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Want to concatenate the first three rows of data for column header.

spfalconer
6 - Meteoroid

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I want to concatenate the first three rows so that the full names are in one cell so I can use them as column headers.  

 

What is the best course of action?  

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Kenda
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula

Hey @spfalconer 

 

Try out the attached workflow. I use the Sample tool to get the first three rows. From there, I use the Summarize tool to concatenate the three records together with a space between each for each field. I then use the Join and Union to get the rest of the records back from the input (making sure the names are the first row) and finally use a Dynamic Rename tool to rename the headers using the first row of data.

 

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cmcclellan
13 - Pulsar

The columns is a bit tricky - 3 columns would be fine but more would make it trickier.

 

I'd use a multi-row formula like this 

 

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You will need a separate tool for each column

 

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