I got consolidate to work on data with dates. But I needed to make a new tab with formulas that refer to the original tab. So I would start by making a new tab with the headings of:
- Stamp (text)
- Views
Then, under the Views heading, add a formula (in B2) referencing the data in the original tab's B2:
='<original tab name>'!B2
Then drag that formula down as far as you need to so all the data is present. Then, under the Stamp (text) heading, add a formula (in A2) to convert the date data to text:
=TEXT('<original tab name'!A2,"dd-mm-yyyy H:MM")
Once again, drag that formula down as far as you need to so all the data is present. Then consolidate on the new tab. I did the following:
- Click on D1
- Click Consolidate
- Select A1:B6 (all the data including headers)
- Make sure Top row and Left column are checked
- Click OK
The correct consolidated data is inserted at D1.
I used this link as a reference for how to use the text formula.
I hope this helps!