Data preparation and cleansing is a tiresome topic! It takes up a lot of time, but needs to be considered to conduct a meaningful analysis and deliver correct analysis reports. In order to automate this data preparation process for your own raw data, InfoZoom can be executed via command line.

1. InfoZoom Tips & Tricks – Part 3
Automated data preparation via command line

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3. Sample scenario
Automation of the following steps
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Import raw data in to a predefined InfoZoom template
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Cleanse raw data via predefined queries
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Create and save several data extracts as CSV files from the cleansed file
for the import into a database
Note:
All steps need to be conducted manually, before creating the command line!
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Create InfoZoom template for raw data incl.
o Attribute groups, formulas, analysis cubes, queries
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Report output
o Can be implemented into the queries (optional)
 Possible formats: Excel table, CSV file, TXT file, InfoZoom file
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4. Step 1
Create InfoZoom template for raw data (in this example: CSV file)
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5. Step 2
Create queries to cleanse the raw data
• e.g. delete all characters except of numbers from phone numbers
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Or delete all spaces at the beginning and end and use upper case
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6. Step 3
Save data extracts as CSV files via queries
• Perform selection:
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Exclude blank data entries for CSV data extracts
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7. Step 4
Command line parameters
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Open text editor and save file as *.cmd
In the first line, copy the path of the InfoZoom.exe on the „C“ drive
Perform InfoZoom in the background
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Command: -invisible
Open predefined template
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Template name (if the name contains spaces, it needs to be enclosed by
quotation marks)
Import raw data in the previously opened template
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Command: -insert -d ";" (-d = delimiter, needs to be enclosed by quotation
marks: semicolon, circumflex etc.)
Execute predefined queries
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Command: -query „query name“(if the name contains spaces, it needs to be
enclosed by quotation marks)
Save selection as CSV file
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Command: -saveObjectsAscsv , „ORGA URL.csv“ (delimiter and name of CSV file)
Close InfoZoom in the background
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Command: -exit
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8. Step 5
Assemble command line
InfoZoom.exe -invisible Sample_Data.fot
–insert –d „^“ Sample_Data.csv
–query Country_cleansing
-query Exclude_blank_Orga -saveObjectsAscsv , ORGA.csv
-query Exclude_Blank_URL -saveObjectsAscsv , „ORGA URL.csv“
-query Exclude_blank_Address -saveObjectsAscsv , „ORGA ADDRESS.csv“
-query Exclude_blank_Contact -saveObjectsAscsv , „ORGA CONTACT.csv“
-exit
Legend
Commands
Template and query names
Raw data
Delimiter for new created CSV files
Names of new created CSV files
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9. Result
Command line in text editor
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All commands needs to be in one line without any line breaks!
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The command line will be executed by double click on the *.cmd file
DOS window shows executed commands
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Result: Created CSV files
Preparation time without command line: apprx. 4 hours
Preparation time with command line:
apprx. 30 minutes
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10. InfoZoom Trainings
InfoZoom online trainings
• IZ50 InfoZoom Web-Starter-Seminar
• IZ51 InfoZoom Web-Expert-Seminar
o Overview of all training dates can be found here:
http://infozoom-online-training.de/content/infozoomonline-training-trainings.html
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11. Thank You!
infozoom@corma.de
+49 (2161) 277850
corma GmbH · Heinz-Nixdorf-Straße 22 · D-41179 Mönchengladbach ·
Tel: +49 2161 277 85 - 0 ·
E-Mail: mail@corma.de · Web: www.corma.de, www.blog.corma.de
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