Importing Grouped Report Data to Database

Question

My company receives data from a client that is unable to provide data in any direct format so we have to import several reports that are in a grouped layout like the one bel

Answer 1

I'd do it with a script component.

Total Data Flow:

ExcelSource --> Script Component (Tranformation) --> Conditional Split --> SQL Destination

In script component:

Check accountSummary on InputColumns

Add ActivityDate as output column.

Open Script:

outside of your row processing.

Add:

public datetime dte;

inside row processing:

if (DateTime.TryParse(Row.ActivitySummary.ToString()))
{dte=DateTime.Parse(Row.ActivitySummary.ToString());}
else
{Row.ActivityDate = dte;}

Then add a Conditional Split to remove null Activity Dates