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PhixFlow has many options that you can use to define the data, its properties and relationships. But if you already have data available you can quickly and easily load it into PhixFlow.

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nameDemo Build Step 2 Define and Load Data.mp4

How to

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titleStep 1 Connect PhixFlow to the data source
  1. In the repository, add a new analysis model and set Basic Settings > Name to Businesses
  2. To open the model in the workspace, click the toolbar button
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    .
  3. To load the Excel file, drag a 
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     from the model toolbar into the model and set 
    Basic Settings > Name: Business-File, then  
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     the properties.
  4. In the model, hover your mouse pointer over the file collector. PhixFlow displays a pop-up toolbar. Click 
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    . Browse to the Excel file.
  5. In the upload window, click the  
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     button. Your model should now look like this.

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titleExplore the possibilities
To make it really easy to load data from Excel files, PhixFlow automatically sets many of properties. You can see that there are many options that you can use to load different types of data from file.


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