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Challenge #19: Excel Record Locator

DavidLane
8 - Asteroid

Similar solution to the offical one except using the tile tool to create a grouped recordID for filtering out the unwanted values

 

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balajilolla
8 - Asteroid
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Solution Attached
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ak515155
6 - Meteoroid

Attached is my Solution , Happy learning !!

 

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Bonero
6 - Meteoroid

my solution

jarrod
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

I don't typically use this method, but this feature has really improved over time

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PS, i was just thinking about the comment about not using 2 inputs, but this still scales to 100s of workbooks since the schema doesn't change and the wild card can be used. 

 

deviseetharaman
11 - Bolide
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Rohit_G13
7 - Meteor

Found this very useful to set a workflow for automating a lot of process which include files/reports being dropped into a common folder

 

Thanks 

Rohit Govind

Mattyb21
6 - Meteoroid

Solution attached .. 

Razzle
6 - Meteoroid

My solution using a dynamic input 

mhou
8 - Asteroid

🙂