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Sum columns by code

AG21
5 - Atom

Hi - newbie question I couldn't find an answer for. I have a sheet structured like below. 

 

Both columns and rows will increase over time. I can't find an elegant way to group and sum by column heading which also allows for dynamic rows/columns. 

 

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PhilipMannering
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Hi @AG21 

 

This might work,

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Alteryx won't let you have more than one field name the same. So it appends a number. So I pivot the data > chop off that digit from the field name and sum it up. (You might need to replace \d$ with \d+$ if you have more than 9 fields named the same!)

AG21
5 - Atom

Hi Philip, 

 

Thank you for the reply.. I'm not getting the expected results with the suggested workflow. 

 

Any other suggestions? Thoughts on how to adjust the data structure? I could pre-aggregate columns in excel with a simple sumif formula but prefer to keep contained in the flow. 

 

-Anthony 

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @AG21 

 

Can you share the sample data in excel.

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