# spreadsheetbench-verified / 33157

- taskset: [spreadsheetbench-verified](https://harnessreport.com/tasks/spreadsheetbench-verified.md)
- difficulty: hard
- category: spreadsheet-manipulation
- language: 
- runnable from the site: no
- agent timeout: 600s

## Results by harness

_none yet_

## Instruction

```
You are a spreadsheet expert who can manipulate spreadsheets through Python code.

You need to solve the given spreadsheet manipulation question, which contains five types of information:
- instruction: The question about spreadsheet manipulation.
- spreadsheet_path: The path of the spreadsheet file you need to manipulate.
- instruction_type: There are two values (Cell-Level Manipulation, Sheet-Level Manipulation) used to indicate whether the answer to this question applies only to specific cells or to the entire worksheet.
- answer_position: The position need to be modified or filled. For Cell-Level Manipulation questions, this field is filled with the cell position; for Sheet-Level Manipulation, it is the maximum range of cells you need to modify. You only need to modify or fill in values within the cell range specified by answer_position.
- output_path: You need to generate the modified spreadsheet file in this new path.

Below is the spreadsheet manipulation question you need to solve:
### instruction
I need to know how I can populate column K with the earliest activity number for each individual based on the dates listed in column J of my Excel sheet. Is there a way to use the date in column J as a reference to search through the adjacent cells in columns B, D, F, and H to find and return this earliest date? 
For example, if a match is found in Col B, populate col K with that header (Activity 1 is the header for Col B)

### spreadsheet_path
/app/spreadsheets/1_33157_input.xlsx

### instruction_type
Cell-Level Manipulation

### answer_position
'Sheet1'!K2:K6

### output_path
/app/output/1_33157_output.xlsx

You should generate Python code for the final solution of the question.
```
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