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txrussianguy
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Mar 31, 2019
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looking for a value within the column the value is in, for uniqueness

I have a set of assumptions, in which I need one column to serve as a unique ID, per assumption. My list is much longer than attached, but for purposes of illustrating the issue, have condensed it.  ...
  • PeterBartholomew1's avatar
    Mar 31, 2019

    txrussianguy 

    If the goal were to select such a disjoint array your approach may well be as good as any other.  

    If the goal is to warn the user that they have input a non-unique ID, then that can be achieved using the entire ID range and the formula

    = IF( COUNTIFS(ID,ID)>1, "Choose a Unique Code", "" )