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I am working in a table where, for example, column B is "Job Number", Column C is "Order Date" and Column D is "Vendor". I want to populate Column E automatically with the purchase order number which is "ColumnB"_"ColumnC"_"ColumnD". To illustrate:
B5 = 7556 (text)
C5 = 09/08/2018 (needs to convert to 090818 format)
D5 = Springfield Electric, Inc. (needs to convert to the abbreviation SF)
I want E5 to auto populate with: 7556_090818_SF which is how we number our purchase orders. I think I can get the date to convert (although don't hold me to that, advise is appreciated) and I probably need to define the abbreviations but how do I get E5 to populate with that information?
I have attached the template...it is still a work in progress so please no judgement.
12 Replies
- Lorenzo KimBronze Contributor
pls find as attached the sample - I rearrange the columns of vendor name and the purchase order number.
hope this helps.
thanks
- Deborah ThornburgCopper Contributor
Oh my gosh thank you so much! That is a huge help! This program can do so much I'm not sure I will ever know it all! Thanks again!
- Lorenzo KimBronze Contributor
Ms. Thornburg
credit also belongs to Mr. Michael M, jtakw and Peter_SSs, without them I can not complete the formula - they are responsible for the last part of it (vendor name abbrev).
Am glad I can be of help...