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Google Apps Script: Add and removed Google Sheets columns based on a search array

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Have you ever wanted to delete or add columns in a Google Sheet, based on another set of Sheet data?

I know I have.

There have been a number of instances where I wanted to insert new columns or removed unused columns in large Google Sheets projects with Google Apps Script.

In the past, I have dynamically set headers based on something like an IMPORTRANGE or FILTER, or simply from an array ({}) from another sheet tab or Google Sheet. However, when I update the original data the headers change but all the data underneath them does not move along to the updated column with it.

Now all my data is not lined up with the header! As you can imagine, this creates some serious problems.

In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to use Google Apps Script to update your headers based on another sheets values. These sheets values can come from the current Google Sheet workbook or another one. We will also ensure that the data below the headers is migrated along with the new header location.

Take a look at the visual example below:

Add removes columns based on a search array visual example

As always, read as much or as little as you need to get the job done or learn the skill. 

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Google Apps Script Course – Part 4: 2D Array Data Transformation of Multiple Question Multiple Group Items Data to Total Count of Rating Choices in Google Sheets

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<<Part 3                                         <<Intro>>

In Part 3 of our 2D array data transformation course in Google Apps Script, we worked out how to get the count of each choice of each question item from the survey results in a Google Sheet.

This time we are going to add a final element to our mix. Let’s say we have multiple questions and multiple groups. We want to find out the count for each choice for each question for each group.

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Google Apps Script Course – Part 3: 2D Array Data Transformation of Multiple Question Items Data to Total Count of Rating Choices in Google Sheets

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<<Part 2                                         <<Intro>>

In our last tutorial, we grabbed the Google Sheets count data from a single rating survey question. We then displayed it two ways; horizontally with the question item at the top, or vertically with the question item to the side.

Google Sheete count data from rating survey

In part 3 of our Google Sheets data transformation with Google Apps Script course we are going to expand on our current work and add two more rating question items from our survey. Each survey will have the same 1. Weak to 5. Strong survey items.

Our new list of question items will include:

  • Rate your goat’s athleticism.
  • Rate your goat’s agility.
  • Rate you goat’s headbutt

All the information any self-respecting human companion for goats would know.

We’ll be updating our code to be able to take any number of item questions so long as they have the same choices.

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Google Apps Script Course – Part 2: 2D Array Data Transformation of Single Question Item Data to Total Count of Rating Choices in Google Sheets

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<<Part 1                                         <<Intro>>

In our previous tutorial, we created a 2d array of count values for each item chosen in a survey form in Google Apps Script. In our survey, we asked users to submit what type of goat they are. We didn’t know what species of goat they identified as so we just needed to count for any goat species that was submitted.

In part 2 of our course, our Google Sheets survey data is a little different. This time around we are asking the human companion of their coding goat to:

Rate your goat’s athleticism.

Respondents then rate their goat’s athleticism on a 5-point scale:

  1. Weak
  2. Below Average
  3. Average
  4. Better Than Average
  5. Strong

But, Yagi! Can’t we simply use the script in part one?

Sure, you could. However, you might come across a bit of a problem. In Part 1 we generated our choices for our count based on their appearance in the survey. What happens if none of the respondents rated their goat as Weak (This is right and just)? Weak would not be recorded in our 2d count array when we ran our Google Apps Script code.

Further, if the first user in our Google Sheet response data rates their goat as Strong, then the first choice in our 2d count array will be Strong.

That would just look weird for a summary count of a rating survey. We really need to display our count in order from 1.Weak through to 5.Strong.

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Google Apps Script Course – Part 1: 2D Array Data Transformation of Single Question Item Data to Total Count of Choices in Google Sheets (Updated Feb 2022)

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<< back to Introduction                                                                            Part 2  >>

Hey, you made it! It’s time to do some coding. You know, the fun stuff.

In this part of the 2-dimensional data transformation course, we are going to get the total count of results of some form data on a Google sheet. The form data contains a single question item with a selection of different unordered choices.

To get the most accurate data we could we surveyed goats online and asked them what type of goat they are. Here is a sample of the results:

what type of goat are you - Google Sheets Survey

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