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Standardise incoming application spreadsheets: trim extra spaces, convert text that looks like parcel IDs and numbers …

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AExecute — “help me do it”Standardise incoming application spreadsheets: trim extra spaces, convert text that looks like…+
Standardise incoming application spreadsheets: trim extra spaces, convert text that looks like parcel IDs and numbers into text/number consistently, force dates into YYYY-MM-DD, and produce a clean table with parcel ID, address, application date ready to import into the database by Wednesday.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before I hand the cleaned file to IT for import, make validation easier for the database admin…+
Before I hand the cleaned file to IT for import, make validation easier for the database admin — show a small summary of rows fixed (trimmed, coerced dates, numeric conversions), flag rows still failing import rules, and include example row before/after so the admin trusts the automated fixes.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

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Clean incoming planning application spreadsheets so parcel IDs, addresses and dates import reliably into our database.

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