Data Feed Power Query -

Technical User Guide

Create customised Data Feeds and Power Queries

Version 1.0.1

09 Jun 2017

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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 3
Set-up customised data feed .................................................................................................................. 3
Technical requirements for Data Feed Power Query .............................................................................. 4
Build Power Query based on a data feed ............................................................................................... 5
Introduction - Demo Power Query ............................................................................................... 5
Create new Power Query from scratch based on a data feed ..................................................... 5
Error handling ......................................................................................................................................... 8
‘Power Query’ tab not visible after successful download of Add-In (Excel 2010 / 2013) ............. 8
Add New Query - ’MYSHEET’ shows no results (Excel 2010 / 2013 / 2016) .............................. 8
‘MYSHEET’ shows no result after adjusting data feed and refreshing query ‘SOURCE’ ............ 8
Revision History .................................................................................................................................... 10
Contact information ............................................................................................................................... 10

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 Introduction
This manual explains how to create a customised data feed in order to extract data from
fundinfo’s database. Additionally, it goes through each step how to build a Power Query based
on a data feed.

Set-up customised data feed

For detailed information about all features of the data feed website and its set-up, please
consider the user guide ‘Self-Service Data Feed’, which can be found here:
https://about.fundinfo.com/media/2086/self-service_data_feed_user_guide_cs-p-en-010013.pdf

The following steps will explain a basic set-up of a data feed:

 Go to https://datafeed.fundinfo.com/
 You will arrive at the ‘Home’ section
 Click ‘Login’ on the upper right to log yourself in or register
 After a successful login the home page will appear
 Select ‘Feeds’ tab
 Hit ‘Create’
 Enter a name at the ‘Name’ field
 Click ‘Create’
Page 1: Specifying data scope

 Select one or more fund groups

 Specify scope by pasting ISINs (pls. note only selected ISINs will be considered in feed)
 Select data fields. The dropdown field reflects the column order of the data later
indicated in the feed (from left to right: first selected field on the very left and latest
selected on the right).
 Choose a ‘Frequency Of Production’
 Click ‘Save’
 The feed will be generated depending on the ‘Frequency Of Production’. However, you
may click ‘Download Sample’, which will instruct the system to start producing a sample
feed immediately. Please note that the sample download will only include up to 10 ISINs
providing a short preview.
 The data feed set-up may be completed here OR you click on ‘2’ on the bottom left to
apply enhanced filter options.
Page 2: Filters

On this page, you may apply filters to the selected data of a feed. This feed configuration is
optional. The filter(s) will directly influence the feed’s output. Please keep in mind that in case
your data feed is empty, it might be the case that one of the applied filters excludes any kind of
results. The already existing filter ‘Share Class Lifecycle Filter (OFST020545)’ is applied to
every feed by default. It instructs the system to show only data of active share classes/funds.

To create a customized filter:

 Click create
 Select a ‘Filter Type’ from the drop-down menu. Please note that for the time being the
filter types are restricted to a specific field range.
 Define the ‘Filter Parameters’
 Hit ‘OK’
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Page 3: Formatting the output

 Should you wish to get an email notification once the data feed is ready, tick ‘Email
Notification, when new data feed was generated’
 Hit ‘Save’ -> data will be produced as stated above ‘Page 1: Specifying data scope’

Technical requirements for Data Feed Power Query

This manual supports the Excel Versions 2010, 2013 and 2016. In case you have an older
Version than Excel 2016 please follow the next steps. Otherwise, you may skip this step and
continue with chapter 4 ‘Build Power Query based on Data Feed’.

In order to perform Power Queries in one of the Excel Versions 2010 or 2013 we kindly ask you
to download the Add-In: ‘Microsoft Power Query for Excel’ and follow the installation steps:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39379&CorrelationId=e3b43710-
403a-49af-9027-09eddbc7472b

Find out your Excel Version (32-bit or 64-bit):

Excel Version 2013 Excel Version 2010

 In Excel click ‘File’ tab  In Excel click ‘File’ tab

 Select ‘Account’  Select ‘Help’
 Hit ‘About Excel - button’  Version is displayed on the right side
 Version is displayed on the top of the (see screenshot)
pop-up window (see screenshot)

After a successful installation: reopen Excel. You should now be able to see a new tab called ‘Power
Query’ (see screenshot).

