I want to get the data validation criteria from "list from a range" in an apps script so I can cycle through those values. For example, in cell A5 I have data validation set up, with "criteria" being "List from a range" and the corresponding range being "'Grade K Class MTSS Profile'!B2:AH2". I want it to return "'Grade K Class MTSS Profile'!B2:AH2" so I can cycle through this range and do something with the cells contained in that range.
This is the code I have so far:
function onOpen(e) {
SpreadsheetApp.getUi()
.createMenu('MTSS Tools')
.addItem('Save All Student Reports', 'saveAllStudentReports')
.addToUi();
}
function saveAllStudentReports() {
var cell = SpreadsheetApp.getActive().getRange('A4');
var rule = cell.getDataValidation();
var ui = SpreadsheetApp.getUi();
if (rule != null) {
var criteria = rule.getCriteriaType();
var args = rule.getCriteriaValues();
ui.alert("Has rule");
ui.alert('The data validation rule is ' + criteria + args);
}
else
{
ui.alert("NO rule");
}
}
However, I'm not getting the actual range. Ideas? Thank you very much!
As you can see in the documentation:
getCriteriaValues returns:
Object[] — an array of arguments appropriate to the rule's criteria type; the number of arguments and their type match the corresponding require...() method of the DataValidation class
So args is a Range object, which means all methods from the Range class can be used, like getA1Notation:
ui.alert('The data validation rule is ' + criteria + ' ' + args[0].getA1Notation()
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I have been trying several different ways to write an office script to search for a value in a cell and return the row or rows to power automate.
I believe I need to use range.find in order to make use of the "completematch: true" option.
However, I have also tried a filter and a foreach loop to find rows which include the text I am searching for.
I'm after a hint as to which method might be best?
essentially trying to:-
power automate - pass text parameter to the script
Scripts search for a match in excel business spreadsheet
the script finds match(s)
Script passes back the row(s) to powerautomate as an array
this is what I have so far: essentially it just finds the row number in which the matching result is found. This seems to work better to avoid partial matched (as happened with the filter method )
any pointers, most welcome
function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook, siteNameToFilter: string) {
let activeSheet = workbook.getActiveWorksheet();
let range = activeSheet.getUsedRange();
let values = range.getValues();
/**
* This script searches for the next instance of the text "Fino" on the current worksheet.
*/
// Get the next cell that contains "Fino".
let findCell = range.find("Fino", {
completeMatch: true, /* Don't match if the cell text only contains "fino" as part of another string. */
matchCase: false,
searchDirection: ExcelScript.SearchDirection.forward /* Start at the beginning of the range and go to later columns and rows. */
});
// Set focus on the found cell.
findCell.select();
// Remove the "TK" text value from the cell, as well as any formatting that may have been added.
//tkCell.clear(ExcelScript.ClearApplyTo.all);
let row = findCell.getRow().getUsedRange();
let ur = findCell.getUsedRange();
console.log(row);
}
I think Find may only be returning the first match. It sounds like you want all matches with the siteName. To do this, you'd either want to filter the range or loop through it.
Here's an example that loops through the range and adds the values from the rows containing the site name to an array. After the loop's completed, the array containing the values is returning by the function:
function main(workbook: ExcelScript.Workbook, siteNameToFilter: string) {
let activeSheet = workbook.getActiveWorksheet();
let range = activeSheet.getUsedRange()
let values = range.getValues() as string[][];
let rowCount = range.getRowCount()
let colCount = range.getColumnCount()
let colIndex = range.getColumnIndex()
let rowsArr: string[][][] = []
for (let i = 0; i < rowCount; i++) {
for (let j = 0; j < colCount; j++) {
if (values[i][j] === siteNameToFilter) {
rowsArr.push(activeSheet.getRangeByIndexes(i, colIndex, 1, colCount).getValues() as string[][])
}
}
}
return rowsArr
}
I have a script running on Google Sheets, which brings data from another spreadsheet/file as an array and sets one of its column's data as a data validation into a cell. Then, as the user picks one option of this data validation, the script goes back to that file and brings its related data and sets it in an adjacent column and this repeats about 3 times, making the process slow.
I was wondering if that would be possible to store the first data collection into the document property and set the data validations by grabbing related information from that data set, instead of going to the other file everytime.
