Workflow: Importing data from Microsoft Excel

Ian Balanzá-Davis
Ian Balanzá-Davis
Altair Employee
edited October 2022 in Altair RapidMiner

The Excel Import block enables you to import data from a Microsoft Excel Workbook file into a Workflow. The following shows how to import a Worksheet from a Microsoft Excel Workbook ( basketball_shots.xlsx ) saved in the Workbench workspace:

  1. Expand the Import group in the Workflow palette, then click and drag the Excel Import block onto the Workflow canvas.
  2. Double-click the Excel Import block to display the Configure Excel Import dialog box.
  3. In the Configure Excel Import dialog box, specify the required settings:
    1. Select Workspace as the File Location.
    2. Enter the Path for the Excel file, for example /data/basketball_shots.xlsx, or click Browse to navigate to the path containing the file.
    3. In the Sheets drop-down list, select the required Worksheet, for example shots data.
    4. The Preview panel is populated with the first rows of the dataset.

  4. Click OK to save the configuration and close the Configure Excel Import dialog box.

A green execution status is displayed in the Output port of the Excel Import block and the Output port of the Working Dataset. Double-click the Working Dataset to view the data from the workbook:

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