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Raw vs Parsed Google Sheets

What's the difference between Raw and Parsed?

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Updated over a year ago

Google Sheets - Parsed converts variables in your sheet into Google Sheets' proprietary language. 

For example the word true becomes TRUE logical.

Google Sheets - Raw treats the word true as just another word.


Recommendation:

Experiment with both formats and check your Google Sheets to determine which format is best for your workflow.

Implications:  

Dates, integers and booleans can be impacted by these format differences.

If you are treating Google Sheets simply as a connector conduit (a raw, simple data store) for a downstream dashboard/business intelligence application -you should try Raw.

If you are implementing custom formulas inside Google Sheets or using importrange, etc. you should try Parsed.

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