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Comparing and isolating data in lists...

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    Comparing and isolating data in lists...

    Hi folks,

    I have two lists containing similiar data. List 1 is essentially the outdated version of list 2. Each list item contains three pieces of information (i.e. 3 data columns).

    I'm trying to find a way to compare the two lists and isolate all the items on list 2 that is NOT on list 1 (a new item);

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    isolate the items on list 1 that are not on list 2 (out dated items).

    I need to compare all three pieces of data for each line item. For example:

    row 1 contains this data in three columns: Product Line > Product Sku > Account

    The only unique identifier is the product sku, this will not be repeated on any other line item in the list.

    I can post a sample spreadsheet too if needed, lol.

    Any suggestions?

    ~Len

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    Hi Len,

    If you're looking to only compare the SKU numbers you can use either VLOOKUP or a combination of index and match.

    If you're after comparing all columns, the easiest way is to concatenate into a new column, and compare the two new columns with VLOOKUP or index and match
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