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Excel’s automatic conversion of Salesforce IDs to scientific notation corrupts the original ID format, turning “00390000012345ABC” into “3.9E+14” and breaking VLOOKUP functionality completely.
Here’s how to bypass Excel’s formatting limitations and maintain proper Salesforce ID integrity throughout your data workflows.
Prevent scientific notation conversion with direct Salesforce imports using Coefficient
CoefficientSalesforcemaintains proper data type preservation duringimports. The platform’s direct API connection ensures IDs retain their original alphanumeric format without triggering Excel’s auto-formatting behaviors.
How to make it work
Step 1. Set up direct Salesforce connection through Coefficient.
Install Coefficient and authenticate with your Salesforce org. The direct API connection bypasses the export/import process that causes formatting corruption.
Step 2. Import reports or objects with preserved data types.
Select your Salesforce reports or build custom queries from objects. Coefficient imports data with original formatting intact, preventing the scientific notation conversion that breaks lookups.
Step 3. Use built-in relationships instead of VLOOKUP.
Access data with relationships already established through Salesforce’s native object connections. This eliminates dependency on error-prone VLOOKUP formulas that rely on exact ID matching.
Step 4. Configure automatic refreshes with consistent formatting.
Schedule regular data updates that maintain proper ID formatting without manual intervention. Each refresh preserves the original Salesforce ID format across both Excel and Google Sheets.
Eliminate the root cause of ID formatting issues
Try CoefficientRather than working around Excel’s scientific notation conversion, Coefficient solves the problem at its source by maintaining data integrity from Salesforce to spreadsheet.to get reliable Salesforce data without formatting headaches.
