Complicated If Formula

I have an Excel sheet trying to build a formula for the following. If s2>.01 then if x2="LIQUID" then if u2>=.01<=.1, "-TSRA", if u2>.1<.3,"TSRA", if u2>.3,"+TSRA", else if s2>=.01<.1,"-RA",s2>.1<=.3,"RA",s2>.3,"+RA", if x2="FROZEN" then if u2>=.01<=.1, "-TSSN", if u2>.1<.3,"TSSN", if u2>.3,"+TSSN", else if s2>=.01<.1,"-SN",s2>.1<=.3,"SN",s2>.3,"+SN", if x2="FREEZING" then if u2>=.01<=.1, "-TSFZRA", if u2>.1<.3,"TSFZRA", if u2>.3,"+TSFZRA", else if s2>=.01<.1,"-FZRA",s2>.1<=.3,"FZRA",s2>.3,"+FZRA", else if s2<.01, then ""

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sandramac

8/22/2022 - Mon

Jeff Darling

3/31/2017

I think this is what you are going for. I tried doing it as a worksheet function, but got really buggered as I accidentally kept botching the command and had to start over. Is a VBA solution acceptable?

Public Function ComplicatedDecision(S2, X2, U2)

Dim sOutput As String

If X2 = "LIQUID" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSRA"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-RA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "RA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+RA"
    End If
End If

If X2 = "FROZEN" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSSN"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSSN"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSSN"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSRA"
    End If
End If
  
If X2 = "FREEZING" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSFZRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSFZRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSFZRA"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-FZRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "FZRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+FZRA"
    End If
End If

If S2 < 0.01 Then
 sOutput = ""
End If

ComplicatedDecision = sOutput

End Function

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Jeff Darling

3/31/2017

Sample attached
EE_ComplicatedDecision.xlsm

sandramac

3/31/2017

ASKER

Thanks for the solution, the only thing I was going with the formula is I need to do this same evaluation from row 2 to 47, I would need the output in column z, how would I adjust the function for that.

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Jeff Darling

3/31/2017

The function call expects 3 parameters. You can put the output in any column.

ComplicatedDecision(S2, X2, U2)

If S2, X2 and U2 are in B5,C5 and D5 then put this in column Z. then you can copy paste the function call.

=complicatedDecision(B5,C5,D5)

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Jeff Darling

3/31/2017

I just noticed I had the output incorrect for FROZEN

correction

Public Function ComplicatedDecision(S2, X2, U2)

Dim sOutput As String

If X2 = "LIQUID" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSRA"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-RA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "RA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+RA"
    End If
End If

If X2 = "FROZEN" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSSN"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSSN"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSSN"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-SN"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "SN"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+SN"
    End If
End If
  
If X2 = "FREEZING" Then
    If S2 > 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSFZRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSFZRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSFZRA"
    Else
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-FZRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "FZRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+FZRA"
    End If
End If

If S2 < 0.01 Then
 sOutput = ""
End If

ComplicatedDecision = sOutput

End Function

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sandramac

3/31/2017

ASKER

Getting some errors in the function it is not displaying some of the values Attached is a sample sheet
Sample.xlsx

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sandramac

3/31/2017

ASKER

Do you have any suggestions on why it is not catching all the values.

Jeff Darling

4/1/2017

The spreadsheet you gave does not have the macro function.

Which columns correspond to S2, X2 and U2?

ComplicatedDecision(S2, X2, U2)

I call tell that X2 is column E because it contains LIQUID, but not sure about the others.

If all the parameters are not specified, then the result is blank.

sandramac

4/2/2017

ASKER

I have attached a more complete sample, Still getting some error, should be seeing more "-RA" Thank You
Sample2.xlsm

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Jeff Darling

4/2/2017

I noticed that you changed the U2 and S2 if statements.

since that is what you are needing, then I think the first S2 if statement needs to be less than instead of greater than.

Public Function ComplicatedDecision(S2, X2, U2)

Dim sOutput As String

If X2 = "LIQUID" Then

    If S2 < 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSRA"
        Else
        If S2 >= 0.01 And S2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-RA"
        If S2 >= 0.1 And S2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "RA"
        If S2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+RA"
    End If
End If

If X2 = "FROZEN" Then
    If S2 < 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSSN"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSSN"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSSN"
    Else
        If S2 >= 0.01 And S2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-SN"
        If S2 >= 0.1 And S2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "SN"
        If S2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+SN"
    End If
End If
  
If X2 = "FREEZING" Then
    If S2 < 0.01 Then
        If U2 >= 0.01 And U2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-TSFZRA"
        If U2 >= 0.1 And U2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "TSFZRA"
        If U2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+TSFZRA"
    Else
        If S2 >= 0.01 And S2 <= 0.1 Then sOutput = "-FZRA"
        If S2 >= 0.1 And S2 <= 0.3 Then sOutput = "FZRA"
        If S2 > 0.3 Then sOutput = "+FZRA"
    End If
End If

If S2 < 0.01 Then
 sOutput = ""
End If

ComplicatedDecision = sOutput

End Function