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IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Excel SEQUENCE

 

November 22, 2022

By Lee Lazarow

Have you ever needed to quickly generate a list of numbers? Maybe you need to create a list from 1-100. Maybe you want to create a list of the first 100 even numbers. Maybe you want to create those same lists in descending order. Did you know that Excel has a function called SEQUENCE which allows you to quickly create these lists?

The SEQUENCE function is used to generate an array of sequential numbers.  The syntax of the function is:

=SEQUENCE (rows, [columns], [start], [step])

  • Rows (required)
    • This is the number of rows to be filled
  • Columns (optional)
    • This is the number of columns to be filled
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
  • Start (optional)
    • This is the starting number in the sequence
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
  • Step (optional)
    • This is the increment for each subsequent value
    • If skipped, this defaults to 1
    • This can be negative to provide a descending list

The following example shows a single column list from 1-10

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The same formula doubles the result when the column parameter is defined. Note that the results read from right to left (e.g., the entire row) and then goes down.

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Here is the same formula when adding both a starting value and an increment.

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Not only can this formula be used to quickly generate lists, but it can also be used as part of a combination:

  • With the DATE formula to define a calendar
  • With the TIME formula to create a daily schedule
  • With data from another column to create unique IDs for items like products or employees

Read more IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks:

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Creating Control Objects from the Modeling Workbench

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Shortcuts in PAW Models

IBM Planning Analytics Tips & Tricks: Customizing Background Colors for Data and Header Cells

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