Add data to a spreadsheet from another using script. - google-apps-script

Question

I iterate through the rows and get the value of a certain cell like so:
for (var i = 2; i < lastRow; i++) {
if (sheet.getRange(i, getColIndexByName("Department Concerned")).getValue() == "HR") {
// Do some stuff
}
}
I copy data to another sheet like so:
// select the Spreadsheets
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById("Spreadsheet ID");
// select the Sheets from the Spreadsheets
var source_sheet = ss.getSheetByName("Logs");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Sheet3");
// select the range from the Sheets
var source_range = source_sheet.getRange("A2:J500");
var target_range = target_sheet.getRange("A2:J500");
// get the values from the source sheet
var values = source_range.getValues();
// set the values to the destination sheet
target_range.setValues(values);
What I need is to copy that data and add it to the same range of the other Spreadsheet depending on the cell value that I just took in my "for loop".
Thank you.

Answer 1

What you think was right, but need to find better approach.
Select values from source sheet
Check each rows, column Department Concerned for "HR" value
Select rows that fulfill above condition
Paste it in target sheet
I combined those scenarios as this,
function myFunction()
{
// select the Spreadsheets
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();
var target = SpreadsheetApp.openById("Spreadsheet ID");
// select the Sheets from the Spreadsheets
var source_sheet = ss.getSheetByName("Logs");
var target_sheet = target.getSheetByName("Sheet3");
// select the range from the Sheets
var source_range = source_sheet.getRange("A2:J500");
// get the values from the source sheet
var values = source_range.getValues();
// an array for selected rows
var selectedRows = [];
for(var row in values)
{
// thinking 5th column is Department Concerned
if(values[row][4] =='HR')
{
//add add entire row to selected 2d array
selectedRows.push(values[row]);
}
}
// set the values to the destination sheet
target_sheet.getRange(2, 1, selectedRows.length,10).setValues(selectedRows);
}