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Getting accurate Company names excluding punctuations, Inc, corp etc

debarpanban93
7 - Meteor

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These are my 2 data sets and these are not 100% match if I use the join tool with the Name as unique. It wont match. Can anyone suggest how this be done in any other way?

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atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @debarpanban93 

 

You would have to use fuzzy match tool. Can you provide smaple data in excel file so i that i can help you out with a workflow.

debarpanban93
7 - Meteor

Please check. I want dummy sheet to be matched with dummy data 2 sheet.

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @debarpanban93 

 

Here is how you can do it. I had to change corporation to crop because even through they were same word difference in chars were far apart.

Workflow:

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Hope this helps : )

debarpanban93
7 - Meteor

Can I create a union out of it? And carry out the matching entries with my data set 1 ?

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @debarpanban93 

 

Should be possible.

debarpanban93
7 - Meteor

Not matching somehow

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @debarpanban93 

 

Can you show me what you are trying to do? I can try and help you out.

debarpanban93
7 - Meteor

Can you let me know why are we using the find replace tool?

atcodedog05
22 - Nova
22 - Nova

Hi @debarpanban93 

 

I am using find and replace like a vlookup. I finding the names and adding column group based on the name. Search name and add its associated group to the name. Group is normalized name will be common across both data source.

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Hope this helps : )

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