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# **Build an ID from a department and a number**

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Badge IDs are the first 3 letters of the department in capitals, a dash and the employee number, like MAR-1042. In C2, build the ID with LEFT, UPPER and &.

C2fx

|  | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Department | Employee no. | Badge ID |  |  | |
| 2 | Marketing | 1042 |  |  |  | |
| 3 | Finance | 877 |  |  |  | |
| 4 | Sales | 1310 |  |  |  | |
| 5 |  |  |  |  |  | |
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