The code below is from an answer from this post regarding copying row values to a new sheet if it exist in another sheets.
Now, what if instead of copying the duplicate
Sheet1
ID NUMBER NAME DEPARTMENT
784 John Steep I.T.
901 Liz Green H.R.
Sheet2
ID NUMBER NAME DEPARTMENT
784 John Steep I.T.
653 Bo Gore Marketing
Sheet3
ID NUMBER NAME DEPARTMENT
784 John Steep I.T.
999 Frank White Sales
121 Abid Jones Engineering
901 Liz Green H.R.
Script
function main() {
var ss = SpreadsheetApp.openById("ID");
var s1 = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet1");
var s2 = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet2");
var s3 = ss.getSheetByName("Sheet3");
var idCol = 1; // Assuming location of ID column is same in all sheets.
var s1RowCount = s1.getLastRow();
for (var i = 2; i <= s1RowCount; i++) { // Start at var i = 2 to skip the
// first row containing the header.
var id = s1.getRange(i, idCol, 1, 1).getValue();
deleteDuplicates(s2, id);
deleteDuplicates(s3, id);
}
}
function deleteDuplicates(sheet, id) {
var idCol = 1; // Assuming location of ID column is same in all sheets.
var rowCount = sheet.getLastRow();
for (var i = 2; i <= rowCount; i++) {
var data = sheet.getRange(i, idCol, 1, 1).getValue();
if (data === id) {
// Use this to test out the function.
Logger.log("Duplicate of ID " + id + " in sheet " +
sheet.getSheetName() + " at row " + i);
// Uncomment the next line when ready.
// sheet.deleteRow(i);
}
}
}
Logging Output
[14-11-04 09:16:04:551 PST] Duplicate of ID 784 in sheet Sheet2 at row 2
[14-11-04 09:16:04:587 PST] Duplicate of ID 784 in sheet Sheet3 at row 2
[14-11-04 09:16:04:727 PST] Duplicate of ID 901 in sheet Sheet3 at row 5