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Filling in missing information based on duplicate records within a column

eleee3
8 - Asteroid

Hi there,

 

I would like to fill in missing information based on duplicate records with complete information. An example of how my database looks is:

 

Wine TypeColour
Cabernet SauvignonRed
MerlotRed
Cabernet SauvignonRed
RosePink
Cabernet Sauvignon 
RieslingWhite
Rose 
Riesling 
Merlot 
Pinot Gris 

 

I would like Alteryx to identify the empty cells in the Colour column, check the Wine Type column for duplicates, and if a duplicate exists, to infill the Colour column based on the duplicate with complete information. I would then want Wine Types with no duplicates and/or duplicates with no Colour information to be output separately. The outputs of this function using the above example would therefore be:

 

Wine TypeColour
Cabernet SauvignonRed
MerlotRed
Cabernet SauvignonRed
RosePink
Cabernet SauvignonRed
RieslingWhite
RosePink
RieslingWhite
MerlotRed
Pinot Gris 

 

And:

 

Wine TypeColour
Pinot Gris 

 

Note that I don't really mind whether Pinot Gris remains in the first output, as I will join the databases via Union at a later stage.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

@eleee3 
We can do it with a Multi-row formula tool with Sorting.

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eleee3
8 - Asteroid

Thanks, @Qiu! Is there any way to get the data in the order it was originally in?

Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

@eleee3 
You should notice that I have put a RecorD ID tool in the beginning of the flow and the Sort tool at the end. 

These two tools will bring the data to their original order.

eleee3
8 - Asteroid

Oh that's great, thanks @Qiu

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