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Dataframe to update subset of fields in table...

plynton
New Contributor II

I have a table that I'll update with multiple inputs (csv). Is there a simple way to update my target when the source fields won't be a 1:1 match? Another challenge I've run into is that my sources don't have a header field, though I guess I could rename the columns if this would be beneficial.

At this point, I've created a blank dataframe based on a schema and then tried to .copy the source columns into the empty df. However, when I do this I get a warning from DB telling me that this is inefficient.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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Hubert-Dudek
Esteemed Contributor III

Read your CSV as a dataframe and than make update using Merge (upsert).

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Hubert-Dudek
Esteemed Contributor III

Read your CSV as a dataframe and than make update using Merge (upsert).

Kaniz
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Hi @Peter Ott​ ​, We haven’t heard from you since the last response from @Hubert Dudek​ , and I was checking back to see if you have a resolution yet.

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