Excel Version 2013

Excel Version 2010

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 Build Power Query based on a data feed

Introduction - Demo Power Query

The following links provide you with a demo Power Query for either the Excel Version 2016 or Version
2010 / 2013:

Excel Version 2016:

https://about.fundinfo.com/media/2088/datafeed-powerquery_demo_office-2016_cs-p-en-010017.xlsx

Excel Version 2010 / 2013:

https://about.fundinfo.com/media/2087/datafeed-powerquery_demo_office-2010_2013_cs-p-en-
010016.xlsx

Open the demo file and you may find one visible sheet ‘MYSHEET’. This sheet will show data based
on a data feed, which works as a source. The source sheet is hidden. To unhide the sheet:

 Right click on ‘MYSHEET’ tab

 Select ‘Unhide’
 A window will pop-up to ask you which sheet to unhide -> choose ‘SOURCE’
 click ‘OK’

In ‘MYSHEET’ the ISIN is the share class trigger (column A) and the openfunds identifier codes
represent the data fields (row 1). The Power Query can only display data for those fields and ISINs,
which have been previously added to the data feed. The data will be updated directly from fundinfo’s
database on a periodical basis as defined in the data feed.

The demo file gives you a preview of what and how a Power Query provides data. Further, it gives a
small insight of the visual format. It should not work as a Power Query Template. Please find below
instructions to build-up your own customised Power Query.

Create new Power Query from scratch based on a data feed

The following steps will explain how to build a new Power Query based on a customised data feed:

1. Open a new excel workbook

2. Click on the file menu button ‘Data’
3. The next step varies between the Excel Versions 2010, 2013 and 2016. Please use the
corresponding explanation to your Excel Version:

Excel Version 2016 Excel Version 2010 / 2013

 Look for the group ‘Get &
 Click on ‘Power Query’ tab
Transform’ within the ribbon
‘Data’  Within ribbon ‘Get External Data’
select ‘From Web’
 Click on ‘New Query’
 Go to ‘From Other Sources’
and select ‘From Web’

4. A window will pop up and ask you for an URL -> leave it open
5. Go back to your feed overview on https://datafeed.fundinfo.com/
6. Select the data feed you wish to use as basis for the Power Query (Tip: Your data feed should
include the data field ‘ISIN [OFST020000]’ and it should be selected as first field. This will force
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 the application to list the ISIN in the first column of the data feed and will come in handy later
on.)
7. Go to the third page and right click on the API address of the CSV file -> click ‘copy link
address’
8. Go back to the open window within Excel and paste the copied link -> hit ‘OK’
9. A message box appears, asking if the access should be anonymous. Choose either one of the
options and click ‘Connect’.
10. This step only concerns the users of Excel Version 2010, 2013 OR Excel Version 2016 (with
version number above 16.0.4266.1001):
 After successful connection another message box will pop-up providing a preview of
extracted data.
 Hit ‘Edit’ on the bottom right
11. A new window will pop-up, the Query Editor:

12. Within the Query Editor: Select the first row with all OFST identifier -> Within the group
‘Transform’, click ‘Use First Row As Headers’ -> within the group ‘Close’, click ‘Close & Load’
13. In case the first column of your feed is the ISIN [OFST020000] field this step is irrelevant.
Otherwise, still in the Query Editor: Please make sure that the column listing all ISINs (OFST
identifier: OFST020000) will be the first column within query -> drag and drop it to the first
position (Note: This reordering is not dynamically and in case you will adjust your data field
range of the data feed afterwards, this may lead to an error. Please see chapter 5 ‘Error
handling’ point 1.3 for further details.)
14. Excel automatically creates a second sheet within the excel workbook to use it for the query
15. Name the query sheet ‘SOURCE’ (take demo file as reference)
16. Name the empty sheet ‘MYSHEET’ (take demo file as reference)
17. Within the ‘Power Query’ sheet: As explained above Column A receives ISIN codes as share
class trigger, row 1 is supposed to contain the OFST identifier to represent each data field
-> add the ISIN OFST identifier OFST020000 at cell A1
18. Create the following formula in ‘MYSHEET’ to extract data from ‘SOURCE’. Start at cell B2 in
‘MYSHEET’:
a. The ISIN will be the unique identifier of the share class in column A returning the
respective data point listed in the ‘SOURCE’ sheet (query).
Lookup_value: entered ISIN in column A, add the following: $A2 ($ sign in
order to assure the reference stays in column A)

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 Table_array: column range of ‘SOURCE’ sheet, depends on amount of
fields included into the data feed, also add ‘$’ sign (e.g.:
‘SOURCE’!$A:$D). Please note that in case you subsequently
extend the data field scope, the table array has to be adjusted
accordingly as well.
Col_index_num: set to 1
[range_lookup]: set to FALSE

