I have an event sign up form on Google forms on which students can select one of many events to sign up for. I'd like to compile the form data so that for each person who signs up for Event A, they are given a ID (i.e. first sign up gets 1, second gets 2, etc.) but I'd like this to be independent from Event B.
I thought of using VLookup to first find the event, and then I thought of having each ID generated with a be a simple cell + 1 formula, but I'm not sure how to do that with an array. In addition, I'm not sure how to do that with multiple events on the form. Because Event B would need to start from 1 as well.
I'm not sure this can be done with an arrayformula but you can use a formula like this that is copied all the way down the column. The output is blank if there is no timestamp value in column A:
=IF(LEN(A2:A),C2&COUNTIF(INDIRECT("C1:C"&ROW(C2)),C2),)
It assumes the Event ID is held in column C so amend as appropriate for your data
See it working in this example sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AiQcEyFKw5sXZ1W7Em5f_gjNx3OC9r1Kw7k4YtbkwAk/edit#gid=0
I used a query function to pull the data out to make separate sheets for each event:
=query('Form Responses 1'!A1:E, "select A, B, C, D, E where E='The East Tennessee History Museum'",)
I then used Chris Hick's function to number the participants
=ArrayFormula(IF(LEN(A2:A),ROW(A2:A)-1,))
That worked great!
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I've been trying to use Google Sheets Query to find the more recent data of a particular name while pulling the rest of the data from the row. And having not luck.
This is a sample of what the Raw Data looks like:
And this is the output that I would like to achieve:
The closest I got to the output that I need is
=QUERY('Raw Data'!A:F,"select max(A), B, C, D, E group by B, C, D, E",1)
But the most important data is in F. When I add in F to 'select' the formula breaks, so I also grouped by F. Then that also pulls in the 4/1/17 data for Mark.
Anyone know whats going on? Or have a better formula for me to work with?
Thanks!
As far as what is going on, I worked with your formula and it picked up the extra date for Mark even before I added column F. As I understand it, if you want the max date per person, you really need =QUERY('Raw Data'!A:F,"select max(A),B group by B",1)
I put that in A1 in the worksheet I was using (not the same as the raw data one). So in its column A and B, I now had the maximum date and the person's name. Next to the first date, I put in column C the following formula, then dragged it down. I was simplifying to do just dates, but I believe it could be adapted to handle times if needed (if the person does multiple times a day and you want only the latest).
="'"&text(A3,"yyyy-mm-dd")&"'".
This gave me the date in single quotes, which I then used in column D, that built up the where clause, with the following formula in the first row,="(A=date "&C3&" and B='"&B3&"')" and the draggable formula =D3&" or "&"(A=date "&C4&" and B='"&B4&"')" in each subsequent row.
In the example with 3 people, the last clause ended up in D5 for me, so my final query was=QUERY('Raw Data'!A:F,"select A,B,C,D,E,F where"&D5,1), and that generated the desired results. My hesitation about this answer is whether it will scale, or whether it will too quickly hit a limit on length of the where clause.
My wife runs a dance school, and occasionally needs to calculate the average age on a given date of a group of dancers. I'm not having a problem with the age calculation and averaging, but I wish to add a feature:
My sheet has all dancers in her company listed. Currently, we copy them all, paste to another sheet, and then delete the ones not included. That's a PITA, so instead I'd like to be able to put a checkbox in the first column, that when checked, would INCLUDE the associated age column in the calculation. So, she could just go down the list, click the included dancers, and it would calculate the average JUST for the selected ones and ignore everybody else.
Honestly, at this point, I have ZERO idea of where to start to do this and need a gentle push in the correct direction. Assume I'm an idiot and know almost nothing.
Here's an example sheet with the new checkbox feature to illustrate the function:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1G8LJyS10yi1HIa2MNHCbWUJPso9QAit3i0cO8A-Uw3A/edit?usp=sharing
I placed the formula above the "Age" column (Column C), and the Checkboxes in Column A:
=iferror(AVERAGEIF(A3:A,TRUE,C3:C),"NO DANCER'S SELECTED!")
This also displays an error message in case no dancer's are selected.
Try this. It looks for 'y' in column A. Assumes names are in column B and ages in column C. You can adjust the columns to match you sheet, and change the 'y' to whatever value you want to enter. It will average the ages of the rows with 'y' in column A:
=AVERAGEIF(A2:A,"=y",C2:C)
I'm using a google form to populate a google sheet similar to the template here which we use for tracking discipline at a public school
https://drive.google.com/previewtemplate?id=0Agoue3Pq0fSGdDJzX0pfb25xLXlQdFp4SnBVRjVDdVE&mode=public
Teachers fill out a form when students break a rule and the results are recorded in a form
I'm trying to rearrange the data into a report where the outputs would be listed on a new sheet by how many times a given student had violated a rule rather than each instance of a rule violation.
The input table looks a lot like the one linked, but for simplicites sake you can imagine
A B C D
Last name|First name|student ID#|rule violated
The rules are filled in by a form and the teacher selects from pre-determined rule violations
For the output I'm trying to use a query to get the data to look like this
Last name|First name|student ID#|cell phone|skateboard|swearing|kissing|
Does anyone know of a way to do this with a google sheets command such a query?
