Messy Accounting Data
Messy Accounting Data
4. Filter out rows with blank or null values in the "Account" column:
5. Detect and highlight rows where "Description" contains only spaces or is blank:
Standardizing Text
6. Trim extra spaces from text fields in the "Category" and "Account" columns:
Use Replace Values for known errors, e.g., replace "Ofice Supplies" with "Office Supplies".
Transforming Data
11. Extract only the transaction type from the "Description" column:
12. Split the "Description" column into type and reference number:
16. Remove duplicate rows based on the "Date" and "Amount" columns:
19. Identify and remove rows where the "Date" falls outside 2023:
22. Convert the "Date" column from text to a valid date format:
24. Combine the "Date" and "Description" columns into a single column:
Grouping Data
27. Group by "Year" and calculate the total "Amount" for each year:
Group by Account.
Add an Index Column and calculate cumulative sums using a custom formula.