Prompt Details
Model
(gemini-3.1-pro)
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225
Example input
[Briefly explain why the original formula failed]: The original formula failed because the lookup value ("Product_ID") was being searched in the wrong column of the range, or the column index number was out of bounds for the specified range B2:C100. Additionally, it was missing the exact match argument, defaulting to an approximate match.
[Insert the exact corrected formula here]: =IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, B2:D100, 3, FALSE), "Product Not Found")
Example output
❌ The Issue
The original formula failed because the lookup value ("Product_ID") was being searched in the wrong column of the range, or the column index number was out of bounds for the specified range B2:C100. Additionally, it was missing the exact match argument, defaulting to an approximate match.
✅ Corrected Formula
Excel
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(A2, B2:D100, 3, FALSE), "Product Not Found")
🔍 Explanation of Changes
Expanded Range: Extended the lookup range to B2:D100 to safely accommodate the 3rd column index.
Added Exact Match: Added FALSE (or 0) as the fourth argument to ensure Excel looks for an exact match rather than an approximate one.
Error Handling: Wrapped the formula in IFERROR to display a clean "Product Not Found" message instead of an ugly #N/A error when a product ID doesn't exist.
💡 Pro-Tip / Alternative
If you are using Excel 365 or 2021, use XLOOKUP instead. It is faster, safer, and doesn't require column counting:
Excel
=XLOOKUP(A2, B2:B100, D2:D100, "Product Not Found")
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