I am trying to build a simple connected-tables multi-sheet in Google Sheets, for tracking expenses.
My tables are as follows, and connected by data-validation.
In the column name, I state where I want the data to come from. Either the source is "typed", "by dropdown", or "by link".
expenses
| what? (by dropdown from "what?" table) | category (by link from what? table) |
price (by typing) |
|---|---|---|
| pizza | restaurants (should be auto fed when selecting "pizza"under "what") | 4 |
| train | transportation (should be auto fed when selecting "train"under "what") | 6 |
what?
| name (by typing) | category (by drop down from column "name" in catrgories) |
|---|---|
| pizza | restaurants |
| train | transportation |
catrgories
| name (by typing) |
|---|
| restaurants |
| transportation |
I have everything working except for the "category" column in the expenses table.
I want to select a value by drop-down for the "what?" column in the expenses table, and want the value under the "category" column to be fed automatically, from the corresponding cell to that selected, from the "category" column in the what? table.
How can I achieve this?
