Macro to import multiple files

Question

Dear Team,

Need help to import multiple excel files. I have ~60 excel files that need to import in alteryx is it possible to create a macro.

Name of the excel file :Analytics Master View Pages 20200501-20200930 (1) file name same except only the part which is highlighted in red is dynamic which is at the end i.e. 2, 3 , & so on till 60.

Analytics Master View Pages 20200501-20200930 (1).xlsx

Analytics Master View Pages 20200501-20200930 (2).xlsx

cgoodman · Answer

@MB_Rocks

the schema error occurs when using the wildcard method if there is a slight difference in field names or if in an Excel file there are columns which used to have data in but are deleted. In the link @atcodedog05  posted if you go to the method ‘3. Batch Macro with file paths’ then that will work. After importing check your columns are as expected, for example if you have a column called Date and one called date they will appear separately in the output.

MB_Rocks · Answer

Thanks for your help I have done that as well its shows below error to me

Warning: Input Data (1): The file "Category Link Mapping\New folder\Analytics Master View Pages 20200501-20200930 (12).xlsx|||`Dataset1$`" has a different schema than the 1st file in the set and will be skipped

only three file I'm able to import

Tried ur workflow its same

atcodedog05 · Answer

Hi @MB_Rocks

Here is a Article which might help you on the way.

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Knowledge-Base/The-Ultimate-Input-Data-Flowchart/ta-p/20480