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Fuzzy match combined excel files

‎02-21-2020 01:21 AM

Hi, I'm working on an idea and it will involve combining around 1,000 excel files each with about 5,000 rows. I will then perform fuzzy match in just one column to look up some keywords which will potentially yield more tna 1 potential match (based on .40 threshold). What would be the best way to approach this considering the volume of the data? thanks!

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‎02-21-2020 02:48 AM

I'm not exactly sure on how you will automate getting 1000 excel files. I guess that PBI will be very slow in getting so many different files. I would consolidate first in a single excel and load that.
Anyway 5 million rows is large but not extremely large for PBI. You can apply your formulas on a fuzzy match with a calculated column.

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‎03-05-2020 01:18 AM

the files are saved in a SP library, and PBI will be used to combine them and then perform the fuzzy match. How can I apply fuzzy match using calculated columns?

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