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How to create a row-by-row running total for a dynamic array?

Hello everyone,

I'm trying to create a single, dynamic formula that calculates a running total along each row. Each row's running total needs to start with a specific initial value from that same row.

Here is a simplified version of my data and the desired result.
Requirements table

Material D 2026-02-05 D 2026-02-06 D 2026-02-07 D 2026-02-08 D 2026-02-09
123 -265 -684 -734 -553 -501
234 -953 -771 -241 -266 -697
345 -175 -247 -516 -795 -762
456 -655 -635 -456 -196 -502
567 -192 -708 -492 -471 -273
678 -448 -567 -636 -712 -289
789 -224 -358 -967 -996 -876

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Relevant materials table

Material Current Inventory D 2026-02-05 D 2026-02-06 D 2026-02-07 D 2026-02-08 D 2026-02-09
123 485
234 141
345 430
456 415

Desired solution

Material Current Inventory D 2026-02-05 D 2026-02-06 D 2026-02-07 D 2026-02-08 D 2026-02-09
123 485 220 -464 -1198 -1751 -2252
345 141 -34 -281 -797 -1592 -2354
567 430 238 -470 -962 -1433 -1706
789 415 191 -167 -1134 -2130 -3006

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I've tried several advanced array formulas but keep hitting roadblocks:

  1. SCAN: This works perfectly for a single hardcoded row =SCAN(B2,J2:N2,LAMBDA(a,b,a+b))), but isn't dynamic.
  2. BYROW: When I try to make it dynamic =BYROW(SCAN(B2,J2:N2,LAMBDA(a,b,a+b)))), it fails with a #CALC error because BYROW's LAMBDA expects a single value, but SCAN returns a whole array for each row so, nested arrays error.
  3. MAKEARRAY: This feels like the right tool. My first attempt correctly looked up the data but didn't accumulate the total; it just added the starting inventory to each day's value individually.

=LET( materials,A2:A5, startValues,B2:B5, relevantData,INDEX(J2:N8,XMATCH(A2:A5,I2:I8),XMATCH(C1:G1,J1:N1)), result,MAKEARRAY(ROWS(relevantData),COLUMNS(relevantData),LAMBDA(r,c,INDEX(startValues,r)+INDEX(relevantData,r,c))), result) 

My final attempt was to create a running sum inside the MAKEARRAY, but it failed with a #VALUE! error. I now understand this is because my syntax for creating the range to SUM was incorrect SUM(INDEX(relevantData,r,c):c).

I'd appreciate your help

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How to create a row-by-row running total for a dynamic array?