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Need to combine multiple excel files in a slightly different format
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Peter K

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June 28, 2020 - 11:09 pm
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I have multiple shops in various area's where I have my employees fill out excel spreadsheets on daily sales. 
 
I have made  a simple example of the 3 files which come to me and then a combined file which I would like to automate the process, which I currently do manually. 
 
I am familiar with the Power query but I have not yet gotten proficient in it. 
 
Can anyone assist
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Hi Peter,

If you can attach those sample files we'll take a look at what we can do for you.

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Phil

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HI Please find the files I made examples what I would like to do. 

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Hi Peter,

Thanks for sharing your sample files.

You can use Power Query to get files from a folder. You'll need to edit the 'sample query' it generates and unpivot the data so that it's in a tabular format. It's a bit tricky to explain in the forum because there are lots of steps and it's easier to show in a video. If you get stuck, I recommend you take my Power Query course so you can get up to speed with it quickly.

Mynda

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