Get the Boring Stuff Off Your Desk
Join the steps of a recurring job
Make this your own. Replace the bracketed details, provide the relevant material and choose a result you can inspect.
Your starting prompt
Help me move [source information] into [destination/output]. First map the fields and ask about missing values, duplicates and exceptions. Work on a small sample, keep the original records intact and show me the result and change log. Prepare a draft or import file for review before applying changes to the live system.
Before you call it finished
- Map the source to the required output.
- Agree rules for missing fields and duplicates.
- Try a small batch with a change log.
- Review exceptions before changing a live system.
Your notes
My task:
My source material:
What I need to check:
My next step:
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