Using Office 365 Excel
On a regular basis I download a csv file from a remote application, the file contains a column of unique numbers. There could be 50 rows in this column.
I would like to substitute these rows of numbers with text. Each number corresponds to a value e.g.
0 = car
421 = bus
12 = boat
I have a predefined text list of each number and it's corresponding value. Currently I'm doing a find and replace on each number to replace it with it's corresponding value' but it's very inefficient.
Is there a more efficient way I can achieve this, with some sort of saved formula that I can run each time I download the csv? When I download the default csv ideally i'd like to run some formula that I have saved, rather than copy / paste a lot of things between sheets etc.
An example below of the default csv (showing only three rows for brevity);
+-----+----------------+
| id | another column |
+-----+----------------+
| 0 | text |
+-----+----------------+
| 421 | text |
+-----+----------------+
| 12 | text |
+-----+----------------+
| etc | etc |
+-----+----------------+
I would like to run a formula that will replace the numbers with text like below.
+------+----------------+
| id | another column |
+------+----------------+
| car | text |
+------+----------------+
| bus | text |
+------+----------------+
| boat | text |
+------+----------------+
| etc | etc |
+------+----------------+
Any other suggestions are also welcome, however preferred method is via Excel.
You can do it only with Excel:
create a table into a new sheet/area where you can match ids and texts that you have to replace, i.e.:
( into a new sheet named 'MyTalbe')
A |B
0 | car
421 | bus
12 | boat
...etc etc
into your db create a new colum with this formula:
index( 'MyTable'!B:B; match(A1; 'MyTable'!A:A; 0))
Related
My data looks like below. I have Groups that I share topics each day. We do this randomly based on need.
| | Topic 1 | Topic 2 | Topic 3 | Topic 4 | Topic 5 | Topic 6 | Topic 7 | Topic 8 | Topic 9 |
|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Group 1 | | 19-apr | 30-apr | | | | | | |
| Group 2 | 18-apr | 25-apr | | | | | | | |
| Group 3 | | | | | 19-apr | 30-apr | | | |
| Group 4 | 18-apr | 25-apr | | | | | | | |
| Group 5 | | | | | | | 19-apr | 30-apr | |
| Group 6 | | | 25-apr | | | | | | |
| Group 7 | 18-apr | 25-apr | | | | | | | |
For our metrics & analysis, we need a list of groups per date on a different sheet. We like to know which all groups were engaged a given day. Like below
Can somebody please help me how I can get this done with only using formulas and without macros?
I believe this can somehow be handled on Index Matching or look-ups.
You could definitely do this with macros. You can do something similar without macros; it may not be precisely what you were looking for because it will leave blank space where groups were not addressed.
Method 1
Here is the formula I used and a picture of the sheet it is in:
=IF(IFERROR(MATCH(L$4,$B6:$H6,0),FALSE),INDEX($B$5:$B$13,MATCH($K5,$B$5:$B$13,0),1),"")
The idea is that if you have absolute references alongside your list of groups per date, then you can use index and match to fill in that group's name, but only if Match finds that precise date code in that group's row from the previous table. If you place an equivalent formula in the first cell, you can drag it out to the rest of the array.
The formula I used is not the only way to do this, but if you know Index and Match, then it should make sense to you.
Method 2
A more convoluted method would be to use image references. With these, it is possible to make the report precisely what you asked for on a separate sheet.
Suppose you took Method 1 and separated each column out into a different table. Nearly the same formula inside the cells below the date heading, except that you enclose the heading reference in int() as shown below. Create one table for each of N dates, where N is the number of days you want to monitor at once. Then when you want the summary to show you different dates, you go to each table and change the heading, and filter out blanks.
formula:
=IF(IFERROR(MATCH(INT($L$2),$B4:$H4,1),FALSE),INDEX($B$4:$B$11,MATCH($K3,$B$4:$B$11,1),0),"")
The below image shows what I mean by one table for each date:
Then you insert an image. Doesn't matter what image; could be a screenshot of anything. Click on that image, then click into the formula bar. Then highlight the table column you want it to represent. Below is a screenshot of how to to that:
Now place that picture on its own sheet in the workbook. Place each date table on its own sheet in the workbook. The reason you do this is: if you filter a table, everything else overlapping the filtered rows outside the table will also be hidden. You move tables to separate sheets to prevent them from hiding each other.
