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theoperafan
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Automate fuzzy logic matching from fixed location CSV files

‎03-04-2020 02:21 PM

Currently, I use Power BI to use fuzzy logic to compare a list of names with another list of names.

 

The raw data is imported via CSV files into Power BI Desktop, and then I use it to fuzzy logic compare at 0.65 and generate possible matches. 

 

What I want to do:

- Automate this so, every week, the updated raw data files are automatically imported from a fixed network location, and the fuzzy logic matching undertaken, and the possible matches saved in a CSV file for me to view. 

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Greg_Deckler
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‎03-04-2020 02:42 PM

Well, for everything but the last bit, you can use Merge queries in Power Query, it has built in fuzzy matching technology.



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