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Is there a way to link data by names in Google Sheets?


I am using Google Forms and Sheets to create a way of tracking services including time for some of our students. I have the forms linked to a Sheet and am able to pull the "Clock In" data and "Clock Out" data into a single sheet. My issue is: when I go to analyze using pivot tables it pulls the data from the cell of the next row (students do not necessarily clock in/out in the order they arrive). Is there a way I can link the data by name and then order by time?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • you can but not in one go because pivot tables are not so advanced. create a new sheet and paste this in A1 cell and then crate your pivot table from this sheet:

    ={QUERY({Combination!A1:E}, "where Col1 is not null order by Col3, toDate(Col1) , toDate(Col2)", 1),
      QUERY({Combination!F1:I}, "where Col1 is not null order by Col3, toDate(Col1) desc, toDate(Col2) desc", 1)}
    

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