I have a very large Google Sheet spreadsheet that I need help with.
I have a long list of Network Switches that are very often repeated that I am trying to automatically copy the associated SKU into a separate adjacent cell.
My goal was, once the SKU is added the first time, whenever the same switch is added again, it will autopopulate with the same SKU.
For instance, C2461:C2463 are repeated, and once K2461 is populated, would like K2462 & K2463 to follow suit.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
You can try this formula on Column L (col L will serve as a helper column):
=iferror(arrayformula(VLOOKUP(C2:C,C2:K,9,False)),"")
For now I can't seem to fit the formula without the use of a helper column (so I created a separate sheet for now that will serve as a database for the VLOOKUP formula) but this should get you started.
Sample using a helper spreadsheet (Database):
=iferror(arrayformula(VLOOKUP(Database!A2:A,Database!A2:B,2,False)),"")
Output:
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I have a spreadsheet with cells coloured in two different colours. I know I can send all the cell data from one google spreadsheet to another using IMPORTRANGE function. However, I only want to send the cell data if it satisfies a specified cell colour.
For example, if spreadsheet A has 10x10 data with various colours, then spreadsheet B should contain all the data from cells in spreadsheet A that are either red or green (and also transfer the cell colours). All other cells with different colours from spreadsheet A should be transferred to spreadsheet B as blank colourless cells. The resulting spreadsheet should still contain 10x10 cell data, but with only red, green and blank cells.
I know it should be possible to write a function for this, but I have never written any custom functions before and have no Javascript experience. Any kind of help would be appreciated. Perhaps also the QUERY function could be of use?
Thanks in advance!
You should check about Google Apps Script. It gives you a set of tools that will allow you to create a script for doing what you want.
Custom Functions will help you to create a function that lets you get the values from your sheet and then set the conditions you are requiring.
The Class SpreadsheetApp has the tools for handling all data in your sheets. Check for example the method getBackgrounds(), which gets the color in a range of cells.
This another post, it is a little similar in some aspects to what you want to do.
It's best practice to create an additional column which stores the information regarding as to which condition (color) is applied 5o the particular row. Once you have done that, you can easily transport a table from one Spreadsheet to another using the QUERY formula within the IMPORTRANGE.
Image column a is the name of a city.
Imagine column b holds the information regarding the condition (color). This is an helper column.
Now we have col1 = New York City, col2= green
Then you could enter this into the new sheet.
QUERY( IMPORTRANGE(URL, range), "SELECT col1 WHERE col2="green" OR col2="yellow" OR col2="red")
Here is a great tutorial series I like to use.
https://youtu.be/_N5zhAipVn0
I have a cell value that contains an address. I'd like to cut a portion of that data then edit and paste the results into a separate cell. I don't know the specific language to clearly outline my question so any help would be appreciated. I created annotated images to help.
Original .CSV data I imported into Google Sheets
The data from that import that I would like to extract within the cell.
Data output once I run the Macros script. Original cell data is copy, edited, and pasted into next column.
I have thousands of data entries like this so ideally this script would:
Cut all data starting at 'County:' from Premise Address column.
Paste that data into the County column while removing 'County:'
I ended up using the Split Text to Column function in sheets. Then Find and Replacing the remaining unnecessary text. It's not pretty but it worked.
Gonna dig into REGEXEXTRACT formulae tonight for some fun reading. Thanks!
There are multiple different ways to do this but the simplest would be to use the REGEXEXTRACT formulae; if the data structure is exactly the same across all samples, you could use the following one in the County column -
=IFERROR(REGEXEXTRACT(A2,"County: (.*)"))
Assuming that the first Premise Address is in A2 cell.
I need cell B3 to reference B1 while blank.
Once you put something in B1 it'll keep that value forever, even once B1 get's changed to something else.
