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transformations:fillright [2021/06/17 21:38] (current) craigt
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 +{{ transformations:FillRightAction.png}}
 +====== FILL RIGHT ======
 +Category: Transform / Advanced\\
  
 +\\ 
 +=====Description=====
 +This action is similar to the [[transformations:fillgaps|Fill down]] action, only it fills empty cells to the right.\\
 +
 +\\
 +=====Use cases=====
 +The most frequent use case for this action is dealing with merged cells within imported Excel spreadsheets.
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====Action settings=====
 +^Setting ^Description ^
 +|Row number<sup>*</sup>|Enter the row to fill blank cells to the right in.|
 +|Ignore columns|Select the column(s) where values with //not// be filled across in.|
 +<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].\\
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====Remarks=====
 +Blank cells are populated starting from the left and moving rightward across the row.  The value from the cell to the left is used to fill in each blank cell.
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====Examples=====
 +**Example:**  Fill in the blank heading cells from an imported Excel pivottable.
 +
 +**Source table:**
 +^Column ^Column(2) ^Column(3) ^Column(4) ^Column(5) ^Column(6) ^Column(7)^
 +|Canada  |     |France  |   |Spain  |   
 +|Quebec  |Montreal  |Ontario  |Paris  |Lyon  |Barcelona  |Madrid  |
 +\\ 
 +**Action parameters:**
 +> Row number is "1"
 +> Ignore columns - none are selected
 +
 +\\ 
 +**Result table:**
 +^Column ^Column(2) ^Column(3) ^Column(4) ^Column(5) ^Column(6) ^Column(7)^
 +|Canada  |Canada  |Canada  |France  |France  |Spain  |Spain 
 +|Quebec  |Montreal  |Ontario  |Paris  |Lyon  |Barcelona  |Madrid  |
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====See also=====
 +  * [[transformations:fillgaps|Fill down]]
transformations/fillright.txt · Last modified: 2021/06/17 21:38 by craigt

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