Removing rows that do not meet a condition, to avoid duplication

[babywadhwa]

Hi,
I am trying to avoid calculations on certain rows that I pull from the database.

If cell value in column B is repeated (duplicate) value across the entire column B, then only pick the row with earliest date in column A for the cell value in column B, and delete all other duplicate rows. See raw data example below and expected data below. How do I do this using formula?

A B
4/5/20 5
4/6/20 5
4/10/20 5
4/10/20 8
4/10/20 9
4/13/20 9
4/10/20 12
4/11/20 12
4/14/20 9
4/10/20 3

Expected result

A B
4/5/20 5
4/10/20 8
4/10/20 9
4/10/20 12
4/10/20 3

[FDibbins]

To best describe or illustrate your problem you would be better off attaching a dummy workbook. The workbook should contain the same structure and some dummy data of the same type as the type you have in your real workbook - so, if a cell contains numbers & letters in this format abc-123 then that should be reflected in the dummy workbook.

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[babywadhwa]

Admin,
I cant find "Advanced" i can not find "quick post" either.

[babywadhwa]

Found it, uploaded the sample excel file. Please help!

[FDibbins]

Formulas cannot delete or add rows, they can only affect the cell they reside it. You would either need VBA for this, or you could create a 2nd table to pull your unique entries into

[babywadhwa]

Lets say i use another table, what formula will allow me to pull those specific rows?

[PeteABC123]

See if this works for you. Adjust named range (list), and other fields in formulas.

Pete