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ChatGPT: inspect a CSV before using its totals
Prepare a small non-sensitive CSV with headers, sample rows and an explicit definition of an order. Keep a copy of the original.
Environment and inputs: ChatGPT user guide · Feature and source access depend on the active account, app and organization settings. Optional file or app steps have a text-excerpt fallback. No fixed model version, price or usage quota is assumed.
What you will make
A practical ChatGPT guide to inspect a CSV before using its totals. Use the sample input and prompt, then check the result. Use a fictional small-office IT team as the practice setting. Keep the approved facts in a clearly labeled source block.
Prepare the source and scope
Prepare a small non-sensitive CSV with headers, sample rows and an explicit definition of an order. Keep a copy of the original. Open the ChatGPT app or website and start a focused conversation for this exercise.
Try this prompt
In ChatGPT, provide the prepared input, then send the following request. For real work, replace fictional details with approved facts.
Inspect this CSV for missing order IDs, duplicate IDs and inconsistent dates. Report row numbers and proposed handling; do not delete or repair records automatically.Review the result
Check reported rows in the original and decide whether duplicate IDs represent repeated orders or legitimate line items. Record each correction and its supporting source.
If the answer is wrong or incomplete
A duplicated value is not necessarily a duplicated record. Preserve legitimate repeated transactions when defining cleanup rules. For recurring work, keep the active source list with the project brief; for a one-off task, supply just the relevant excerpt.
Practice and completion check
Repeat with one incomplete input. Check the answer against the review criteria, remove unsupported claims and save the prompt with its source version. This workflow has not been verified in a customer deployment.