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*Others

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should

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feel

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free

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to

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add

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recipes

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and

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instructions

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!

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*

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Google

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wiki:

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 Refine

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recipe

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wiki

Some 'recipies'

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for

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specific

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operations

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with

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TAGSRV

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data.

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To

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add

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Accession

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numbers

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to

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the

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bulk

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of

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the

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existing

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entries

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for

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NPL,

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BEG

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and

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WSA

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To

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Remove

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leading

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characters

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:

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(such

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as

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the

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entry

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"

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,

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Belton

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City

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dump....")

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This

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recipe

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is

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set

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to

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remove

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leading

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','

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from

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the

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Locality

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column.

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Change

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these

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variable

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to

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suit

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your

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needs.

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:= |=}
Code Block
title
Remove
Leading
Characters
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solid
[
  {
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Locality using expression grel:value.partition(\", \")[2]",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [
        {
          "expression": "value",
          "invert": false,
          "selectError": false,
          "omitError": false,
          "name": "LocalityNumber",
          "selectBlank": true,
          "columnName": "LocalityNumber",
          "omitBlank": false,
          "type": "list",
          "selection": []
        }
      ],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Locality",
    "expression": "grel:value.partition(\", \")[2]",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10{code}


*Adding accession numbers*

{code:title=Adding accession numbers|borderStyle=solid}

Adding accession numbers

Code Block
titleAdding accession numbers
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[
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column AccessionNumber",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [
        {
          "expression": "value",
          "invert": false,
          "selectError": false,
          "omitError": false,
          "name": "Collection",
          "selectBlank": false,
          "columnName": "Collection",
          "omitBlank": false,
          "type": "list",
          "selection": [
            {
              "v": {
                "v": "NPL",
                "l": "NPL"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "AccessionNumber",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "2000-001"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column AccessionNumber",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [
        {
          "expression": "value",
          "invert": false,
          "selectError": false,
          "omitError": false,
          "name": "Collection",
          "selectBlank": false,
          "columnName": "Collection",
          "omitBlank": false,
          "type": "list",
          "selection": [
            {
              "v": {
                "v": "WSA",
                "l": "WSA"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "AccessionNumber",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "1980-001"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column AccessionNumber",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [
        {
          "expression": "value",
          "invert": false,
          "selectError": false,
          "omitError": false,
          "name": "Collection",
          "selectBlank": false,
          "columnName": "Collection",
          "omitBlank": false,
          "type": "list",
          "selection": [
            {
              "v": {
                "v": "BEG",
                "l": "BEG"
              }
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "AccessionNumber",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "1970-001"
      }
    ]
  }
]{code}

To

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normalize

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our

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catalog

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numbers,

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run

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this.

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//will

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need

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to

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update

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'suffix'

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to

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reflect

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letters

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as

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well

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as

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numbers,

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with

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different format requirements. 

Catalog Number Formatting

Code Block
titleCatalog Number Formatting
borderStylesolid
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Collection using expression grel:value + \"000\"[0,3-value.length()]",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Collection",
    "expression": "grel:value + \"000\"[0,3-value.length()]",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  },
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Specimen. using expression grel:\"00000000\"[0,8-value.length()] + value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Specimen.",
    "expression": "grel:\"00000000\"[0,8-value.length()] + value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column Suffix",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Suffix",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": false,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [
          "."
        ],
        "to": "000"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Suffix using expression grel:\"000\"[0,3-value.length()] + value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Suffix",
    "expression": "grel:\"000\"[0,3-value.length()] + value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  }
]{code}

Filling

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in

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CatalogedDate

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(sets

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to

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01/01/1000),

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CatalogerLastName

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(sets

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to

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unknown)

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and

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Collection

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Type

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(sets

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to

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Invertebrate)

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Filling

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in

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some

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blanks

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Code Block
titleFilling in some blanks
borderStylesolid
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column CatalogerLastName",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "CatalogerLastName",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "Unknown"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column CatalogedDate",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "CatalogedDate",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "01/01/1000"
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column CollectionType",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "CollectionType",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": "Invertebrate"
      }
    ]
  }
]{code}

This

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next

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bit

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will

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allow

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you

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to

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combine

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all

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of

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the

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old

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locations

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into

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a

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single

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string

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formatted

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in

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the

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'cage

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cabinet/drawer'

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style.

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The

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last

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step

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takes

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the

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newly

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formatted

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old

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locations,

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and

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adds

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them

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to

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'notes'.

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It

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also

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DELETES

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the

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now-defunct

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'old'

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columns.

