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Safety - ANSWER Designer offers a safe development environment for testing,
exploring and solving. By simply inputting data into the workflow, you are not
overwriting the existing file. You choose where and how to save results
Output Data Tool - ANSWER -Output the contents of a workflow to a file or
database
-Has only 1 anchor for input
-take file/ table name from field
Text Input Tool - ANSWER Manually add data which will be stored in the
workflow.
Methods of use:
1) Copy & Paste
2) Import a File
3) Enter values in cells
- Data lives within the workflow
- values are static
- can be shared by sharing the workflow
- data is auto categorized to smallest type and size
,Data Types:
- Data types may need to match that of other inputs, especially when that data
may be blended with other data
- Be mindful of the characteristics of each data type and how it may impact your
workflow later on
- empty values are assigned "null"
Input Data Tool - ANSWER Bring data into your workflow by selecting a file,
connecting to a database, or writing a query
-data lives OUTSIDE the workflow
- values will dynamically update on run
- must export workflow to share files
-data is configured based on the file type that is being imported
- close all input files to avoid errors
- preview the first 100 rows of data
Browse Tool - ANSWER View data from a connected tool, and data profile
information, maps and behavioral analysis information in the data
What does red in the results of the browse tool mean? - ANSWER Leading or
trailing white spaces
What does yellow in the results of the browse tool mean? - ANSWER Empty
Strings
,What does gray in the results of the browse tool mean? - ANSWER Null Values
What does green in the results of the browse tool mean? - ANSWER Everything
is OK !
Find Replace Tool - ANSWER Search for data in one table (aka a lookup table)
to replace certain fields in the main data frame that you are working on
Append Fields Tool - ANSWER -This results in a Cartesian Join
-the formula to calculate how many rows will result in a Cartesian join is (number
of rows in data frame 1) * (numbers of rows in data frame 2)
What are the two ways that two data frames could be joined using the "join" tool
? - ANSWER 1) based on common fields
2) based on record position
Union Tool - ANSWER
Select Tool - ANSWER select, deselect, reorder, change the type of data
3 Ways to Add Tools to the Workflow - ANSWER 1) Drag from tool palette
2) Search for tools
3) [Right Click] Canvas and insert
What do Exclamation Marks on Tools mean? - ANSWER The tool is not
configured correctly & needs to be corrected in order for the workflow to run
correctly.
When using a csv file, why would you want to limit the amount of records? -
ANSWER To improve run time
True or False, You can manually enter delimiters in the csv configuration? -
ANSWER True
What should you do if your csv file's first row does not contain column names? -
ANSWER Deselect the option "first row contains field names"
What is the default field length for csv files and what should you do if one or more
of your columns is going to be longer than that? - ANSWER 254 characters, and
manually change the length of the columns in order to avoid truncated values
True or False, you can specify what row you want the input data tool to start
reading in values from a csv file? - ANSWER True
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