AddOrModifyRows
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AddOrModifyRows

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Formula: AddOrModifyRows()
Category: Action
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AddOrModifyRows()
Modify matching rows or add another row if none match
or stated otherwise...
Hey Coda, check if this column value in a row matches these criteria; if not, then create a new row.

AddOrModifyRows() has four parameters:
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Table

AddOrModifyRows(Table, Expression, Column, ColumnValue)

The table you want to modify.
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Expression

AddOrModifyRows(Table, Expression, Column, ColumnValue)

Filter to rows you want to modify.
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Column

AddOrModifyRows(Table, Expression, Column, ColumnValue)

The column to add values to.
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ColumnValue

AddOrModifyRows(Table, Expression, Column, ColumnValue)

The value to put in the column.


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When pressed, a button using this action will:
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Check for a matching row based off a key column:
If there is a matching row - Modify/update that rows values
If there is no matching row - Add a new row with the stated value

Explore the activity below and watch how add/modify row works!

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Select a Person:
Angela Hill
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Age:
11
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Birthday:
11/7/2006
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Favorite Icon:
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AddOrModify says:
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Oh! Hey, I checked the table below for a matching key column by name and there was a match!
Ill go ahead and update the rows values for Angela Hill
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They've already been updated! Select a new person
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Name
Age
Birthday
Favorite Icon
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Favorite Animal
Annual Salary
Email
1
Ronnie Gross
3
8/5/2000
bear
Cattle
$84,636
rgross@live.com
2
Bryan Johnson
11
11/9/2002
snow
Dog
$55,193
bjohnson@optonline.net
3
Angela Hill
11
12/1/2009
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Donkey
$72,046
ahill@comcast.net
4
Matthew Smith
77
1/15/2021
checklist
Goat
$56,925
msmith@outlook.com
5
Megan Smith
30
12/3/2007
note
Horse
$28,865
msmith@gmail.com
6
Daniel Ayers
18
11/10/2004
ladder
Rabbit
$104,956
dayers@icloud.com
7
Bradley Alexander
66
1/1/2018
boy
Fancy rat varieties
$136,306
balexander@hotmail.com
8
Robert Serrano
29
9/29/2007
chicken
Chicken breeds
$128,227
rserrano@outlook.com
9
Lisa Saunders
30
12/30/2007
computer
Goose breeds
$79,170
lsaunders@mac.com
10
Robin Pugh
7
9/10/2001
christmas tree
Aardvark
$29,831
rpugh@comcast.net
There are no rows in this table
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Done
Create a workflow that will keep two different tables always in sync
Done
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