Alerts on duplicate values
We are assigning a unique identifier across 3 separate sheets. The unique identifier creation is a manual process at this stage as this is a short term problem we are solving for. Is there an automation that we can use to notify if there are two of the same values for different lines? We have a report pulling in the data to one place but wasn't sure how to run an automation across multiple sheets.
Best Answer
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Your basic find the duplicates formula is something like this:
=COUNTIF(ColumnName:ColumnName, ColumnName@row)
You can work this cross-sheet as well:
=COUNTIF({ColumnRange in other sheet}, ColumnName@row)
So if you want to get the counts of your unique identifier from two other sheets, just add the local version to the two cross-sheet versions. If you get a value greater than 3, then there's a duplicate in one of the sheets.
=COUNTIF(ColumnName:ColumnName, ColumnName@row) + COUNTIF({ColumnRange in cross-sheet 1}, ColumnName@row) + COUNTIF({ColumnRange in cross-sheet 2}, ColumnName@row)
Set your automation so that if the count changes to greater than 3, send the alert.
Regards,
Jeff Reisman
Link: Smartsheet Functions Help Pages Link: Smartsheet Formula Error Messages
If my answer helped solve your issue, please mark it as accepted so that other users can find it later. Thanks!
Answers
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Your basic find the duplicates formula is something like this:
=COUNTIF(ColumnName:ColumnName, ColumnName@row)
You can work this cross-sheet as well:
=COUNTIF({ColumnRange in other sheet}, ColumnName@row)
So if you want to get the counts of your unique identifier from two other sheets, just add the local version to the two cross-sheet versions. If you get a value greater than 3, then there's a duplicate in one of the sheets.
=COUNTIF(ColumnName:ColumnName, ColumnName@row) + COUNTIF({ColumnRange in cross-sheet 1}, ColumnName@row) + COUNTIF({ColumnRange in cross-sheet 2}, ColumnName@row)
Set your automation so that if the count changes to greater than 3, send the alert.
Regards,
Jeff Reisman
Link: Smartsheet Functions Help Pages Link: Smartsheet Formula Error Messages
If my answer helped solve your issue, please mark it as accepted so that other users can find it later. Thanks!
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Thanks Jeff!
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This was exactly what I needed! Thanks!
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