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If you and your team collect and store large volumes of data in CSV files, exporting all of that information to spreadsheets for analysis is a time-consuming task. And if you handle dynamic data that changes frequently, you may find yourself doing this pretty regularly.<\/p>\n
Storing your CSV files and spreadsheets in the cloud allows them to be transferred in real-time. This allows us to collaborate with others, work more productively and eliminate multiple file versions. However, sometimes you may want to retain a copy of your data at certain points in time, especially if you need to create historical reports or records.<\/p>\n
Often the solution for this is to create multiple versions of files or to copy-paste data. That works, but it’s a slow and error-prone process which can also generate an unnecessary number of files.<\/p>\n
Instead, you can monitor changes to your CSV data over time and retain a “snapshot” of values at regular intervals by creating an automated CSV workflow. This enables you to monitor constantly fluctuating values such as product prices or sales data by generating an automated log of historical changes over time. The data will flow straight from your CSV file into a spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
This means you can:<\/p>\n
Read on for a step-by-step guide on how to append CSV data and create a historical record of changes to your data.<\/p>\n
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Sheetgo enables you to transfer data from a CSV file directly into a spreadsheet automatically. Here I’ll show you how to append CSV data at regular intervals, creating an automated log of historical changes. Readings of the CSV data are “logged” in the spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
In this example I’ll show you how to append CSV data in an Excel file, but this process also works for Google Sheets. Just follow the same steps, selecting Google Sheets as your destination file.<\/p>\n
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Once inside the web application, click\u00a0+Create workflow<\/strong> and then Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n At the top of the screen, give your Untitled Workflow<\/strong> a name so you can edit and identify it later.<\/p>\nStep 2: Select CSV as your data source<\/h4>\n