Sort list into tuples in Excel
Is there any way to sort a list into tuples as defined by a priority list in Excel?
For example I would do a draw to get priorities:
Banana -> 1
Apple -> 2
Tomato -> 3
And I have sheet of randomly ordered data:
Tomato
Banana
Banana
Tomato
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Banana
Banana
Now I want to sort into tuples by the priority list to get this result:
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Tomato
Banana
Banana
The tuples are complete to the extent values exist in the data list.
microsoft-excel sorting
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Is there any way to sort a list into tuples as defined by a priority list in Excel?
For example I would do a draw to get priorities:
Banana -> 1
Apple -> 2
Tomato -> 3
And I have sheet of randomly ordered data:
Tomato
Banana
Banana
Tomato
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Banana
Banana
Now I want to sort into tuples by the priority list to get this result:
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Tomato
Banana
Banana
The tuples are complete to the extent values exist in the data list.
microsoft-excel sorting
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
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asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
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Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02
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Is there any way to sort a list into tuples as defined by a priority list in Excel?
For example I would do a draw to get priorities:
Banana -> 1
Apple -> 2
Tomato -> 3
And I have sheet of randomly ordered data:
Tomato
Banana
Banana
Tomato
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Banana
Banana
Now I want to sort into tuples by the priority list to get this result:
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Tomato
Banana
Banana
The tuples are complete to the extent values exist in the data list.
microsoft-excel sorting
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
61
Is there any way to sort a list into tuples as defined by a priority list in Excel?
For example I would do a draw to get priorities:
Banana -> 1
Apple -> 2
Tomato -> 3
And I have sheet of randomly ordered data:
Tomato
Banana
Banana
Tomato
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Banana
Banana
Now I want to sort into tuples by the priority list to get this result:
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Apple
Tomato
Banana
Tomato
Banana
Banana
The tuples are complete to the extent values exist in the data list.
microsoft-excel sorting
microsoft-excel sorting
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
61
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
61
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
edited Nov 1 '15 at 2:11
fixer1234
18.8k144982
18.8k144982
asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
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asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
uuuubbbbuuuubbbb
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asked Nov 1 '15 at 1:54
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Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02
add a comment |
Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02
Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02
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Assuming your "randomly ordered data" started at B1, put these formulas :
C1 ----> =COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)+INDEX({1,2,3},MATCH(B1,{"Banana","Apple","Tomato"},0))/10
D1 ----> =RANK(C1,C:C,1)
F1 ----> =ROW()
G1 ----> =INDEX(B:B,MATCH(F1,D:D,0))
and drag downwards. done.
idea : use rank() with countif() & index-match to generate the intended major & minor sequence(s).
Hope it solves. ( :
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Assuming your "randomly ordered data" started at B1, put these formulas :
C1 ----> =COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)+INDEX({1,2,3},MATCH(B1,{"Banana","Apple","Tomato"},0))/10
D1 ----> =RANK(C1,C:C,1)
F1 ----> =ROW()
G1 ----> =INDEX(B:B,MATCH(F1,D:D,0))
and drag downwards. done.
idea : use rank() with countif() & index-match to generate the intended major & minor sequence(s).
Hope it solves. ( :
answered Jan 16 at 3:58
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Assuming your "randomly ordered data" started at B1, put these formulas :
C1 ----> =COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)+INDEX({1,2,3},MATCH(B1,{"Banana","Apple","Tomato"},0))/10
D1 ----> =RANK(C1,C:C,1)
F1 ----> =ROW()
G1 ----> =INDEX(B:B,MATCH(F1,D:D,0))
and drag downwards. done.
idea : use rank() with countif() & index-match to generate the intended major & minor sequence(s).
Hope it solves. ( :
answered Jan 16 at 3:58
p._phidot_p._phidot_
701412
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Assuming your "randomly ordered data" started at B1, put these formulas :
C1 ----> =COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)+INDEX({1,2,3},MATCH(B1,{"Banana","Apple","Tomato"},0))/10
D1 ----> =RANK(C1,C:C,1)
F1 ----> =ROW()
G1 ----> =INDEX(B:B,MATCH(F1,D:D,0))
and drag downwards. done.
idea : use rank() with countif() & index-match to generate the intended major & minor sequence(s).
Hope it solves. ( :
answered Jan 16 at 3:58
p._phidot_p._phidot_
701412
Assuming your "randomly ordered data" started at B1, put these formulas :
C1 ----> =COUNTIF($B$1:B1,B1)+INDEX({1,2,3},MATCH(B1,{"Banana","Apple","Tomato"},0))/10
D1 ----> =RANK(C1,C:C,1)
F1 ----> =ROW()
G1 ----> =INDEX(B:B,MATCH(F1,D:D,0))
and drag downwards. done.
idea : use rank() with countif() & index-match to generate the intended major & minor sequence(s).
Hope it solves. ( :
answered Jan 16 at 3:58
p._phidot_p._phidot_
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Welcome to Super User! It's not clear to me how these priorities are being applied. Can you explain how the priorities lead to that output?
– Excellll
Nov 1 '15 at 1:59
With or without VBA?
– Raystafarian
Nov 2 '15 at 16:02