Extracting Numbers for NetSuite CSV Import with Excel

This article explains a concise Excel formula to extract numeric values from text for NetSuite CSV imports, ensuring compatibility with numeric fields.

Formula:

=VALUE(MID(A3,MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A3&"0123456789")),FIND(" ",A3&" ",MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A3&"0123456789"))+1)-MIN(FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9},A3&"0123456789"))))

How It Works

1. FIND({0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}, A3&”0123456789″): Locates positions of digits in cell A3, with appended digits to avoid errors.
2. MIN(…): Identifies the first digit’s position.
3. FIND(” “, A3&” “, …): Finds the next space after the first digit.
4. MID(…): Extracts the numeric string from the first digit to the space.
5. VALUE(…): Converts the extracted string to a number.

Example

For Item1234 Description in A3:

• The first digit 1 is at position 5.
• Space after 1234 is at position 9.
• MID(A3, 5, 4) extracts 1234.
• VALUE(“1234”) outputs 1234 as a number.

Why It’s Useful for NetSuite

NetSuite CSV imports require clean numeric data for fields like quantities or IDs. This formula extracts numbers from mixed text, ensuring error-free imports.