This is my situation:
Basically I have a sheet that is fed by a Google form and each submission needs three key reference numbers each kept in columns a,b,c
A = Unit Number/Individuals name (There may be duplicates down the sheet as this is per submission)
B = Work Order (Imputed by me after actual work on unit has been done)
C = Cry Number/Reference number (Automatically generated per submission; no duplicates)
I then have a frozen row at the top which contains a search bar that you can search for the cry number (A1)(Which has a Data Validation set to column C so that you can only search valid cry numbers) and then a cell to add a W/O to that Cry Number (B1)
In column B3:1000, I have this formula copied down:
B3=if(isblank($C3),"",if($A$1=$C3, SUBSTITUTE($B$1,"",$B$1),""))
...which makes it so that if you select say "CN-168" (A valid cry number) and in 'B1' type "W1134" that work order number will be assigned.
Now I need that work order to stay there regardless of when 'A1' changes so that you can do the process over again on another submission.
Is it possible to do with formulas? If not, then a Google Script?
Here is a template of what I'm dealing with but not to the same scale as my Data Base
Its not possible with formulas but easily done with apps script. look at the onEdit trigger and the documentation for SpreadsheetApp to setValues to the appropiate ranges.
If you want to be 100% complete you also need a time trigger (say every 10 minutes) to check that a row wasnt missed. It can be missed during apps script errors/outages or when the sheet is changed from outside the sheets webpage/app (For example using the http spreadsheet api)
I've been working on a script (With some help from folk on SO). I have managed to create a script that imports a csv file and updates named ranges based on the imported data.
Here is an image of what I'm trying to do:
At this point I have imported data which has been populated into columns A:G. The cells in columns H:L are formula and are based on the data in A:G. Because I have imported data the data are now longer than the formula range. If not relying on script I would just double click the small blue square at the bottom right of the highlighted cells and the formulas would copy down. This is what I'd like to have the script do once I have imported the data.
I created a range called "formula_range" which automatically updates with the length of data. "formula_range" starts in cell H3 and ends in L:N where N is the length of rows in the sheet.
"formula_range" therefore contains some populated cells with formula and then blank rows all the way to the bottom of the sheet.
I saw this SO post. So in English, my line of thinking is:
Create a variable formula_range H3:L3 as a range
paste formula_range to every row in formula_range
Voila?
How do I get the variable formula_range if the first row in formula_range will always have the formula to be copied down. Put another way it should be fixed at H3:L3.
I tried this:
var copy_range = ss.getRangeByName("formula_range").getRange(1,5,1);
SpreadsheetApp.getUi().alert(copy_range);
My alert said "undefined" (I really wasn't sure what it would show.)
My line of thinking is not the most efficient since I am going to copy over existing formula. Perhaps there is a better way?
How do I get the first row in a named range formula_range[0]; ?
How can I use script to copy down formula in formula_range?
I think what you're trying to accomplish could be achieved more efficiently with a built-in arrayformula:
https://support.google.com/docs/answer/3093275
Place in H3:
=ARRAYFORMULA(DATE(A3:A,B3:B,1))
for each of your formulas in H through L in row 3 surround them with array formula and extend the arguments with open-ended ranges starting with row 3 as in the above example
How to reference the same (row,column) on the different tab in the same google spreadsheet document?
So, I want to do something like this:
=SOME_FORMULA('First tab'!(ADDRESS(ROW(),COLUMN()))). This doesn't work.
If the formula isn't apsolutly referenced, entries of Google Forms questionnaire change the reference and mess up the formula. (the formula that looked at row number 5 after insert looks at row number 6) I can't use apsolute referencing ($A$1) because I have to enter it manually.
Can I change the reference on multiple cells? (for one I can use cmd + f4)
I had that annoying reference problem too. If I understand correctly you are trying to get the information on some cells, but every time someone sends information to the spreadsheet by filling up a Form, that reference moves down a row.
The best solution I came up with was to create a new SpreadSheet and import all the information with this:
=importrange("spreadsheet-key","Form Responses!A1:B2107")
That function updates the info in realtime, so you can do all the processing on the new spreadsheet.
Hope this helps.
Do not quite understand what you need. Need to reference a cell in another sheet given coordinates on the current cell where it is located?
If so, the following formula can be useful:
=INDIRECT("First tab!"&ADDRESS(ROW(), COLUMN()))