
Transform Data by Example is like the more advanced version and uses sophisticated algorithms built by others to transform your data. This feature can transform your data based on basic patterns, like in our example if all the names were of the form First Last then Flash Fill could easily transform the data to the required Last, First format. Our example with many different prefixes, suffixes, middle names and initials was just too complex for Flash Fill. Excel already has a feature called Flash Fill (found in the Data Tools section of the Data ribbon) that transforms your data automatically based on a few examples. You might be thinking this sounds very familiar. Transformed values will now appear in your data. Select it by pressing the Lightning icon in the top right corner of the tranformation.

In this case it looks like the CSharpNameParser transformation does a better job and has the results we are looking for.

Yellow cells are where the other transformation has different results.Blue cells are where the pinned transformation and other transformation have the same results.The live preview in your data will show the differences between the two transformations.Hover your mouse cursor over any other transformation to compare it against your pinned transformation.Press the Pin button in any transformation to compare it against any other transformation.You can see a live preview of the transformation results in your data.Hover your mouse cursor over any of the transformations returned to preview the results.

The Query Editor opens after selecting the file (or any. Select the text file to specify the data source. SavingsDemoUS.txt, and confirm with Import. Choosing from Text in the Get and Transform data source menu. Click on New Query, Point on From File, and select From Text. A list of transformations from the search will be returned. Navigate to the Data tab in the Ribbon menu.
