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I created a table and have some cells that use a formula to calculate the entry.

When I sort the table, the formula stays pointed to the cell I made before the sort, even when I name the cells.

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Rows (15, 18, 20, 23), Column E, each cell is named.

Rows (15-24) reference on of the cells that is named in Column E.

Example:

C24 references E23 (XP_Sline)

When I sort the table by "Line Type" and "Test", now C29 references E23, when it should reference E24.

I tried F4 on the formula, but that did not work.

Example values:

V-line XP should calculate to 9080, When sorted it changes to 7264 because the value in E23 changes.

All help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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I think you'd be better off having a separate table for the values in your named cells. 

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Hello,

Nothing wrong happening, you are referencing to the cells in the worksheet, not to the data in the table. It is better to add the reference names to a new column in the table and then use XLOOKUP or INDEX and MATCH to find the row and value. I would strongly advice not to have different formulae in same table column.

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