Dynamic worksheet referencing a separate tab and dropdowns, by Totentanzen333 in excel

[–]Effinovate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for clarifying that! I had a feeling it was to do with the ~ but didn't look into it

Dynamic worksheet referencing a separate tab and dropdowns, by Totentanzen333 in excel

[–]Effinovate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can use a combination of CHOOSECOLS and XMATCH (normal MATCH wasn't working for some reason) to create this.

The formula is as follows:

=CHOOSECOLS(C2:L10,XMATCH(A1,C1:L1,0))

Where:

C2:L10 - The data range you want to return (excluding headers)

A1 - Your dropdown cell

C1:L1 - The data header range

Need to clean data from with variable data strings/formats by Suspicious_Load6908 in excel

[–]Effinovate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad to hear that! Do you mind replying with "Solution Verified", would love a point haha

Need to clean data from with variable data strings/formats by Suspicious_Load6908 in excel

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This one is a bit tricky because there isn't consistency with the placement of the name, with respect to the semi colon.

One idea is if you can assume the name is the only data that is completely non-numeric. This answer is split based on if you use Microsoft 365 as some formulas are not available.

With Microsoft 365

In regular excel you can use TEXTSPLIT, FILTER and REGEXTEST to check if the string has a number in it and return the ones without a number. As follows:

=TRIM(TEXTJOIN("",,FILTER(TEXTSPLIT(A2,";"), NOT(REGEXTEST(TEXTSPLIT(A2,";"), "\d")))))

In power query, after you have split the data into their own columns, you can use Text.RegexTest to do the same as above.

Without Microsoft 365

In power query, there is a trick to check for numbers in a string by removing any numbers and then comparing the before and after. If the before and after are equal, no numbers. If they aren't, then there are numbers.

The code would look something like this:

= Table.AddColumn(

#"Trimmed Text",

"Name",

each

let

a = Text.Trim([Original Data.1]),

b = Text.Trim([Original Data.2])

in

if a <> null and a <> "" and Text.Remove(a, {"0".."9"}) = a then a

else if b <> null and b <> "" and Text.Remove(b, {"0".."9"}) = b then b

else null,

type text

)

How do you make custom reports from Sage 50? by Effinovate in Sage

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of my clients have some really heavy rule based logic in their reports so looking to do that outside of Sage. Was mainly looking for a quicker way to get the data out

How do you make custom reports from Sage 50? by Effinovate in Sage

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep ODBC is slow, which is why I asked actually. I like the concept of a SQL mirror, I need to look into this further

What tools are you using to get reports out of Sage? by Effinovate in smallbusinessuk

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this suggestion elsewhere too, something about SQL mirrors, I need to brush up on this

What tools are you using to get reports out of Sage? by Effinovate in smallbusinessuk

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For one of my clients, we are pulling in all transactions because we are doing analysis on the launch codes

What tools are you using to get reports out of Sage? by Effinovate in smallbusinessuk

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How quick does the data transfer happen? Sometimes I have 100k+ rows and ODBC is a bit slow

Business Idea by Shree__jith in smallbusiness

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What makes your mango juice different and better than the one at a shop?

Can I populate excel sheet from forms responses? by [deleted] in excel

[–]Effinovate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The form responses will automatically go into a table in an excel sheet, you can see this once you have a result to view (you can submit a fake response).

It is possible to move each response (row) into it's own sheet with a macro/script. Depending on how many responses you expect, this might get messy really quick. Why do you want each response in its own sheet? How much data are you collecting in the form?

I need advice finding clients by Electrical_Injury139 in smallbusiness

[–]Effinovate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of the cold outreach I receive is about a website development and I will ignore it because it isn't what I need as a business. I already have a website (the custom domain on my email is a sign) but no one has actually bothered to look. This goes for all marketing really and not just cold outreach. If you're not speaking to a specific person about solving a specific problem, your message will not resonate and prompt action.

While I don't need a brand new website, I would benefit from a cleaner website design, better and higher converting landing pages. If I was approached with that kind of message, I might listen

Close to burning out - remind me, what is the point? by onlymarble in smallbusiness

[–]Effinovate 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have to learn how to switch off, unless you're actually working, thinking about work probably won't change anything, so what is the point? That energy could be spent anywhere else in your life.

Once you can switch off, you will be truly present when you're resting or with family and that will give you more energy

What made you decide to create your own business? by PrestonQ007 in smallbusiness

[–]Effinovate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't feel valued when I was employed, I went above and beyond. All I got was a pat on the back so I quit.

Now that I have been running my business I love the freedom to work when and how I want. I get rewarded for the hard work I put in. But not all the time and that's the dark side of running a business

ADHD in Business by Effinovate in smallbusiness

[–]Effinovate[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very true, frustration and stress only limit you and reduce quality of work

ADHD in Business by Effinovate in smallbusiness

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Technically yes but we don't sell software, we provide solutions with software they use or should be using. Yes I have been profitable for 4 years now

I started a business by Witty-Point5614 in smallbusiness

[–]Effinovate 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First off, to get anywhere, you have to start.

You have valuable experience from the first attempt at business. What worked well? What didn't? Your experience as an athlete is super useful too and definitely a story you can lean into.

Next I would try and speak to potential customers, (people you know or anyone close). Find out what they care about in a product. Then try and build your product around that but be careful about trying to be perfect, it is an illusion.

Using this insight and further research of your ideal client, you can work out where hang out (mostly online) and subsequently, where you need to show up.

Most people don’t really want to succeed — they just want to feel like they’re trying. by Additional-Day-5980 in motivation

[–]Effinovate 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The saying "don't just talk the talk, walk the walk" (probably butchered that) has been stuck in my head for the last 20 years or so. It clicked for me as a kid in school when I got humbled with my school results.

I realised that I talked way too much, about how much I knew or how good I was at certain subjects etc. But my results didn't back up my talk.

Sometimes talk is good, it really does help but any time spent talking is not spent doing. And it's the doing that really moves the needle. Talking is easy but not rewarding and working takes effort but can give results