Finally, arrange your pictures into the order you like, filter the blanks out of the tables, and your images will be exactly what you were looking for:
Again, this is a little convoluted because if you want the report to show you new date summaries, you would have to change the headings on every table. Then you would have to go to each table and refresh it's filter. This is where macros usually come in.
Assume range A1:J8 housed your Source table, and L1:P8 housed the Date/Group Output
1] In L2, copied across :
=IFERROR(1/(1/AGGREGATE(15,6,$B$2:$J$8/($B$2:$J$8>K$2),1)),"")
2] In L3, copied across to P3 and all copied down :
=IF(L$2="","",IFERROR(INDEX($A:$A,AGGREGATE(15,6,ROW($A$2:$A$8)/($B$2:$J$8=L$2),ROW(A1))),""))
You can use the following formula to get a list of dates from a table:
=IFERROR(AGGREGATE(15,6,($B$2:$J$8/($B$2:$J$8*(COUNTIF($A$15:A15,$B$2:$J$8)=0)))*$B$2:$J$8,1),"")
To get a list of groups by date, use the following:
=IFERROR(INDEX($A$1:$A$8,AGGREGATE(15,6,(1/(B$15=$B$1:$J$8))*ROW($B$1:$J$8),ROW(A1))),"")
I have a table in an Excel sheet that is made up of 4 columns. Columns 2-4 have formulas in them. The 4th column has temperatures in it, and once it hits a certain temperature range I would like columns 1-4 (preferably) to copy over into another sheet.
How can I do that? I have tried to do a vlookup, but I don’t think it works because of the formulas in columns 3 and 4.
Do you have an example of data?
All i can think off is an lookup inside an 'If' statement
Eg.
| Column1 | Formula | Formula | Temperature |
| Text | text | text | 20 |
| Text | text | text | 25 |
| Text | text | text | 30 |
so maybe a helper column to the right
| Column1 | Formula | Formula | Temperature |Helper column |
| Text | text | text | 20 | 0 |
| Text | text | text | 25 | 1 |
| Text | text | text | 30 | 1 |
with the formula
=if(Temperature>"value","1","0")
=if(Temperature>"24","1","0")
Then use an if in your new column on different sheet saying
=if(Helper column = 1, column1, "")
In your new table
Hopefully that makes a bit of sense although it is tricky without seeing example data.
if you are ok with VBA this could probably be way easier to do!
I am forming a chart from sheet A. Sheet B contains all my data.
I want to exclude a specified date(s).
Sample data:
+---+----------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| | A | B | C | D | E | F |
+---+----------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1 | Date | 29/03/2017 | 30/03/2017 | 31/03/2017 | 03/04/2017 | 04/04/2017 |
| 2 | Number 1 | -594590.4649 | -636666.4504 | 795637.1614 | 842563.4322 | 496463.9301 |
| 3 | Number 2 | 2189587.44 | 1301681.418 | 2080839.353 | 1945335.214 | 2421728.123 |
+---+----------+--------------+--------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
The final output would be me excluding 30/03/2017 , and keeping the rest in my data selected for my chart.
the issue is that I want to maybe exclude a date in the middle of my selected range. But since this may be a hassle to input a long formula each time into my data selected. I would like to see if there is any formula/function to eliminate a specified date/column. Perhaps manually enter the column you want to exclude in a formula.
My current range is something like =Graph!$AB$5:$KA$7 But is there a function to exclude one of these columns?
I can manually select which dates with Ctrl but seems tedious.
I don't know if I am missing something obvious or what, but I cannot wrap my brain around what I need from this. I have a table with products available for sale and various criteria. I have a second table with a smaller list of stores and a second column of whether I should include them in my results set. In this example, I would never include store 789, but I might include 123 and/or 456, depending on whether an "x" was placed in that second column.
So, for my results, I would break them out by Product and color with a simple SUMIFS statement. However, I really want to be able to filter the sites out if they are "x" on that second tab. Any thoughts on how I could easily do that? I did insert a column on my raw data sheet and just added an if statement, then I used that as a 4th criteria in my SUMIFS, but I was looking for a more elegant solution.
I can get either matching stores or the rest of the filters, but I cannot figure how to make both work together in the same statement or how to include them if they are "x"-ed.
