Is there a way to get a mathematical combination of all items in a row, and do math and such to generate things on another page based on said combination? e.g. {1, 2, 3} -> {1, 2, 3, 1 and 2, 1 and 3, 2 and 3, 1 and 2 and 3}
i need to sum the values of column b and c, separately, based on the rows corresponding to the items marked in the array of combinations.
screenshots for clarity. I need to use Sheet 1, which is all manual entry, to generate Sheet 2 in its entirety.
If need be it can be all in the same sheet instead of 2, but separate would be preferred for legibility
Edit:
NB: I do realize this will probably take 3 or more formulas. Also, thanks in advance!
Question #1. Get all possible combinations
This formula will produce all possible combinations from strings in Sheet1 column A:A:
=TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(TEXTJOIN("",1,ArrayFormula(IF(REGEXEXTRACT(DEC2BIN(ROW(INDIRECT("a1:a"&SUM(FACT(COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A))/(FACT(ROW(INDIRECT("a1:a"&COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A))))*FACT(COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A)-ROW(INDIRECT("a1:a"&COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A)))))))),COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A))&"1",REPT("(.)",COUNTA(Sheet1!A:A)+1))*1,TRANSPOSE({FILTER(Sheet1!A:A,Sheet1!A:A<>"")&",";"#"}),""))),",#",0))
will produce:
Item3
Item2
Item2,Item3
Item1
Item1,Item3
Item1,Item2
Item1,Item2,Item3
If you add another item in sheet1, formula would adjust.
See math background here:
http://mymathforum.com/advanced-statistics/2567-non-repeating-combinations.html
Question #2. Sum by joined strings
In Sheet2 A:A we have joined strings. Paste this formula in B1 Sheet2:
=QUERY(QUERY({TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(JOIN("",ArrayFormula(REPT(row(OFFSET(A1,,,COUNTA(A:A)))&",",LEN(OFFSET(A1,,,COUNTA(A:A)))-LEN(SUBSTITUTE(OFFSET(A1,,,COUNTA(A:A)),",",""))+1))),",")),ArrayFormula(SUMIF(Sheet1!A:A,TRANSPOSE(SPLIT(TEXTJOIN(",",1,A:A),",")),Sheet1!B:B))},"select Col1, sum(Col2) group by Col1 label sum(Col2) ''"),"select Col2")
The result is:
Item3 1000
Item2 750
Item2,Item3 1750
Item1 500
Item1,Item3 1500
Item1,Item2 1250
Item1,Item2,Item3 2250