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Data Clensing

davidkelly6022
5 - Atom

I am dealing with some messy data and I was wondering how I would be able to clean it up. The data comes in a format such as the one below with headers and sub-headers starting in different columns but the numeric figures all starting in the same column. 

 

Sales   

500

 Product sales  100
  Non-product sales 400

 

I was hoping to be able to pull the headers and sub-headers to the first column, the numeric figures to the second column, and remove null columns so the format would look as it does below. 

 

Sales500
Product Sales100
Non-Product Sales400
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DataNath
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

If your actual data is like the example provided then something like this ought to do the trick @davidkelly6022 - could probably be a little more concise but hopefully makes things easier to follow!

 

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We basically pivot all of the dispersed sub-headers into a single column, sort them so that those that are populated will always appear above the empty/null cells and then un-pivot (Cross-Tab), selecting First as the aggregation so it picks the populated record i.e. the sub-header. When plugging in your real data you'll just have to ensure that the Group By in the Transpose and Cross-Tab are the RecordID and the field with your numerical values.

ishan_dania
5 - Atom

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grazitti_sapna
17 - Castor

 Hi @davidkelly6022 you can refer attached workflow for your reference.
Thanks

Sapna Gupta
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