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Remove duplicate columns

yzanferr
7 - Meteor

Hello, I'm a new user to Alteryx. I was wondering if anyone could help me.

I do have a massive excel with several columns (1632 to be precise). It probably has a lot duplicated columns, not only headers, but hole data.

I need to do 2 tasks:

1- Verify if there are identical columns(not only headers, they must be 100% identical) and delete them;

2- Verify is a column only present nulls or zero and delete the column. The Nulls are saved as strings.

 

The excel is to big to do it manually.

 

Thanks,

Yuri

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kelsey_kincaid
12 - Quasar
12 - Quasar

Hi @yzanferr ,

Would something like the attached work for you? 

 

Input: 

kayers_0-1589384808402.png

Flow:

kayers_1-1589384836894.png

Output:

kayers_2-1589384849632.png

 

yzanferr
7 - Meteor

Hello @kelsey_kincaid Thanks!!!

It solved part 1 of my quest! I still need to remove the columns that contain only null(as a string or not) and zeros.

kelsey_kincaid
12 - Quasar
12 - Quasar

@yzanferr Sorry about that! Try the attached and it should accomplish both goals.

kayers_0-1589392866601.png

yzanferr
7 - Meteor

@kelsey_kincaid it worked for some data, but I think that is some Null written as a string. Is it possible to convert nulls automatic for numbers?

 

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