Combining data from multiple rows
Well, I'm lost but it does seem that your results include only rows with
entries in column A. If that is a start, at least, you might sort your data
by column A, descending. After that all the rows with no entries in column
A should be at the bottom. A step in the right direction I hope.
--
Jim
"Sarah (OGI)" wrote in message
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|I have a spreadsheet containing just over 4000 rows (including a header
row).
| The number of rows will increase each month as more data is added.
| The data is extracted from another system and is not particularly
| user-friendly, as explained below. Basically, I want to combine data from
| multiple rows.
|
| At present, there are varying number of rows associated with each
customer -
| one customer may have 10 rows, one may have 12, one may have 3, etc..
| Columns B, C and D will always contain data (Customer ID, Customer Name
and
| Status).
| Only one of the rows for each customer (never the same between customers,
| i.e. never always the 3rd row, or never always the 5th row, etc) will show
a
| value in column A. Policy values, relating to specific months, will be
shown
| in columns E to Z on an undetermined number of rows (undetermined, as one
| customer might show policy values for 3 months, i.e. 3 separate rows, or
| values for just 1 month, i.e. 1 row). Another row might show data
| (numerical, dates and text) in varying columns AA thru to CB. Any rows
| remaining for each customer will show values in columns B, C and D only.
| For each row containing data in columns E to Z, I need to copy through the
| value in column A and any values in columns AA to CB.
|
| Agency ID / Co. ID / Name / Status / E - Z / AA - CB
| (blank) / 1234 / Company A / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| 9999 / 1234 / Company A / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| (blank) / 1234 / Company A / Main / Currency Data / (blank)
| (blank) / 1234 / Company A / Main / (blank) / Numerical and text data
| (blank) / 1234 / Company A / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| (blank) / 2468 / Company A / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| (blank) / 2468 / Company B / Main / Currency Data for Month 1 / (blank)
| (blank) / 2468 / Company B / Main / Currency Data for Month 2 / (blank)
| 8888 / 2468 / Company B / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| (blank) / 2468 / Company A / Main / (blank) / (blank)
| (blank) / 2468 / Company B / Main / (blank) / Numerical and text data
|
|
| The result should be:
|
| Agency ID / Co. ID / Name / Status / E - Z / AA - CB
| 9999 / 1234 / Company A / Main / Currency Data / Numerical and text data
| 8888 / 2468 / Company B / Main / Currency Data for Month 1 / Numerical and
| text data
| 8888 / 2468 / Company B / Main / Currency Data for Month 2 / Numerical and
| text data
|
| (the numerical and text data for multiple rows for one customer will be
the
| same)
|
| I hope someone can help - I just want advice re how to do this in the most
| easiest way (if there is one)? Any ideas?
|