Hi Alteryx,
I am working on a project and I need some help. So, I downloaded raw data from yahoo finance, and I want to make comparisons of the top ten cryptocurrencies from the last year. I was able to input all of the data, but now I do not know how to connect it so I can analyze them all together and make comparisons. What should I do first?
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Hi @wave_wstn
Can you provide some more information on what analysis you're looking to do, and if possible provide the data or workflow you've started?
One initial thought is if the files have the same schema you could use a wildcard input to load all the data into one table rather than separately. That would make it easy to get all the data in one table for further analysis.
Hi @wave_wstn
The first thing you can do is read-in all the csv files together in one input tool. Assuming they're all in the same folder (and no non-related csv files are present) you can do something like this by putting *.csv in the input tool. It will look for any csv files in that folder and input them all together (assuming the columns are the same). You'll also want to input the file name as a column so you can differentiate the data for the different cryptos
I know you're just learning Alteryx, but just to demonstrate a little more advanced capability of the tool, you could remove the need to even download the csv files, and just use the download tool!
I attached a workflow that does the following:
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Hi @wave_wstn alteryx doesn't include data inputs when you save a workflow. In order to include them, you need to 'export workflow' and then this will create a .yxzp which includes the data.
If all the files have the same structure (same columns in the same order), and are saved in the same folder then you can use a wildcard input like @Luke_C suggested to input all these files at once. To do this replace the filename with '*' in the data input. I'd also recommend changing option 4 to output the filename as a field. This will union all the data into one big table, with the filename as a single column letting you know which file each row of data came from.
Hope that helps,
Ollie
Thank you so much!!
@Luke_C Thanks for providing these additional steps Luke. Very helpful in demonstrating the Alteryx Capabilities for Analyzing the Financial Markets Data, without even downloading the actual csv files first.
By any chance, are you yourself interested/involved in doing any Stock Market or Crypto Currency Analysis related stuff?
Regards