Here's an update, with a working version:
function listaCategorias() {
let listaGeral = sheetBDCadProd.getRange(2, 1, sheetBDCadProd.getLastRow(), 45).getValues();//Gets all values
//Extracts a column of interest for this first data validation setting
let categorias = [];
for (let a = 0; a < listaGeral.length; a++) {
categorias.push(listaGeral[a][17])
}
let uniqueCat = [...new Set(categorias)]; //Gets a list of unique values. Not sure how I'd do that within new Set, so I did a for loop before
//Sets the data validation
const cell = sheetVendSobEnc.getRange('B5');
const validationCat = SpreadsheetApp.newDataValidation().requireValueInList(uniqueCat).setAllowInvalid(false).build();
cell.clearContent();
cell.clearDataValidations();
cell.setDataValidation(validationCat);
//Saves the data into the document property for usage in the next script/data validation
listaGeral = JSON.stringify(listaGeral)
PropertiesService.getDocumentProperties().setProperty('listaGeral', listaGeral);
}
//This is getting one of the columns, based on the option picked..the one generated by the data validation above.
function listaDescricao() {
const categoria = sheetVendSobEnc.getRange('B5').getValue();
const dadosCadProd = PropertiesService.getDocumentProperties().getProperty('listaGeral')
let cadGeral = JSON.parse(dadosCadProd);
//Filters the elements matching the option picked
let filteredNomeSobEnc = cadGeral.filter(function (o) { return o[17] === categoria });
//Filters unique values
let listToApply = filteredNomeSobEnc.map(function (o) { return o[7] }).sort().reverse();
let descUnica = listToApply.filter((v, i, a) => a.indexOf(v) === i);
Logger.log('Descrição Única: ' + descUnica)
}
It's working, but I'd like to know the rooms for improvement here.
Thanks.
I have created an entity, and i want a option for show all entities in create form, how can i do this?
Something like option set in process form:
Here's some JavaScript code to retrieve all Entities
Here are some key points about the code
Using Underscore (_) which is available on the top frame, but may not be available in other contexts
Only selecting ($select) the EntityTypeCode and DisplayName properties
Applying a range of filters to try to reduce the number of results. Filters include the following
Must not be a Business Process Flow entity
Must not be an Intersect entity (i.e. the join table in an N:N relationship)
Must not be an Activity
Must not be an ActivityParty
Must be available in Advanced Find
Must be able to trigger workflow
Code:
var underscore = top["_"];
var entityMetadata = (function(_) {
return { retrieve: queryMetadata };
function buildEntityList(data)
{
var entities = _.chain(data.entities)
.map(function(entity) {
return {
"Name": entity.DisplayName.UserLocalizedLabel.Label,
"ETC": entity.ObjectTypeCode
};
})
.sortBy("Name")
.value();
return entities;
}
function queryMetadata()
{
var select = "$select=DisplayName,ObjectTypeCode";
var filter = "$filter="
filter += "IsBPFEntity eq false";
filter += " and IsIntersect eq false";
filter += " and IsActivity eq false";
filter += " and IsActivityParty eq false";
filter += " and CanTriggerWorkflow eq true";
filter += " and IsValidForAdvancedFind eq true";
var p = Xrm.WebApi.retrieveMultipleRecords("EntityDefinitions", "?" + select + "&" + filter).then(buildEntityList);
return p;
}
})(underscore);
This code returns a promise with all Entities matching the above criteria. Here's how to call it, and write the results to the browser console:
entityMetadata.retrieve().then(console.log);
This outputs all the Display Names and Entity Type Codes to the console like so:
Other answers on StackOverflow show how to build a select control with options so I won't include that here.
You can either create a static option set containing all the entities, or you can create a custom web resource with an option set that dynamically populates onLoad, then after the user selects an option store the entity name on a field on the form. The second option is typically what I do.
You can query the metadata using the WebApi. From there you can retrieve a list of entities and every fields they contain.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt607522.aspx
I'm trying to update a record given the customer Id, the row Id, and a dynamic column name.
Thus far I have the following, with the trouble spot marked by ***:
public void UpdateRecord(int Id, string rval, string column, string value)
{
var rId = GetRvalId(rval);
var entry = _context.Customers
.Where(x => x.Id == Id && x.RVals.Id == rId && x.***column?*** == column).First();
entry = value;
}
I haven't been able to find a good example of how to do this.
