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Copy a column data from a column and pasting it into another column's empty cell

gavinloi
8 - Asteroid

Hi all,

 

What I am trying to achieve is that by copying data from column A and pasting it into the empty cell's of column B without amending cells in column B that already has values.

 

Thanks!

 

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Emil_Kos
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @gavinloi,

 

this is the formula that you need to use:

 

IIF(IsNull([B]), [A], [B])

 

Please see the workflow attached. 

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @gavinloi 

 

This can easily achieved by formula tool.

 

Input:

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Workflow & output:

atcodedog05_1-1620803404201.png

The formula needs to applied on Column B (Target column). IsEmpty() checks whether the column is Null or blank. IIF() is a if else condition if column B is empty then column B else remain unchanged and keep column B.

 

Hope this helps 🙂

 

Emil_Kos
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @atcodedog05

 

Long time no see 🙂 

 

Cookie monster is back 😄

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @Emil_Kos 

 

Yup has been a while 🙂

 

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😜

gavinloi
8 - Asteroid

Many thanks! It works 😀

gavinloi
8 - Asteroid

Many thanks!😀

Emil_Kos
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @atcodedog05,

 

No cookies for us 🙂

 

 

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