I need a formula to sum a column of values. But I only want to sum the rows that have an ID that are unique among the entire range. See the example below where I have 6 rows, but there are only 3 unique IDs. My ideal outcome is a sum of 6 by adding one instance of UNIQUEID-00A, UNIQUEID-00B, and UNIQUEID-00C.
Notes:
- A unique ID will always have the same value. For example, if UNIQUEID-00A were listed 1 or 100 times, the associated value will always be 1. So I don't need the formula to account for a scenario where the duplicate IDs have different values.
- There may be instances where Column A (the ID) and Column B (the value) will not be sitting side-by-side. It might be that 2, 3, or more columns are in between the two columns.
- The IDs and values could be 6 rows tall, or hundreds of rows tall. For that reason I'd like to use something like
A2:A
to target the IDs rather than having to specify a specific start and end point likeA2:A7
.
See the linked Google Sheet below for a copy of this.
ID | Value |
---|---|
UNIQUEID-00A | 1 |
UNIQUEID-00B | 2 |
UNIQUEID-00C | 3 |
UNIQUEID-00A | 1 |
UNIQUEID-00B | 2 |
UNIQUEID-00C | 3 |
- sum
B
column - while returning all rows
9^9
- that are unique
2
- within
A
column - in whatever order
1