Parse Name, Address Line 1, City, State and Zip

Hello friends,

My dataset has the name of the store, address line 1, City, State, and 5-digit Zip code, all in one cell of Excel. Picture below. I have also attached the Excel file. Essentially I would like to have each of these in a separate column. I am fairly new to Alteryx and am struggling to figure out how I can achieve my goal. Any kind of help is much appreciated. Thank you so much!

File1.xlsx

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philipmannering

@atcodedog05 I think you're missing Address Line 1. And City is sometimes missing the first word.

Here's my best attempt.. It's a little clumsy because it's difficult separating the address line 1 from the city.

regex address.yxmd

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atcodedog05

Hi @itssumanb

Here is a workflow for the task.

You parse tool with below config:

(.*)\s(\w*),\s(\w*)\s(\w*)

Output:

Hope this helps 🙂

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city.yxmd

philipmannering

@atcodedog05 I think you're missing Address Line 1. And City is sometimes missing the first word.

Here's my best attempt.. It's a little clumsy because it's difficult separating the address line 1 from the city.

regex address.yxmd

itssumanb

Hi atcodedog05!

Thank you so much for your help. This is very close to what I need. Thank you again!

CharlieS

Hi @itssumanb

There's a lot of nuance/edge cases to parsing addresses. The string parsing method @atcodedog05 and @PhilipMannering posted is quick and effective for these cases, but may not always provide the desired result depending on how the inputs vary. The best strategy is to use tools specifically for parsing addresses that references address databases like CASS (Coding Accuracy Support System).

Alteryx has the Parse Address tool:

https://help.alteryx.com/current/designer/parse-address-tool

This tool takes the single input field, compares those components using CASS, and outputs the individual fields you desire. The standardized field output can then be used for geocoding or mail circulation. The drawback is that access to this tool requires the purchase of the location insights data from Alteryx.

The strategy I typically recommend is to use the Google Geocoder API to return standardized address fields and latitude/longitude information. I recommend the Google Geocoder macro built by @jdunkerley79:
https://gallery.alteryx.com/?fbclid=IwAR0SmVVRAAZf-YZr_LyDSzsYYZDw0aaDkF3PH1vCVUVPtxZf0_NVNCUGvUM#!app/Google-Maps-Geocode/57aade953df7da17848b5dd9

You'll need a Google API to use this tool, which has limited free use but might be a good idea to spend money on if you plan to do this frequently in your business.

https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing

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