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Challenge #151: Meta Parsing

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Alteryx
Alteryx

I update my solution with the sort order on the columns automated !

DavidThorpe
Alteryx
Alteryx

Went down the macro route!

 

Added steps to make sure the columns are ordered correctly.

MichalM
Alteryx
Alteryx

A great use case for a batch macro!

 

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GiuseppeC
Alteryx
Alteryx

The Batch macro approach was my first instinct, but then I got through the more 'standard' route! @MichalM, nice to see yours completed the way I imagined it in the first place (and failed to deliver, sigh!)

 

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- It was interesting to see the CrossTab tool reorders both fields and records alphabetically. In order to get the ouputs consistent with the desired outputs, I used the RecordID + Dynamic rename needed on the Data Dictionary input stream and another RecordID tool in the DataSet input stream
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catarina_pimpao
8 - Asteroid
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BenMoss
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

This is a great challenge for that data prep type thinking; and solutions can be a lot simpler than people think.

 

Fortunately, I've been presented with this problem a few times over the last 6 months so I found my way through it relatively simply!

 

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harterjay
7 - Meteor

My first challenge post. Admittedly, I begged, borrowed and stole from anywhere I could find - but learned a lot!

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edwin_isensee
7 - Meteor

Here is my solution. Using macro.

 

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dvsrtns
7 - Meteor

Was doing the cross tab step wrong at first, but got it in the end.

 

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PeterF
8 - Asteroid

Great challenge. Curious about the other solutions.