Using the Select Tool, you simply rename the field to whatever you want. You simply click on the column cell and change the name. Renaming columns is quick and easy in Excel. CSV files in the same directory and join together as long as they are the same table structure and format. Then once you bring in the POS_Data file, you go to the configuration section and edit the directory path by adding a (_*.csv). Using the Input Tool locate the directory and file you are looking for. To do this in Alteryx, drag an Input Tool onto the canvas, locate the folder and insert a wildcard (*). In Excel, if one folder has multiple files of the same type (e.g.CSV), you need to select one at a time, and each file then opens in a separate worksheet. Input Multiple Files from a Folder In Excel In addition, Alteryx has direct connectors to access data stored in cloud systems such as Amazon S3, Twitter, Foursquare, Marketo, Salesforce, and Microsoft Sharepoint, or other Big Data environments such as Amazon Redshift, Impala, Spark, and others. Using the Input Tool, users can access data locally from Excel, Access, XML, SAS, SPSS, MapInfo, as well as data stored in databases or HDFS. The file types, sources, and structure can be expanded by accessing data from the web, text, and a wider range of other data sources.Īlteryx offers users a wide range of data access to multiple sources and structures of data. Opening Different File Types/Structures In ExcelĮxcel can open a limited amount of structured data from local files. Next, find your file wherever it might be located. Then click on the Connect a File or Database drop down in the configuration section.

To access data in Alteryx, you drag-and-drop an Input Data Tool onto the canvas, locate the database, and simply select. Locate the folder in which the file is located, then just click and open. To open the Excel program, click File and then click Open.

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