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Creating a Dynamic number of Duplicate Columns

GreenApple24
6 - Meteoroid

Hey guys,

 

Currently having a brain freeze. I think that there is a way to solve this issue with crosstab/transpose, but I haven't quite figured it out yet.

 

I have this file where it has a dynamic number of "sets" of data. I want to move the duplicates to new columns, rather than having them all stacked as one row. See the screenshot below: 

 

Input : As you can see, the rowID's change after every "section" (group of 4). There is a dynamic amount of RowID's, but the type and amounts are all the same. I'm struggling to get a workflow that would create a dynamic amount of new duplicate columns rather than stacked rows.

I have the input file attached below.

GreenApple24_2-1686691906686.png

Output: This is the desired output.

GreenApple24_3-1686691919756.png

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

GreenApple24

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DanielG
12 - Quasar

@GreenApple24  - try this.  I ignored the RowID in the desired output only because it doesnt make sense that 1 would be aligned with what was formerly 2,3,4 row IDs.

 

 

GreenApple24
6 - Meteoroid

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much for the fast and simple response!

DanielG
12 - Quasar

@GreenApple24  - my pleasure.  that is what this community is for.  

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