CUMULATIVE leaving 0

[Alimbilo]

I would like to calculate a cumulative of:

A1 = 3.2
B1 = 9.5
C1 = 6.9

I want D1 to be the result of the cumulative of A1, B1 and C1 only if they
have a value different than 0. I want to be able to have a cumulative even
though one of them has 0 as value.

Any Help

 

[Mike H]

Maybe

=SUM(A1:C1)

Mike

 

[Don Guillett]

You have posted this in many places when ONE will do. This is considered to
be rude and undesirable.
Where do you want the answer.

 

[Alimbilo]

Did not mean to be rude. I am just trying to get an answer as soon as possible.
Sorry about that.
Can you help me then?

Thanks

 

[Alimbilo]

I forgot to tell you that between them there is othe fields so it should be:

A1 = 3.2
F1 = 9.5
N1 = 6.9
R1 = cumulative of A1,F1 and N1 (giving a value even when one of them has 0
as value)

Thanks

 

[Don Guillett]

If?? you want a1:r1 then use that in the sum formula.
or to only sum three cells
=SUM(I6,J8,I9)

Have you bothered to look in the help index for
SUM

 

[Alimbilo]

I did look in the SUM help and there is nothing about Sum if somevalue are 0.
Can someone really help?

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

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[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

??? I don't understand the problem you are having... if you are adding
values, and some of those values are 0, then they will add nothing to the
summation of the other values; so, you do not have to specifically exclude
them since including them will not change the resulting summation. Or are
there other considerations you did not tell us about that affects this in
some way?

Rick

 

[Alimbilo]

I am not adding value. It's not a A+B+C+....
I am doing a cumulative sum which code is =Sum(A*B*C*...)
If I have a 0, the all operation will be Null. And that what I am trying to
avoid.

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

I think you are trying to describe a "cumulative average", but your
Sum(A*B*C) sample wouldn't fit that meaning. Let's see if we can get you to
clarify your intent with an example. If these are your values, what would
your answer (or answers) be and where would you want to see it (or them)?

A1 = 3.2
B1 = 9.5
C1 = 0
D1 = 6.9

Rick

 

[Alimbilo]

According to the Cumulative Sum function Sum(A*B*C*...)

A= 20%
B= 20
C = 80
D = 50%
E = 50
F = 50
G = 0
H = 0
I = 0%
R = Sum(A*D*I)

R = should be 10% (cumulative of A*D)...

My question is how can I have the formula not taking the 0?
Because with a 0, the answer will be 0% .

 

[Rick Rothstein \(MVP - VB\)]

I think the problem I have been having with your question is you keep
showing the SUM function in your formulas when, based on your last example,
I do not think you are actually adding anything at all, only multiplying. So
where you are writing =SUM(A*B*C), I think you are simply looking for
=A*B*C, but where any zero values are excluded. For the specific example you
just gave, and assuming A, B, C, etc were actually cell references I am
guessing you could do this...

=IF(A1=0,1,A1)*IF(D1=0,1,D1)*IF(I1=0,1,I1)

Is that what you have been looking for?

Rick