1. ACIS 1504 - Introduction to Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Big Data Import

3. Business Intelligence Quality Information Functions SDLC Design Spreadsheet* Database  Quality Information Functions SDLC Design Spreadsheet* Database  Database Benefits  Components  Database Benefits  Components 

4. Segment A: Big Data

5. Data sets too large to process with traditional database technology http://www.ted.com/talks/kenneth_cukier_ big_data_is_better_data?language=en Watch first 7 minutes 29 seconds Big Data

6. Segment B: Import

7. Sources of Data Excel Files (xlsx) Non-Excel Files (csv, txt) Websites

8. Yahoo Financials Example http://finance.yahoo.com/q To generate table: Amzn Historical Prices 2015 Monthly Download to Spreadsheet OR Data from Web

9. Data From Web

10. Grade Scale Example Import the grade scale from the class website. From the class home page, select Course Policies Grading Grade Scale Scroll to bottom of page

11. Import Access data not formatted as an Excel document File type = txt or csv

12. Import Non-Excel File Text Files DATA ribbon From Text button Select file IMPORT button All Files FILE menu OPEN Change file type to All Files Select file OPEN button

13. Import – Step 1

14. Import – Step 2

15. Import – Step 3: Number Stored as Text

16. Import – Step 3: Omit Column

17. Import – Final Step FILE menu SAVE AS Save As Type = Excel Workbook (*.xlsx)

18. Accrued Expenses Example Import the Accrued Expenses text file. Be sure to preserve the leading zero on the Account number.