How do I write data to another cell based on a drop down menu?

Hello. I've been trying to figure this out for a last day or so and my brain is mush since its the first time I've used Numbers.
What I need, is based off this information, is to make summary graphs from information, but the tracky part is, I need to to be catergorized by job site. So if I pull down and select "Job 1" for it to add the required information to a graph for "Job 1" and so on for an average of 8-10 different job sites. The tricky part is, the same job site might show up multiple times and I need it to add only the info from the row that it's on to the graph.
I know this isn't worded very well but any help would be fantastic.

m.barr wrote: ...
What I need, is based off this information, is to make summary graphs from information, ...
MB,
I think I have the idea, or at least I can imagine a problem/solution pair that might apply here.
I would begin by starting a new table for your chart. In that new table you would pull in the data that you wish to chart, based on job number, or whatever criteria you have in mind. Use one of the lookup functions to access just the data you need if you want to plot a sequence of values. If you want summary data, use SUMIF and SUMIFS.
Once you have created a table and chart for one job or other criteria, generalize it by substituting a variable in the place where you provide the reference to a particular job. This "variable" would be a reference to a cell where you enter the criteria for that particular instance of the chart.
We can help with the particulars.
Jerry

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