This will get me the filtered stores
=SUMPRODUCT(SUMIF('Tab1'!A:A,'Tab2'!A:A,'Tab1'!D:D))
Either of these will get me the filtered products:
=SUMIFS('Tab1'!D:D, 'Tab1'!B:B, A2, 'Tab1'!C:C, B2)
=SUMPRODUCT(--('Tab1'!B:B=A2), --('Tab1'!C:C=B2), 'Tab1'!D:D)
Tab1
Store | Product | Color | Sales
--------------------------------
123 | A | Red | 1
123 | A | Blue | 2
123 | B | Red | 4
456 | A | Blue | 8
456 | B | Red | 16
789 | A | Red | 32
789 | B | Red | 64
Tab2
Store | Include
---------------
123 |
456 | x
Results:
Product | Color | Sales
------------------------
A | Red | 0
A | Blue | 8
B | Red | 16
Why not use VLookUp's to add the column from Tab2 to Tab1?
For example, new Column E, to the right of Sales:
=VLookUp(A1, "Tab2", 2, False)
...and fill-down?
You could base SumIf criteria on multiple tables but personally I'd just keep the data together (dynamically) just to make it easier and neater.
Build a pivot table and use slicers to include or exclude specific data. Then you don't need a helper table and you don't need formulas, either. Just a few clicks.
What I am Trying to do is
lets say I have a excel sheet with
rows
ProductNo | Product | Sku | Price | Image | Thumb
25 | Shirt Blue | 4251 | $10 | shirt.jpg | shirtthumb.jpg
2 | Shirt Green | 4581 | $17 | green.jpg | greenthumb.jpg
8 | Shirt Black | 4561 | $15 | black.jpg | blackthumb.jpg
and just in different rows or on another excel sheet
ProductNo | Product | Sku | Price | Image | Thumb
25 | Shirt Blue | 4251 | $52 | |
2 | Shirt Green | 4581 | $42 | |
8 | Shirt Black | 4561 | $65 | |
How can i change the first table to update if the the second table or sheet columns data is different on specified columns and if the cells are empty forget about them ignore them and just replace the values from the second table onto the first
Final would be
ProductNo | Product | Sku | Price | Image | Thumb
25 | Shirt Blue | 4251 | $52 | shirt.jpg | shirtthumb.jpg
2 | Shirt Green | 4581 | $42 | green.jpg | greenthumb.jpg
8 | Shirt Black | 4561 | $65 | black.jpg | blackthumb.jpg
I have tried a couple of excel functions but they do not work since i have so many products to be doing cell additions
I tried doing in Vl but got confused and macro i dont even know what it is
Im open to whatever visual, functions just as long as i can perform the task
if anybody know hos let me know
Thank You
in stead of having the fixed values I propose you use a permanent formula in the specified columns.
Now to do this I would use a VLOOKUP() function. I am assuming that your ProductNo is the element that never changes therefore all the other columns will get a VLOOKUP() function.
Now if I understand correctly you MIGHT have an update in the 2nd table for the 1st table, but any empty cells in the 2nd table should be ignored.
I am also assuming you wish to see when an element will change because of the update therefore I propose the following:
In the first table add for the block of columns elements that might need an update: 2 blocks of columns, the first with the result of combining (the COMB-block) and the second with lookups from the 2nd table (the LOOKUP-block). For convenience of explaining I put the two tables in the same workbook on the sheets called table1 and table2
ProductNo | Product | Sku | Price | Image | Thumb | Product_comb | Sku_comb | Price_comb | Image_comb | Thumb_comb | Product_lookup | Sku_lookup | Price_lookup | Image_lookup | Thumb_lookup
Now start with formulas in the LOOKUP-block, use VLOOKUP(), such as this one for the *Product_vlookup* column:
=IFERROR(VLOOKUP($A2,table2!$A:B,COLUMNS(table2!$A:B),FALSE),"")
The IFERROR is for the case the product in table1 cannot be found in table2
For the formulas in the COMB-block the following will prefer the table 2 result over the table 1 result. As VLOOKUP of a matching ProductNo with an empty Element (for example for the Image) will result in a 0 (zero) returned all zeroes are regarded false lookup results as well. This is the script for the *Product_comb* column:
=IF(OR(ISBLANK(L2),L2=0),B2,L2)
As a final step to identify the products that changed you can either add a column that compared the original value with the _comb value:
=AND(B2=G2,C2=H2,D2=I2,E2=J2,F2=K2) (this returns true for no changed columns and false for any changed column)
Or use conditional formatting on each element separately or on the combination as the AND() formula shows.
As a final step in your process of updating you could copy all records from the COMB-block and paste it over the original elements.
If you have any further questions please ask.