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In this exercise, you will merge the two sets of data you just loaded into PhixFlow: the data from the file, and the data from the database.

• In the model , select the stream CustomerAddressesThen select the Stream view, drag Image Added - Add New Stream (Merge) onto your model pane
• Give this the Name: Customer All Details
• Close the stream details form for Customer All Details
• In the model, from the hover menu of CustomerAddresses select Image Added- Add a new Connector, then click the end of the arrow onto the stream Customer All Details
• Similarly, add a connector from the stream SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS – keep your ctrl key pressed down, and select the Stream with your left mouse button
• Right-click anywhere on the background pane of the model (but not on either of the Streams you have just selected)
• Select Merge Selected Streams
• When the Stream Details form pops up, enter the Name: Customer All Details
• A form will appear – in this form, you can select the key fields that you will use to join the data across the two sources:
• In the box with title in press Image Removed
Drag the attribute CustomerRef into the box to Customer All Details
• Double click on the connector from CustomerAddresses  to Customer All Details, this will be called in

  • In the Sort/Group section, press Image Added - Show Stream Attributes

  • From the list that appears, drag CustomerRef into the list
  • Close the list of attributes
  • In the box with title in_2 press Image Removed
  Drag the attribute
• Double click on the connector from CustomerAddresses  to SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS, this will be called in_2

  • In the Sort/Group section, press Image Added - Show Stream Attributes

  • From the list that appears, drag CUSTOMER_REF into the boxlist
  • Close the list of attributes
  • Press Image Removed
  • An Automatic Stream Configuration form will appear – accept the default in the drop-down list (All Attributes) and press Image Removed

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• Now add attributes to the merge stream:
  • From the hover menu of CustomerAddresses, press Image Added - Show Stream Attributes
  • Drag all attributes from this list over the top of Customer All Details and "drop" (i.e. release your mouse button)
    • Note that you can select all attributes by selecting the top attribute, pressing Shift and then selecting the bottom attribute
    • When the dialogue appears, select Use original attribute name
  • Similarly, drag all attributes from SOURCE_CUSTOMER_PHONE_NUMBERS to Customer All Details
  • To see the resulting configuration in Customer All Details, double-click on this stream
    • In the attributes section, you will see the added attributes

Run Analysis on Stream

Run Analysis analysis on your new Streamstream:

• Hover over the stream Customer All Details, and press  - Run Analysis
• See the run complete in the Console

View Stream data

To view the data you just loaded:

• Hover over the Stream stream and in the tool bar hover menu press  - Show the list of Stream Views
• In the drop down list, select Default View

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