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Challenge #36: Data Cleansing Extract Authors

SJKIM
8 - Asteroid

Done

caltang
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Done & Dusted!

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Calvin Tang
Alteryx ACE
https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvintangkw/
mithily
8 - Asteroid
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not too bad 
Computernerd
8 - Asteroid

The proposed solution was a little more efficient but my way worked fine.

olivier_newman
8 - Asteroid

tough 

Computernerd
8 - Asteroid

Attached is my solution

Tgigs
8 - Asteroid

My solution attached.

 

Used formula tool to identify PMID and FAU lines, then regex to extract the PMID number / author name, then used filter, cross tab, join, dynamic rename.

olga_strubbe
11 - Bolide

Thank you, @GeneR !  This was a nice challenge. 

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MatthewGrant12
8 - Asteroid

Solution

hholloway1
7 - Meteor

Here's my solution!