GoogleSheets-build a dynamic query function filtering multiple variables based on multiple dropdowns

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to build a dynamic query function in Google Sheets that selects data based on up to 5 variables. This function will allow you to select variables from dropdown menus, and dynamically build a select statement based on your selections.

With this function, you'll be able to easily filter your data to get the information you need, without having to manually edit your query every time. Plus, by using dropdown menus, you can ensure that your query is always valid and doesn't contain any errors.

To get started, we'll create a new sheet in your Google Sheets document, and name it "Query". In this sheet, we'll create five dropdown menus, one for each variable we want to filter by.

Once we have our dropdown menus set up, we'll create a dynamic query function that will build our select statement based on the values in these dropdown menus. We'll use the "QUERY" function in Google Sheets to do this, and concatenate the values from our dropdown menus to create our select statement.

The IF statements are used to concatenate the filters based on the dropdown menu values, and the "&" is used to combine them all into one statement.

Finally, we'll test our dynamic query function by selecting different values in our dropdown menus, and seeing how the select statement changes based on our selections. With this function, you'll be able to easily filter your data in Google Sheets, saving you time and ensuring accuracy.

[DivineLightProductions]

Oh my! First thing in the morning for my day, you can bet I’m checking this out! Looks familiar ;) thank you! Can’t wait to see your solution 😁

[TilakConrad]

very nicely done - congratulations and thank you very much

[douglasteixeiragoncalves]

Hello, thank you so much for the amazing content. I tried to do it as it was explained, however, it did not pull the results as expected. Are there any errors in this formula? =QUERY(DATABASE_CALLS!$A$2:$J, "SELECT * WHERE A='"&B1&"' "&IF(B2="", "", "AND B='"&B2&"' ")&IF(B3="", "", "AND D='"&B3&"' ")&IF(D1="", "", "AND I='"&D1&"' ")&IF(D2="", "", "AND H='"&D2&"' ")&IF(D3="", "", "AND G='"&D3&"' ")&IF(F1="", "", "AND E='"&F1&"' "), 1)