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[alexpanjhc]

Hi All

I have a file that the headers are not in the same row. attached file

Can Qlik do something so that the cells in the header can merge?

look like this?

Entity ID, 2012Q3, 2012Q4.....

Thank you!

[sunny_talwar]

May be like this:

Table:

Directory;

LOAD F1 as Entity,

     [2012Q3],

     [2012Q4],

     [2013Q1],

     [2013Q2],

     [2013Q3],

     [2013Q4],

     [2014Q1],

     [2014Q2],

     [2014Q3],

     [2014Q4],

     [2015Q1],

     [2015Q2],

     [2015Q3],

     [2015Q4],

     [2016Q1],

     [2016Q2]

FROM

[test (6).xlsx]

(ooxml, embedded labels, header is 7 lines, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

[santiago_respane]

Hi Alex,

your excel it's not in the best condition to be loaded but you can do something like this:

LOAD F1,

     [2012Q3],

     [2012Q4],

     [2013Q1],

     [2013Q2],

     [2013Q3],

     [2013Q4],

     [2014Q1],

     [2014Q2],

     [2014Q3],

     [2014Q4],

     [2015Q1],

     [2015Q2],

     [2015Q3],

     [2015Q4],

     [2016Q1],

     [2016Q2]

FROM [test.xlsx]

(ooxml, embedded labels, header is 7 lines, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

first field appears named as F1 because its header is not in the same row of the other felds.

Let me know if this helps.

Kind regards,

[settu_periasamy]

One more option using Transformation Wizard.. (you can remove or fill whatever you have in that field).. for your file

try like

Table:

LOAD * FROM

[test.xlsx]

(ooxml, embedded labels, header is 6 lines, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report], filters(

Transpose(),Replace(1, right, StrCnd(null)),Remove(Col, Pos(Top, 2)),Transpose())) ;

[alexpanjhc]

Thanks everyone for responding.

What if the report does not always come in where the heading occupy 6 rows (maybe more or less depends on the  month?) meaning Entity Id may land on any row. Is there a dynamic way to load this?

[sunny_talwar]

So you are saying that next time the file comes, the Entity Id and the YearQuarter column can be in another row?

[alexpanjhc]

Hi Settu

How did you make the transformation?

I can see the garbage, fill, column, unwrap and rotate tabs. where do I go next?

Thank you!

[alexpanjhc]

You are correct.

I can't confirm that until next week but I am afraid that may happen.

[sunny_talwar]

Here is a sample for you to play around with. Here test (7) has Entity Id starting at number 20, while test (6) has Entity Id at number 7.

Script 1:

//LET vFileName = 'test (7).xlsx';

LET vFileName = 'test (6).xlsx';

Table:

LOAD Row

Where A = 'Entity Id';

LOAD RecNo() as Row,

  A

FROM

[$(vFileName)]

(ooxml, no labels, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

LET vRow = Peek('Row');

LOAD F1 as [Entity Id],

    [2012Q3],

    [2012Q4],

    [2013Q1],

    [2013Q2],

    [2013Q3],

    [2013Q4],

    [2014Q1],

    [2014Q2],

    [2014Q3],

    [2014Q4],

    [2015Q1],

    [2015Q2],

    [2015Q3],

    [2015Q4],

    [2016Q1],

    [2016Q2]

FROM

[$(vFileName)]

(ooxml, embedded labels, header is $(vRow) lines, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

Script 2:

LET vFileName = 'test (7).xlsx';

//LET vFileName = 'test (6).xlsx';

Table:

LOAD Row

Where A = 'Entity Id';

LOAD RecNo() as Row,

  A

FROM

[$(vFileName)]

(ooxml, no labels, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

LET vRow = Peek('Row');

LOAD F1 as [Entity Id],

     [2012Q3],

     [2012Q4],

     [2013Q1],

     [2013Q2],

     [2013Q3],

     [2013Q4],

     [2014Q1],

     [2014Q2],

     [2014Q3],

     [2014Q4],

     [2015Q1],

     [2015Q2],

     [2015Q3],

     [2015Q4],

     [2016Q1],

     [2016Q2]

FROM

[$(vFileName)]

(ooxml, embedded labels, header is $(vRow) lines, table is [Entity Rating Trend Report]);

Regardless of which row the Entity Id starts, you will be able to run the scrip without any error. Only catch here is that the FieldHeader (Entity Id) needs to be consistent across, else you are going to run into issues because that is the logic you would need to use to determine how much offset you need here.

Attaching all the files for you to test out.

Best,

Sunny