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Remove Duplicates

UiPath.Excel.Activities.Business.RemoveDuplicatesX

Description

Deletes duplicate rows in a specified range. The activity can be used with Excel files selected for parent Use Excel File activities or with the Project Notebook.

Configuring the activity

Designer panel

  • Range - Select Plus on the right side of the field and then, from the menu, select a named range, table, or sheet to be read, or select Indicate in Excel to open the file and select a range directly from the file. Alternatively, you can select Custom Input to enter the range manually, or Open in Advanced Editor and enter a VB expression.
  • Has headers - Select this option if the first row in the range is a header row.
  • Columns to compare - The columns to be compared in order to determine if a row is duplicate. If the values in all of the indicated columns are the same as a previous row, it is considered a duplicate.
    • To indicate specific columns to compare, select Compare individual columns, and then select Add Column to add a column to the comparison.
    • To compare all the columns in the selected range, select Compare all columns. This disables the Add Column option and ignores any previously added columns.

Properties panel

Common
  • DisplayName - The name displayed for the activity in the Designer panel.
Input
  • See the options in the body of the activity.
Misc
  • Private - If selected, the values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.
Options
  • See the options in the body of the activity.
  • Description
  • Configuring the activity
  • Designer panel
  • Properties panel

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