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Code Block
titleOld Storage Location Into Notes
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[
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column OldCage using expression grel:\"Old Loc: \" + value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "OldCage",
    "expression": "grel:\"Old Loc: \" + value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column OldCabinet",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "OldCabinet",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": " "
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column OldDrawer",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "OldDrawer",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": " "
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/mass-edit",
    "description": "Mass edit cells in column OldCage",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "OldCage",
    "expression": "value",
    "edits": [
      {
        "fromBlank": true,
        "fromError": false,
        "from": [],
        "to": " "
      }
    ]
  },
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column OldCage using expression grel:cells[\"OldCage\"].value + \", \" + cells[\"OldCabinet\"].value + \"/\" + cells[\"OldDrawer\"].value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "OldCage",
    "expression": "grel:cells[\"OldCage\"].value + \", \" + cells[\"OldCabinet\"].value + \"/\" + cells[\"OldDrawer\"].value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  },
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Comments using expression grel:cells[\"OldCage\"].value + \"; \" + cells[\"Comments\"].value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Comments",
    "expression": "grel:cells[\"OldCage\"].value + \"; \" + cells[\"Comments\"].value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  },
  {
    "op": "core/column-removal",
    "description": "Remove column OldCage",
    "columnName": "OldCage"
  },
  {
    "op": "core/column-removal",
    "description": "Remove column OldCabinet",
    "columnName": "OldCabinet"
  },
  {
    "op": "core/column-removal",
    "description": "Remove column OldDrawer",
    "columnName": "OldDrawer"
  }
]{code}

To

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combine

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the

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Fossil

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Inventory

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'other

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number'

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with

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the

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Catalog

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Inventory

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'Other

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Number'

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//difficult

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to

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do,

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can't

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just combine columns, as the data is often repeated. Also how to delineate between numbers, but only when there are 2 numbers? All attempts up to now have resulted in 'UTMP 4564-345,'

...

and

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I

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can't

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find

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a

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way

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to

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get

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rid

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of

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that

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(tried:

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EndsWith(

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variables),

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also

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tried

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various

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ways

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to

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facet

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and

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split

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data.

...

 

Can try value.partition(smartSplit(value,"

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")

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-1

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)

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0

The field 'Horizon'

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in

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Specify

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is

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limited

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to

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64

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characters.

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For

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limiting

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"horizon"

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column

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to

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64

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characters

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or

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less:

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  • Select

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  • 'Facet'

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  • from

...

  • the

...

  • dropdown,

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  • then

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  • 'Text

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  • facet'

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  • in

...

  • the

...

  • dialouge

...

  • box

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  • on

...

  • the

...

  • left

...

  • hand

...

  • side

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  • of

...

  • the

...

  • page,

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  • select

...

  • 'Cluster'

...

  • and

...

  • look

...

  • for

...

  • the

...

  • box

...

  • labeled

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  • "Average

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  • Length

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  • of

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  • Choices".

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  • Slide

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  • the

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  • tab

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  • to

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  • isolate

...

  • ONLY

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  • the

...

  • bars

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  • at

...

  • or

...

  • above

...

  • 64.

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  • Edit

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  • the

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  • entries

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  • in

...

  • the

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  • 'New

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  • Cell

...

  • Values'

...

  • so

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  • that

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  • the

...

  • entry

...

  • will

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  • fit

...

  • in

...

  • the

...

  • Specify

...

  • Field

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  • "Horizon".

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To

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join

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columns

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Locality

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Number

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and

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Locality

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into

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a

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pre-exiting

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column

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named

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'Locality

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Name'.

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This

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field

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then

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gets

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heavily

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edited

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to

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standardize

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distance

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units,

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cardinal

...

direction

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abbreviations

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and

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so

...

on.

...

:= |=}
Code Block
title
Joining
Locality
number
and
Locality
borderStyle
solid
[
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Locality name using expression grel:cells[\"LocalityNumber\"].value + \", \" + cells[\"Locality\"].value",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Locality name",
    "expression": "grel:cells[\"LocalityNumber\"].value + \", \" + cells[\"Locality\"].value",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  }
]{code}
{code:title=
|=}
Code Block
titlefind/replace
borderStyle
solid
[
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Locality using expression grel:value.replace(\"Ck.\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Ck,\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Ck.,\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd.\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd,\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv\",\"River\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv.\",\"River\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv,\",\"River\")",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Locality",
    "expression": "grel:value.replace(\"Ck.\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Ck,\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Ck.,\",\"Creek\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd.\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rd,\",\"Road\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv\",\"River\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv.\",\"River\")\nvalue.replace(\"Rv,\",\"River\")",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  }
]{code}Trim leading and trailing spaces in bulk:
{code:title=Trim leading and trailing spaces|borderStyle=solid}[
Code Block
titleTrim leading and trailing whitespace
borderStylesolid

[
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Catalog number using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Catalog number",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Cataloged Date using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Cataloged Date",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Cataloger Last Name using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Cataloger Last Name",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Cataloger First Name using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Cataloger First Name",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Aisle1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Aisle1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Building1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Building1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Room1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Room1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Cabinet1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Cabinet1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Drawer1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Drawer1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Inventory Remarks using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Inventory Remarks",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  

},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Prepared Last Name By 1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Prepared Last Name By 1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Prepared First Name By 1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Prepared First Name By 1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Inventory Date using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Inventory Date",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Number of pieces 1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Number of pieces 1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  
},
  {
    "op": "core/text-transform",
    "description": "Text transform on cells in column Prep Type 1 using expression value.trim()",
    "engineConfig": {
      "facets": [],
      "mode": "row-based"
    },
    "columnName": "Prep Type 1",
    "expression": "value.trim()",
    "onError": "keep-original",
    "repeat": false,
    "repeatCount": 10
  }
]
  }
]