ReportLookup()

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Function Summary

The ReportLookup function pulls a single piece of data from a data source and inserts it into a single cell within a spreadsheet.

Type	Cell Range
Constraints	Single cell
If Blank	Returns the first column from the data source

Type	Param()
Constraints	The values must match the order of the parameters in the data source (The order can be verified using the [Validation Report](/wTroubleshoot/Reports.html#validation-report-for-pullsave-events) )
If Blank	Data is not filtered

=ReportLookup(jDataPortal("NorthwindCustomers",1,"[CustomerID] Like '%SAVE%'"),C14,H1)

Argument Name	Example Mapping	Explanation
Function Name	=ReportLookup()	The name of this function.
DataPortal	"jDataPortal("NorthwindCustomers",1,"[CustomerID] Like ‘%SAVE%’)"	Uses the helper function jDataPortal() designating the "NorthwindCustomers" DataPortal. Filters the records to include only those whose CustomerID contains the string "save".
TargetDataRange	C14	Data will be inserted to cell C14.
ColDefRange	H1	The column name in H1 will be the data field that is returned from the data source.
Parameters	N/A	The data returned from the data source will not be filtered.