Addition after comments at the end
The reason you couldn't find examples is because it is not a good design.
Your method is very error prone, difficult to test and horrible to maintain. What if someone types the incorrect column name? What if you try to assign a string to the customer's birthday? And even if you would implement some string checking for column names and proposed values, then your program wouldn't work anymore after someone changes the names or the types of the columns.
So let's redesign!
Apparently you have a Customer with an Id and a property Rvals. This property Rvals also has a property Id.
You also have a function GetRValId that can convert a string rval to an int rvalId.
What you want, is given an Id and a string rval, you want to update one of the columns of the first Customer with this Idand rValId.
Side questions: Can there be more than one Customer with Id? In that case: are you sure Id is an ID? What do you want if there are more matching Customers? Update all customers or update only the first one? Which customer do you define as the first customer?
Leaving the side questions aside. We want a function signature that reports errors at compile time if you use non-existing customer properties, or if you try to assign a string to a Birthday. Something like this perhaps?
Update the name of the customer:
int customerId = ...
string rval = ...
string proposedName = "John Doe";
UpdateCustomerRecord(id, rval, customer => customer.Name = proposedName);
Update the Birthday of the customer:
DateTime proposedBirthday = ...
UpdateCustomerRecord(id, rval, customer => customer.Birthday = proposedBirthday)
This way you can't use any column that does not exist, and you can't assign a string to a DateTime.
You want to change two values in one call? Go ahead:
UpdateCustomerRecord(id, rval, customer =>
{
customer.Name = ...;
customer.Birthday = ...;
});
Convinced? Let's write the function:
public void UpdateCustomerRecord(int customerId, string rval, Action<Customer> action)
{
// the beginning is as in your function:
var rId = GetRvalId(rval);
// get the customer that you want to update:
using (var _Context = ...)
{
// get the customer you want to update:
var customerToUpdate = _Context.Customers
.Where(customer => customer.Id == Id
&& customer.RVals.Id == rId)
.FirstOrDefault();
// TODO: exception if there is no customerToUpdate
// perform the action and save the changes
action(customerToUpdate);
_context.SaveChanges();
}
Simple comme bonjour!
Addition after comments
So what does this function do? As long as you don't call it, it does nothing. But when you call it, it fetches a customer, performs the Action on the Customer you provided in the call, and finally calls SaveChanges.
It doesn't do this with every Customer, no it does this only with the Customer with Id equal to the provided Id and customer.RVals.Id == ... (are you still certain there is more than one customer with this Id? If there is only one, why check for RVals.Id?)
So the caller not only has to provide the Id, and the RVal, which define the Customer to update, but he also has to define what must be done with this customer.
This definition takes the form of:
customer =>
{
customer.Name = X;
customer.BirthDay = Y;
}
Well if you want, you can use other identifiers than customer, but it means the same:
x => {x.Name = X; x.BirthDay = Y;}
Because you put it on the place of the Action parameter in the call to UpdateCustomerRecord, I know that x is of type Customer.
The Acton statement means: given a customer that must be updated, what must we do with the customer? You can read it as if it was a Function:
void Action(Customer customer)
{
customer.Name = ...
customer.BirthDay = ...
}
In the end it will do something like:
Customer customerToUpdate = ...
customerToUpdate.Name = X;
customerToUpdate.BirthDay = Y;
SaveChanges();
So in the third parameter, called Action you can type anything you want, even call functions that have nothing to do with Customers (probably not wise). You have an input parameter of which you are certain that it is a Customer.
See my earlier examples of calling UpdateCustomerRecord, one final example:
UpdateCustomerRecord( GetCustomerId(), GetCustomerRVal,
// 3rd parameter: the actions to perform once we got the customerToUpdate:
customer =>
{
DateTime minDate = GetEarliestBirthDay();
if (customer.BirthDay < minDate)
{ // this Customer is old
customer.DoThingsThatOldPeopleDo();
}
else
{ // this Customer is young
customer.DoThingsThatYoungPeopleDo();
}
}
}
So the Action parameter is just a simpler way to say: "once you've got the Customer that must be updated, please perform this function with the Customer
So if you only want to update a given property of the customer write something like:
UpdateCustomerRecord(... , customer =>
{
Customer.PropertyThatMustBeUpdated = NewValueOfProperty;
}
Of course this only works if you know which property must be updated. But since you wrote "I am trying to update a specific cell." I assume you know which property the cells in this column represent.
