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Extract data from a matrix

aka_ash
8 - Asteroid

Hi 

 

I am looking to extract data from cells in a large excel matix.

I have a sample below with 3 different sets of data in a cell.

Below is the input and expected output

ideally i will expand the output further by splitting the 3 data identifiers in the cells

 

Matrix input:

 Data 1Data 2Data 3Data 4Data 5
Data 1 
1:Low
2:High
3:High

1:Low
2:Low
3:High

1:Low
2:High
3:High

1:Low
2:High
3:Low
Data 2  
1:High
2:High
3:High

1:Low
2:High
3:High

1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 3   
1:Low
2:High
3:High

1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 4    
1:Low
2:Low
3:High

 

initial output:

 

Title 1Title 2Output
Data 1Data 1 
Data 1Data 2
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 1Data 3
1:Low
2:Low
3:High
Data 1Data 4
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 1Data 5
1:Low
2:High
3:Low
Data 2Data 1 
Data 2Data 2 
Data 2Data 3
1:High
2:High
3:High
Data 2Data 4
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 2Data 5
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 3Data 1 
Data 3Data 2 
Data 3Data 3 
Data 3Data 4
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 3Data 5
1:Low
2:High
3:High
Data 4Data 1 
Data 4Data 2 
Data 4Data 3 
Data 4Data 4

Data 4Data 5
1:Low
2:High
3:High
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cmcclellan
13 - Pulsar

The Transpose tool will do that (and a bit more) for you 

 

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