» Counting Vacation or Sick Days within a Specified Time Period

Problem:

Listed in column A are dates when an employee was absent.
Column B contains a letter, indicating the type of each absence (V for vacation, S for sick).
We want to count the number of vacation days that occurred during the last 90 days.

Solution:

Use the SUM and TODAY functions in the Array formula:
{=SUM(((TODAY()-A2:A8)<=90)*(B2:B8=C2))}

To apply Array formula:
Select the cell, press and simultaneously press .

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Excel calculation of vacation pay

Rhonda Hewett

your tip was not helpful. What I was looking for was something to calculate 2weeks per year starting with date of hire. Vacation accrual is capped at twice the Associates annual accrual rate.
Thanks
Rhonda Hewett
rhewett@fickewirth.com

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