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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
INDEX

INDEX

Description

Returns a value, or a reference to a value, based on the specified row and column of a range of cells. You can use INDEX() for arrays (finding a cell reference in a single range) and ranges (finding a reference from ranges that have more than one area).

Syntax

INDEX(
region
,
row_number
, [
column_number
], [
area_number
])
  • region
    : The array or range of cells.
  • row_number
    : The row number for the specified array or range.
  • column_number
    : The column number of the array or range.
  • area_number
    : Specifies the number of the area to be used, if your original range contained more than one range. Areas are numbered in the order you specified them.

Example

The examples are based on this workbook:
A
B
C
D
E
1
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2
100
6452
6557
6772
6457
3
200
3458
3568
4668
3455
4
300
6791
6552
5382
6235
5
400
3524
6592
3562
3899
6
500
6458
3112
2855
3298
7
600
7211
3760
2468
6412
8
700
1369
2399
3465
1928
9
800
9271
8364
7561
2649
10
900
1135
1999
2023
3841
The result of
=INDEX(B1:B6,5)
is
3524
.
The result of
=INDEX(B1:C6,5,2)
is
6592
.
The result of
=INDEX(B1:C6,5,0)
is
3524 6592
.
The result of
=INDEX((C1:D5,B6:C7,B9:D10),4,2,1)
is
5382
.
The result of
=INDEX((C1:D5,B6:C7,B9:D10),2,0,3)
is
1135 1999 2023
.