You want to pivot on rule violation type: that is, make different types into separate columns. Here is a query that does this:
=query(A:E, "select A, B, C, count(E) where C is not null group by A, B, C pivot D", 1)
The query selects A,B,C, grouping by these contents, and separate the entries in D into columns, filling it with counts of violations. I included column E just to have something to run count() on. The content of that column is irrelevant; it could be empty. (Google Sheets require counting by a column that isn't otherwise selected or pivoted on, so I could not use A,B,C, or D.)
I have been working on how I budget and keep track of my finances. In the process, I put together this Google Sheet which I am happy to share a dummy version of (includes dummy data).
I use a Google Form to input new entries which are recorded in the 'Log' page.
From here, I use a few SUMIFS to pull in the totals of any given income/expense category based on the category name (referenced in the cell adjacent), the month (B3), and the year (C3).
What I now want to do is add a table (currently in columns O:Q) that calls in itemised log records based on the category selected (O2) and the month and the year. On the reference sheet these are cells (B3) and (C3) respectively and in the log, these are columns (F) and (G).
I've gotten as far as using an INDEX / SMALL array formula combination to pull in all spending as per the category selected in (O2), but what I cannot seem to figure out is how to then restrict results to only those that also match the month and year. I've tried using a MATCH formula but am unsure how to append this within the current formula string, if it is even possible?
Once working, this would (for example) mean that only rows 4 and 5 in columns O, P, and Q would be populated as these are the records for the selected month, June 2016.
Is what I want to do possible through a more complex formula? Can anybody help?
Thank you in advance.
Link to my Google Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_GGgFCfMtB5ROkTmpx4Fn4nZZbBIvBa4vpOwqswH5E0/edit?usp=sharing
The following should do the trick.
Delete everything in O4:Q14
In cell O4, write: =FILTER(Log!H2:H, Log!B2:B=O$2, Log!G2:G=C$3, Log!F2:F=B$3)
In cell P4, write: =FILTER(Log!E2:E, Log!B2:B=O$2, Log!G2:G=C$3, Log!F2:F=B$3)
In cell Q4, write: =FILTER(Log!D2:D, Log!B2:B=O$2, Log!G2:G=C$3, Log!F2:F=B$3)
(By the way, you can generate columns F, G and maybe E from column A in the Logs sheet. For example, just remove the data that is already in column G and in G2 write: =ARRAYFORMULA(YEAR(A2:A))
Link to spreadsheet with fixes:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iIplXRa28L7FdmqI91RbjApO3g-GU5uk6rTQLqi7vFw/edit#gid=0
I hope someone can help me; I am building some spreadsheets to help with time-tracking. I have a list of tasks, with columns for criteria including date, hours spent, category of work, and client.
I want to filter this data by month, so for example I would like to know how long I spent in a single month on correspondence. This means I need to select all the rows where category = 'correspondence' and where the dates are all from one specified month. At the moment, I am having to use a query which outputs to an intermediary table, and then run a filter function on that table in order to output to my final table. Here are my two functions:
=QUERY( 'Task List'!A4:F , "select A, B, E, F where C = 'Correspondence'" )
that gives me the first table, with just the rows where the category is "Correspondence". Then, on that table, I have to run the next function:
=filter(J4:M,J4:J>=date(2015,4,1),J4:J<=date(2015,4,31))
To get only the rows from this month of April. If possible I would like to remove the intermediary table (which serves no other purpose and just clutters my sheet).
Is it possible to combine these statements and do the process in one step?
Thanks.
That is indeed possible.
Since you didn't specify in which column the dates are to be found (in the 'raw' data), I assumed for this example that dates are in col F. The easiest way would be to use the MONTH() function. However, when used in query(), this function considers January as month 0. That's why I added the +1. See if this works ?
=QUERY( 'Task List'!A4:F , "select A, B, E, F where C = 'Correspondence' and month(F)+1 =4 ")
I came to this question needing to filter by weeknum() and year() as well as query by contains(). It can be helpful to combine the query and filter functions for similar but more dynamic date and text matching needs. If for example the OP had needed to show this data by week, that is not available in the Google Query Language.
The filter function does not have the contains function so you are limited to exact match text or using Reg-Ex. The Query Lanuague does not have the Weeknum functions.
Combining Filter and Query can be useful in scenario similar to this question but with a dynamic timeline (no hard set month or date such as rolling timeline) and where the text your matching is not exact (when you need to use a contains function from query language).
Here is an example for combining filter and query in Google sheets.
=(sum(Filter(QUERY(FB!$A:$Z, "select Q where B contains 'Apple'"), Weeknum (QUERY(FB!$A:$Z, "select E where B contains 'Apple'")) = Weeknum($A8))))
In this example I queried Facebook ads data export for any posts which contained the word 'Apple' in their title, and where Weeknum() matched the ongoing weeks on my sheet, in order to pull weekly data from multiple sources into one table to build reports, with minimal updating required as the timeline runs on.
It selects Q(spend) Where B(title) contains Apple, and Weeknum(E) matches week number on current row of sheet(A8). I have found this useful many times. Query + Filter Example Sheet Here.
If OP wanted to pull this info dynamically as the months went on if A column contained months in order the formula could be pulled along and would automatically pull data from query data filtered by matching month month.
=(sum(Filter(QUERY( 'Task List'!A:Z , "select A, B, E, F, J where C contains 'Correspondence'" ), Month(QUERY( 'Task List'!A4:F , "select J where C contains 'Correspondence'" )) = Month('$A2'))))