell A1 like this.
=ADDRESS(1,1,4,,SHEETNAME(1))
A slightly different function is given at https://forum.openoffice.org/en/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=49799.
This query might seem a bit childish, but this has been bugging me for quite a few days.
I am completely new to Microsoft Excel and want to know how do hold same values in two different excel cells?
Example: Cell A1=bandwidth Cell E1=[minimum:bandwidth():utilization]
I want the word "bandwidth" to be same in both the cells. So if the user
inputs "bandwidth" into cell A1, then this generated into E1.
Kindly help me with this one.
In E1 enter the formula:
="minimum:" & A1 & "():utilization"
as you update A1, the displayed text in E1 will follow.
Adding to the solutions already given, you can define the format to be used for A1 with the TEXT function:
="minimum:" & TEXT(A1,"#,##0.00") & "():utilization"
I have two sheets on my template. Sheet one contains a SKU in column A and a descr. in column B
On sheet 2, I have a pre-written template that has generic SKU and Description. That means under the item sku, it says D999 and under the description it says xxx.
I want to replace "999" with the value in A2 on my first sheet, but the 999 is in multiple columns through the sheet. Next, I want to replace the "xxx" with the data in B2 from sheet 1. I can't seem to find a VBA code that will do this specifically.
Lastly, once the find and replaces are done, I need to have it save me a new workbook using sheet2, in the same format, and name it as the value in A4 on sheet 2. I think you should be able to find the workbook here My Workbook
Basically, I want to be able to enter a bulk amount of new SKUs and Description, and be able to generate a new workbook for each SKU I enter. Right now I have 78 waiting to have sheets made.
In the cell to the right of the cells where you want to type in the SKU, add the following formula: =Match(A2, LookupsheetName!B:B,0). This will return the row the SKU was found on. In the next cell to the right use the Index function: =Index(LookupSheetName!A1:B1000, B2, 0). This will bring the label in column B to the current page. The Match function locates the row the SKU was found on.
Try these for looking up the information, because they are more efficient than VLookups.
The code for copying a worksheet to another workbook can be created using the Macro recorder on the Developer tab. Turn the recorder on then do the steps to manually move/copy to another workbook. When done, open the VBA editor and figure out how to save the workbook to a new name each time.
Good luck.
I have defined a large number of named cells on one worksheet of a workbook. Each name may be used multiple times (or never) on that worksheet or others in the workbook. Is there a way to get a list of the where else in the workbook the names are used?
For example, lets say I define the name Fred for a cell on Sheet1. There is an equation on sheet2, cell B6 that is =Fred*6. How do I get a function to return Sheet2!B6 and any other places that Fred is used?
I hope this is clear enough. :)
The free version of JKP and my Name Manager Addin can show you where a particular name is used. You can download this addin from http://www.decisionmodels.com/downloads.htm
When I wrote the FastExcel extended version of Name Manager I added a Name Map facility that shows you a count of where the names are used (or not) by Worksheet and Other Names. This is done by parsing out the Names from all the formulas on all the worksheets and the formulas in the Names Refers-tos (recursively), using a special-purpose parser and evaluating cases like the use of INDIRECT.