Hi all,
i have question about matching two list of name. let say i have list name A (company name) and list name B (also company name). the names are not 100% the same.
I tried simple fuzzy match but i get the wrong setting or something, nothing comes out.
what is the easy way to do the matching and see if any companies in list A is actually in list B? really appreciate if you can give me a simple workflow.
Thank you for your help.
Happy New Year
I see a few options here:
1. If you want to do a straight up character-by-character match, then a join tool would do the trick.
2. I would suggest fuzzy matching, which admittedly isn't the most user friendly tool. While I don't have a workflow to give you, I would suggest availing yourself of the many videos found here: FUZZY MATCH VIDS . Fuzzy Match takes some practice.
3. A more simple, but not as effective option is the soundex function. You could connect a formula tool to each list, take the soundex of each, and join on those soundex values/keys.