It is not possible to pass the column name as the string value in LINQ. Alternate way to do it, if you have the limited number of the column name which can be passed then it can be achieved as below:
public void UpdateRecord(int Id, string rval, string column, string value)
{
var rId = GetRvalId(rval);
var entry = _context.Customers
.Where(x => x.Id == Id &&
x.RVals.Id == rId &&
(x.column1 == value || column == column1) &&
(x.column2 == value || column == column2) &&
(x.column3 == value || column == column3) &&
(x.column4 == value || column == column4) &&
(x.column5 == value || column == column5) &&
)).First();
entry = value;
}
UpdateRecord(5, "rval", "column1", "value");
UpdateRecord(5, "rval", "column2", "value");
UpdateRecord(5, "rval", "column3", "value");
Here, suppose you have the 5 columns that can be passed while calling the funcion UpdateRecord then you can add the 5 clauses in the WHERE as above.
Other way to do it dynamic LINQ
var entry = db.Customers.Where(column + " = " + value).Select(...);
I am attempting to get unique values in a list of similar value distinguished only by a one element in a pipe delimited string... I keep getting at least one object must implement Icomparable. I don't understand why I keep getting that. I am able to groupBy that value... Why can't I find the max... I guess it is looking for something to compare it with. If I get the integer version will it stop yelling at me? This is the last time I am going to try using LINQ...
var queryResults = PatientList.GroupBy(x => x.Value.Split('|')[1]).Select(x => x.Max());
I know I can get the unique values some other way. I am just having a hard time figuring it out. In that List I know that the string with the highest value amongst its similar brethren is the one that I want to add to the list. How can I do that? I am totally drawing a blank because I have been trying to get this to work in linq for the last few days with no luck...
foreach (XmlNode node in nodeList)
{
XmlDocument xDoc = new XmlDocument();
xDoc.LoadXml(node.OuterXml);
string popPatInfo = xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"FirstName\"]").Attributes["value"].Value + ", " + xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"LastName\"]").Attributes["value"].Value + " | " + DateTime.Parse(xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"DateOfBirth\"]").Attributes["value"].Value.Split('T')[0]).ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy");
string patientInfo = xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"PatientId\"]").Attributes["value"].Value + "|" + xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"PopulationPatientID\"]").Attributes["enc"].Value;// +"|" + xDoc.SelectSingleNode("./template/elements/element[#name=\"AdminDate\"]").Attributes["value"].Value;
int enc = Int32.Parse(patientInfo.Split('|')[1]);
if (enc > temp)
{
lastEncounter.Add(enc, patientInfo);
temp = enc;
}
//lastEncounter.Add(Int32.Parse(patientInfo.Split('|')[1]));
PatientList.Add( new SelectListItem { Text = popPatInfo, Value = patientInfo });
}
I was thinking about using some kind of temp variable to find out what is the highest value and then add that string to the List. I am totally drawing a blank however...
Here I get the IDs in an anonymous type to make it readable.
var patientEncounters= from patient in PatientList
let PatientID=Int32.Parse(patient.Value.Split('|')[0])
let EncounterID=Int32.Parse(patient.Value.Split('|')[1])
select new { PatientID, EncounterID };
Then we group by UserID and get the last encounter
var lastEncounterForEachUser=from pe in patientEncounters
group pe by pe.PatientID into grouped
select new
{
PatientID=grouped.Key,
LastEncounterID=grouped.Max(g=>g.EncounterID)
};
Linq doesn't know how to compare 2 Patient objects, so it can't determine which one is the "greatest". You need to make the Patient class implement IComparable<Patient>, to define how Patient objects are compared.
// Compare objets by Id value
public int CompareTo(Patient other)
{
return this.Id.CompareTo(other.Id);
}
Another option is to use the MaxBy extension method available in Jon Skeet's MoreLinq project:
var queryResults = PatientList.GroupBy(x => x.Value.Split('|')[1])
.Select(x => x.MaxBy(p => p.Id));
EDIT: I assumed there was a Patient class, but reading your code again, I realize it's not the case. PatientList is actually a collection of SelectListItem, so you need to implement IComparable in that class.