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Workday User Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
REMOVEROWS

REMOVEROWS

Description

Removes one or more rows from the referenced area. The function removes the
number_of_rows
following
start_row
, starting at and including
start_row
. Use REMOVEROWS without specifying any rows in order to remove the first (heading) row.

Syntax

REMOVEROWS(
[range]
,
[number_of_rows]
,
[start_row]
)
  • range
    : The matrix to remove the rows from.
  • number_of_rows
    : The number of rows to remove. Use a value greater than 0 to remove
    start_row
    and subsequent rows. Use a value less than 0 to remove
    start_row
    and previous rows.
  • start_row
    : The starting row to remove. You can set
    start_row
    to -1 to start removing rows from the bottom of the matrix instead of the top.

Example

The examples are based on this workbook:
A
B
C
D
E
1
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2
100
6452
6557
6772
6457
3
200
3458
3568
4668
3455
4
300
6791
6552
5382
6235
5
400
3524
6592
3562
3899
6
500
6458
3112
2855
3298
The result of
=REMOVEROWS(A1:E6,3,2)
is shown in this table:
A
B
C
D
E
1
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2
400
3524
6592
3562
3899
3
500
6458
3112
2855
3298
The result of
=REMOVEROWS(A1:E6,-4,-1)
is shown in this table:
A
B
C
D
E
1
Item
2014
2015
2016
2017
2
100
6452
6557
6772
6457
The result of
=REMOVEROWS(A1:E6)
is shown in this table (headings are removed):
A
B
C
D
E
1
100
6452
6557
6772
6457
2
200
3458
3568
4668
3455
3
300
6791
6552
5382
6235
4
400
3524
6592
3562
3899
5
500
6458
3112
2855
3298

Notes

  • In the results, formatting from the original cells is not preserved.
  • This function is intended for use in array formulas.

Related Functions

ARRAYAREA
MERGEROWS