Is it always a challenge for you to unify data of different file types and from different sources? This does not have to be like this! You can quickly unify these different file types with InfoZoom and merge them via the same key. It does not matter if the data originate from an Excel file, a text file like CSV or TXT, an Access file or an SQL database. Every file type can be imported and unified in InfoZoom.

1. InfoZoom Tips & Tricks – Part 4
Merge different data sources in InfoZoom

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3. InfoZoom merging options
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Update, Append, Link and Join
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4. Sample scenario 1 - Append
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You would like to add new receipts to your current sales file.
o
o
Sales file
Sales file
incl. new
receipts
Note: Both files should contain the same fields.
A common key enables to identify created duplicates, which can be
deleted after the merging operation, if needed.
New receipts
in CSV file
New receipts
were appended
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5. Sample scenario 2 - Update
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You would like to update your sales file with the current receipt
report.
o
o
Sales file
Sales file
incl.
updated
and new
receipts
Note: Both files should contain the same fields.
A common key enables to identify created duplicates, which can be
deleted after the merging operation, if needed.
Current receipt
report with
updated receipt
records
Existing receipts
were updated, new
receipts were
appended
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6. Sample scenario 3 - Join
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You would like to add the contact details of your customers to your
current sales file.
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Both files needs to have a common key, which joins the correspondent
details of the additional file into the sales file via this key.
Sales file
Customer file
Sales file incl. customer
contact details
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7. Sample scenario 4 - Link
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You would like to know, if all your customers have ordered anything
this year and if your complete part range was considered in these
customer orders.
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The files to be linked need to have a common key, e.g. customer ID or part
number. All matched records will be selected automatically.
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8. InfoZoom Trainings
InfoZoom online trainings
• IZ50 InfoZoom Web-Starter-Seminar
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o Overview of all training dates can be found here:
http://infozoom-online-training.de/content/infozoomonline-training-trainings.html
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9. Thank You!
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+49 (2161) 277850
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Tel: +49 2161 277 85 - 0 ·
E-Mail: mail@corma.de · Web: www.corma.de, www.blog.corma.de
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