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dmouser
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8 years ago

Comparing Cells after Splitting

I had an issue with a data set that I previously posted about.  However, I've been given additional information/direction from the owners so now I'm dealing with a different challenges.   I have a ...
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v-yuta-msft
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8 years ago

Hi dmouser,

 

"How, I can I return the same if x, then true,fale results to compare the collective value of a series against the column B grouping?"

 

<--- Could you clarify more details about your logic to achieve this?

 

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Jimmy Tao

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dmouser
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8 years ago

I may have solved this, but identified another challenge as a result.  So I could leave my formulas unaltered, I added a step to copy the column, then split.  Not sure if this is a best practice or not, but it allowed me to keep the original column and values to base my formula from.

 

However, my formula was comparing values of Column A to Column B to determine if they align.  However, I noticed the sequences are not consistent, even though the values are.  So if I'm comparing this Apple; Orange; Kiwi to Kiwi; Apple; Orange they don't match even though the content align.  I do have the items in another table with their own IDs. 

 

Can I sum of the values in the cell if they are found? 

 

Fruite | ID

Apple = 1

Pear = 2

Orange = 3

Kiwi = 5

Peach = 4

 

Identified Fruits: Apple; Orange; Kiwi - sum of IDs = 9

Deliverd Fruits: Kiwi; Apple; Orange - sum of IDs = 9