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[CLOSED] How to select records in infoassist based on external file...?

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February 11, 2011, 02:49 PM
Kris K
[CLOSED] How to select records in infoassist based on external file...?
i have question on infoassist :-

i want to know how users can select records within InfoAssist based on the contents of an external file that they are provided from an external resource.

please reply....

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February 17, 2011, 05:04 PM
Kerry
Hi Kris,

Per our internals: can you please provide a bit more info on what you are looking for?

As always, you can contact Information Builders' Customer Support Services and open a case for assistance. To open a case, you may either call at 1-800-736-6130, or access online at InfoResponse.

Cheers,

Kerry


Kerry Zhan
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Information Builders, Inc.
February 18, 2011, 02:57 PM
susannah
kris,
you're probably going to want to read a 'business view', rather than the raw master.
in a 'business view', you can join your host file to this external file, an innter join, and that should do it.
Read up on Business Views... they're cool.




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