Cross table

Jabazan
Jabazan New Altair Community Member
edited November 2024 in Community Q&A
Hello, I am trying to get the information of several Excel files in a folder. 
Each file has the following format:

 Date store1 store2 store3
dd/mm/yyyy  $ #.00(sales)  etc

I would like to crosstable this formato to obtain this one:

Date store_id Sales
dd/mm/yy store1 $ xxxx

I will appreciate your guide to get an answer.
Best regards 
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  • lionelderkrikor
    lionelderkrikor New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2019 Answer ✓
    Hi @Jabazan,

    Use the De-Pivot operator : 

    UPDATE : Check the create nominal index parameter of De-Pivot operator (to have the expected results) : 






    The process : 

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.4.000-BETA">
      <context>
        <input/>
        <output/>
        <macros/>
      </context>
      <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" name="Process">
        <parameter key="logverbosity" value="init"/>
        <parameter key="random_seed" value="2001"/>
        <parameter key="send_mail" value="never"/>
        <parameter key="notification_email" value=""/>
        <parameter key="process_duration_for_mail" value="30"/>
        <parameter key="encoding" value="SYSTEM"/>
        <process expanded="true">
          <operator activated="true" breakpoints="after" class="utility:create_exampleset" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="68" name="Create ExampleSet" width="90" x="246" y="85">
            <parameter key="generator_type" value="comma separated text"/>
            <parameter key="number_of_examples" value="100"/>
            <parameter key="use_stepsize" value="false"/>
            <list key="function_descriptions"/>
            <parameter key="add_id_attribute" value="false"/>
            <list key="numeric_series_configuration"/>
            <list key="date_series_configuration"/>
            <list key="date_series_configuration (interval)"/>
            <parameter key="date_format" value="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"/>
            <parameter key="time_zone" value="SYSTEM"/>
            <parameter key="input_csv_text" value="Date,store1,store2,store3&#10;01/01/2019, 10,20,30&#10;02/01/2019,40,50,60"/>
            <parameter key="column_separator" value=","/>
            <parameter key="parse_all_as_nominal" value="false"/>
            <parameter key="decimal_point_character" value="."/>
            <parameter key="trim_attribute_names" value="true"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="de_pivot" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="82" name="De-Pivot" width="90" x="380" y="85">
            <list key="attribute_name">
              <parameter key="Sales" value="store.*"/>
            </list>
            <parameter key="index_attribute" value="store_Id"/>
            <parameter key="create_nominal_index" value="false"/>
            <parameter key="keep_missings" value="false"/>
          </operator>
          <connect from_op="Create ExampleSet" from_port="output" to_op="De-Pivot" to_port="example set input"/>
          <connect from_op="De-Pivot" from_port="example set output" to_port="result 1"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
      </operator>
    </process>
    
    Hope this helps,

    Regards,

    Lionel


Answers

  • lionelderkrikor
    lionelderkrikor New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2019 Answer ✓
    Hi @Jabazan,

    Use the De-Pivot operator : 

    UPDATE : Check the create nominal index parameter of De-Pivot operator (to have the expected results) : 






    The process : 

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.4.000-BETA">
      <context>
        <input/>
        <output/>
        <macros/>
      </context>
      <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" name="Process">
        <parameter key="logverbosity" value="init"/>
        <parameter key="random_seed" value="2001"/>
        <parameter key="send_mail" value="never"/>
        <parameter key="notification_email" value=""/>
        <parameter key="process_duration_for_mail" value="30"/>
        <parameter key="encoding" value="SYSTEM"/>
        <process expanded="true">
          <operator activated="true" breakpoints="after" class="utility:create_exampleset" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="68" name="Create ExampleSet" width="90" x="246" y="85">
            <parameter key="generator_type" value="comma separated text"/>
            <parameter key="number_of_examples" value="100"/>
            <parameter key="use_stepsize" value="false"/>
            <list key="function_descriptions"/>
            <parameter key="add_id_attribute" value="false"/>
            <list key="numeric_series_configuration"/>
            <list key="date_series_configuration"/>
            <list key="date_series_configuration (interval)"/>
            <parameter key="date_format" value="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"/>
            <parameter key="time_zone" value="SYSTEM"/>
            <parameter key="input_csv_text" value="Date,store1,store2,store3&#10;01/01/2019, 10,20,30&#10;02/01/2019,40,50,60"/>
            <parameter key="column_separator" value=","/>
            <parameter key="parse_all_as_nominal" value="false"/>
            <parameter key="decimal_point_character" value="."/>
            <parameter key="trim_attribute_names" value="true"/>
          </operator>
          <operator activated="true" class="de_pivot" compatibility="9.4.000-BETA" expanded="true" height="82" name="De-Pivot" width="90" x="380" y="85">
            <list key="attribute_name">
              <parameter key="Sales" value="store.*"/>
            </list>
            <parameter key="index_attribute" value="store_Id"/>
            <parameter key="create_nominal_index" value="false"/>
            <parameter key="keep_missings" value="false"/>
          </operator>
          <connect from_op="Create ExampleSet" from_port="output" to_op="De-Pivot" to_port="example set input"/>
          <connect from_op="De-Pivot" from_port="example set output" to_port="result 1"/>
          <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
          <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
        </process>
      </operator>
    </process>
    
    Hope this helps,

    Regards,

    Lionel


  • Jabazan
    Jabazan New Altair Community Member
    edited July 2019
    Thank you @lionelderkrikor