Both of the options below start from the "Original" worksheet in the packaged workbook found in the Attachments section of this article. Directions for creating the "Original" worksheet are included in the workbook.
INDEX()
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[Region]+[Category]+[Sub-Category]
Note: The combined field must produce a unique value for each row in order to repeat the header in every row
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Hierarchical headers provides additional information about the relationship of data to the end user. At a glance, the end user can see what values are grouped together. Less text on the screen also improves readability.
Repeated headers tend to be better when the data is exported so that there are no blank values in the export.
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