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Matrix with Three Axes
If all you require is to collect data then a common practice is simply to repeat the block of data.
The spreadsheet is probably better than any other software for representing such data.
It gets complicated if you want to perform calculations based upon data held in such formats. The methods I showed were aimed at supporting such calculation and demonstrated new functionality emerging within Excel 365.
The other strategy for storing data is to place it within a single column and then add fields to describe the remaining attributes. Such database tables form a good basis for subsequent calculation.
If all you require is to collect data then a common practice is simply to repeat the block of data.
The spreadsheet is probably better than any other software for representing such data.
It gets complicated if you want to perform calculations based upon data held in such formats. The methods I showed were aimed at supporting such calculation and demonstrated new functionality emerging within Excel 365.
The other strategy for storing data is to place it within a single column and then add fields to describe the remaining attributes. Such database tables form a good basis for subsequent calculation.
I LIKE your solution model. I think I might be able to use something like that to accomplish my goal.
I don't need to do ANY calculations so I think simply constructing the layout that way can work.
THANKS. !!!
- Looks like all of us were over complicating things except for PeterBartholomew1 🙂
