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Match Inconsistent Data between 2 Inputs

tahertalib
7 - Meteor

Hi 
I have 2 datasets which i need to merge:

 

Input 1:

 

DescriptionIDA-Loc IDZ-Loc ID
Bose123ABC12TAT456
Surface874TTT543BGKKK134

 

Input 2(This input has the address for the Loc ID's in Input 1)

 

IDUseAddress
ABC123456HeadphonesNew York
TAT456X12LaptopLos Angeles
AATTT54378TestSeattle
BGKKKTest1Denver

 

 

Output i need:

 

DescriptionIDActual A-Loc IDMathced A-Loc IDActual Z-Loc IDMatched Z-loc IDA-AddressZ-Address
Bose123ABC12ABC123456TAT456TAT456X12New YorkLos Angeles
        

 

I tried using Find Replace tool for the above, but that doesn't seem to work.

 

The 'Find Replace' tool only works fine when i use it for A-Location. But when i use the output of A-Loc as an input to find match for Z-loc, it doesn't work.

Is there any better way to do this?

 

Thanks

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AngelosPachis
16 - Nebula

Hi @tahertalib ,

 

What you might have to do is use a transpose tool after your number 1 input because you want to look for both values contained in columns A-Loc ID and Z-Loc ID

 

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Then you can create the new column headers in a formula tool and pivot the table as necessary to get the required output.

 

Hope that helps, let me  know if that worked for you.

 

Regards,

 

Angelos

 

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