By: Shamima Sultana

In reply to KJ.

Hello KJ,

You can absolutely achieve this using the VLOOKUP function. Since your ID Numbers are the common link between both sheets, VLOOKUP can help pull the “Date Built” from the second sheet to the first.

Here’s a step-by-step example:
1. Suppose your First Sheet is named DataSheet and the Second Sheet is BuildSheet.
2. In BuildSheet, column A has ID Numbers and column B has the corresponding Date Built.
3. In DataSheet, you want to pull the Date Built next to the ID Number in column A.
Use this formula in DataSheet (assuming ID is in A2):

=VLOOKUP(A2, BuildSheet!A:B, 2, FALSE)
This tells Excel to look up the ID from DataSheet!A2 in BuildSheet!A:A, and return the matching value from column B (the second column), where the Date Built is.

If you want to avoid errors in case an ID is missing, wrap it with IFERROR:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, BuildSheet!A:B, 2, FALSE), “Not Found”)

Let me know if your sheet names or column structure are different—I’d be happy to adjust the formula for you!

Regards
ExcelDemy