Combining multiple rows into 1 row from imported file

[#1]

we have a file imported from a workflow. see sample below

Is there a way to combine row 1 and 2 using workflow?

Row#	Header 1	Header 2
1	Customer 1	Message 1
2	Customer 1	Message 2

[peterd54639079 · Accepted solution]

Hello,

Here's a solution but you will need to know the maximum duplicates possible in your file, and also have a field to correctly order the records and concatenate your message in the right order.

1. Load your file
2. Fork to two transitions
3. in first transition, add a deduplication based on the Header1
4. Join the two transitions in an enrichment activity wih the deduplication transition as the main set in an N card link
5. In the additional data tab add your new collection link and configure its parameters as follow 

   Here I suppose that I may have as many as 5 duplicates max.

   In the data tab, I add the header2 corresponding to the Message:

   In the Sort tab, I order by the rowID (supposedly) to have the message in the correct order.

   
6.  Last step is to add another enrichment to concatenate the 5 duplicates ordered by rowIDHere's what my file looks like:

And final result in my workflow :

Hope this is clear enough.

[peterd54639079 · Accepted solution]

@anasso83525035 Thank you again for this.. is there a add new line in the enrichment activity?

[#4]

Hello @peterd54639079,

Curious to know if you got a chance to test the solution provided ?

[#5]

Hi @peterd54639079,

Were you able to resolve this query with the given solution? Do let us know.

Thanks!

[peterd54639079]

Hey @peterd54639079 

Couple questions here to be able to help you with this.

• In your full file, are there always only two duplicates to merge ?
• What should the Header 2 field look like when merged : Message 1+Message 2 ?
• If so, does the line with the lower row number always have the start of the Message ?
• What is the final objective of this ? Updating a table ? If so it may be easier to update twice directly rather than trying to merge the data beforehand.

Thanks.

[peterd54639079]

Hello

1. In the full file, there could be more that 2 duplicates to merge.

2. Yes that is what we want Header 2 to be --> Message 1 + Message 2

3. It doesn't have to be in that order

4. Our objective is to put the merge data as content on an email

[peterd54639079]

- there could be more that 2 duplicates

- right now it's Message 1 + Message 2 - trying to find a way to add a break or insert next message to new line

-  this will depend on your sort