Build a product code with CONCAT
Join a category prefix and an item number into a single SKU.
CONCAT
Real situations from working spreadsheets — sales targets, commission tiers, messy exports, aged invoices. Numbered in recommended order: start at 1 and work down, or filter to what you need.
9 exercises — for Product Manager
Join a category prefix and an item number into a single SKU.
CONCAT
Work out what share of one funnel stage reached the next.
Count how many rows meet a numeric condition.
COUNTIF
Return one of three labels depending on where a value falls.
IF
Apply an upper and a lower bound to the same column at once.
COUNTIFS
Read a code's prefix and translate it into a readable category name.
IFS · LEFT
Return the campaign name behind the highest conversion count.
INDEX · MATCH · MAX
Pull a fixed-length value out of the middle of a code that varies in shape.
MID · FIND
Produce a summary line combining count, total and average for one region.
COUNTIF · SUMIF
| # | Exercise | Functions | Difficulty | Time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Build a product code with CONCATHarbor Supply — new catalogue load | CONCAT | Beginner | 4 min | 10 pts |
| 3 | Calculate a funnel conversion rateHarbor Supply — distributor sign-up funnel | — | Beginner | 5 min | 15 pts |
| 27 | Count orders above a threshold with COUNTIFHarbor Supply — October orders | COUNTIF | Beginner | 5 min | 15 pts |
| 45 | Band orders by size with nested IFHarbor Supply — October orders | IF | Intermediate | 9 min | 25 pts |
| 53 | Count orders inside a value bandHarbor Supply — order values, last month | COUNTIFS | Intermediate | 7 min | 25 pts |
| 64 | Turn a product code into a categoryHarbor Supply — SKU category decode | IFS · LEFT | Intermediate | 9 min | 30 pts |
| 68 | Name the best-performing campaignHarbor Supply — conversions by campaign, unsorted | INDEX · MATCH · MAX | Intermediate | 10 min | 30 pts |
| 70 | Extract a lot number from a messy codeHarbor Supply — warehouse barcode strings | MID · FIND | Advanced | 12 min | 35 pts |
| 71 | Build a regional summary from raw ordersHarbor Supply — raw October order export | COUNTIF · SUMIF | Advanced | 16 min | 40 pts |