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Fuzzy Matching - Group By

dhakim1996
8 - Asteroid

Hi so I have the following line items:

Account CodeDescriptionAccounting Period Base Amount  Transaction Amount 
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 12A-H2023/001              3,120,148                             3,120,148
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 12A-H2023/001            28,364,985                           28,364,985
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 15A-D2023/001              1,352,450                             1,352,450
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 15A-D2023/002            12,295,001                           12,295,001
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 15E-H2023/002              1,617,651                             1,617,651
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 15E-H2023/003            14,705,919                           14,705,919
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 16A-H2023/004              5,102,853                             5,102,853
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 16A-H2023/005            46,389,572                           46,389,572
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 17A-H2023/006              3,524,304                             3,524,304
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 17A-H2023/008            32,039,128                           32,039,128
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 2-35A2023/008              2,354,959                             2,354,959
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 2-35A2023/009            21,408,721                           21,408,721
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 2-35A Sign2023/010                 198,180                                198,180
123455678Electricity Invoice April 23_lt. 2-35A Sign2023/012                   21,800                                  21,800
123455678SO ABC LED Repair and Replacement Installatio2023/008              4,290,000                             4,290,000
123455678SO DEF LED Repair and Replacement Installatio2023/008                 471,900                                471,900
123455678SO GHI LED Repair and Replacement Installatio2023/008             (4,290,000)                                          -  
123455678SO IJK LED Repair and Replacement Installatio2023/008                (471,900)                                          -  
123455678SO ABC LED Repair and Replacement Material2023/008             (8,765,000)                                          -  
123455678SO DEF LED Repair and Replacement Material2023/008                (964,150)                                          -  
123455678SO GHI LED Repair and Replacement Material2023/008              8,765,000                             8,765,000
123455678SO JKL LED Repair and Replacement Material2023/008                 964,150                                964,150
123455678Support unit2023/008                 350,000                                350,000

 

Based on the above i want to group the line items that have similar descriptions together using fuzzy match and the output is that I want to group those similar line items together giving me one amount - for example combine all the electricity line invoices into one line item so that I know that how much is spent for electricity invoices altogether. 

Could someone assist with a workflow please? I have never used fuzzy matching before and somewhat unsure. 

 

Thank you in advance. 

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adamweaver39
9 - Comet

Hi @dhakim1996 , I tried to set up a fuzzy match flow, with limitred success -- I attempted to follow the flow from the "Make Group" tool examples. However, I found it relatively simple to group using the RegEx tool. Including both examples in the attached workflow. Hope this helps!

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