=VLOOKUP(lookup_value; table_array; col_index_num; [range_lookup])

b. In order to avoid ‘#N/A’ results, add the ‘IFERROR’ formula. Use “” (two quotation
marks with no space in between) as the value to be shown if the error occurs.
Value_if_error: “”

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(lookup_value; table_array; col_index_num; [range_lookup]);

value_if_error)

c. To show the respective data point according to the given OFST identifiers replace
‘Col_index_num’ of the VLOOKUP formula with the MATCH formula:
Lookup_value: is the OFST identifier in row 1, add the following: B$1 ($ sign
in order to assure the reference stays in the first row)
Lookup_array: first row of the ‘Source’ sheet e.g.: ‘SOURCE’!$1:$1
[match_type]: 0 - exact match

=IFERROR(VLOOKUP(lookup_value; table_array; MATCH(lookup_value;

lookup_array; [match_type]); [range_lookup]); value_if_error)

The final formula should look like this:

19. After successful creation of the formula, multiply it into as many cells as you need except for
those in row 1 and column A.
20. To refresh the data of the query -> right-click on any cell in the ‘SOURCE’ sheet -> select
‘Refresh’ from dropdown OR select ‘SOURCE’ sheet -> click on ‘Query’ tab within the ribbon ->
hit ‘Refresh’

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 Error handling

Power Query tab not visible after successful download of Add-In (Excel 2010 /
2013)
Please check your Add-In settings:

 Go to ’File’ tab
 Click ‘Options’ -> then ‘Add-Ins’ category
 On the bottom choose ‘COM Add-In’ from the dropdown right next to ‘Manage’ -> click ‘Go’
 Make sure the ‘Microsoft Power Query for Excel’ is ticked
 Click ‘OK’

Add new query - ’MYSHEET’ shows no results (Excel 2010 / 2013 / 2016)
In case you would like to add a new data feed to the Power Query and replace it with the original
‘SOURCE’ and the ‘MYSHEET’ does not return any results, it might be because of the formula. When
adding a new query, Excel will automatically create a new sheet. Deleting the original ‘SOURCE’
sheet and renaming the new query to ‘SOURCE’ will destroy the reference within the formula. It turns
out the ‘MYSHEET’ does not return any values from the new query. To solve this, do the following:

 Go to ‘MYSHEET’
 Double click cell B2 to edit the formula
 You will see twice ‘ #REF ‘ for the values:
table_array of VLOOKUP
lookup_array of MATCH

 Replace ‘ #REF ‘ with the correct reference as explained in chapter ‘4.2. Create new Power
Query based on Data Feed’ at step 18a and 18c
 Fixed formula should look similar to this:

‘MYSHEET’ shows no result after adjusting data feed and refreshing query
‘SOURCE’
Should you adjust the data field scope of the data feed you are using for the Power Query by adding
or removing a data field, please be aware of the following:

After successfully adjusting your feed and refreshing the query ‘SOURCE’ within the Power Query it
might be the case that ‘MYSHEET’ no longer shows any results. This may be because of the fact that
the reordering of the feeds column as described in point 4.1.2 step 12 to 13 is not dynamically.

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Adding a new data field:

This does not trigger an issue as all new added fields are added-up on the end of the ‘Select data
fields’ dropdown field and will not influence the query settings.

Removing a field:

If you remove a field from the dropdown list, which is in terms of the fields order before the ISIN field,
the ISIN field will move one index to the left and will no longer have its same position, which triggers
the error in the Power Query. You either re-build the Power Query from the scratch or deselect all data
fields and re-select them while making sure the ISIN field will be at its previous position as the query
settings will expect. Removing a data field behind the ISIN field should not cause an error.

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 Revision History

Version Date Author Description

1.0.0 07.02.2017 max.boeker@fundinfo.com Initial version

1.0.1 09.06.2017 max.boeker@fundinfo.com Necessary adjustments

Contact information
fundinfo AG Office Hours Switzerland:
Staffelstrasse 12 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +1 (daylight saving: UTC +2)
8045 Zürich Phone +41 44 286 91 02
Switzerland For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo (Germany) GmbH Office Hours Germany:

Rheinstraße 13 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +1 (daylight saving: UTC +2)
60325 Frankfurt Phone +49 69 750 859 790
Germany For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo (UK) Limited Office Hours UK:

Warnford Court 08:30 – 17:30 UTC (daylight saving: UTC +1)
29 Throgmorton Street Phone +44 203 451 50 38
London EC2N 2AT For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
UK For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo (France) SAS Office Hours France:

149 rue Saint Honoré 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +1 (daylight saving: UTC +2)
75001 Paris Phone +33 1 70 39 21 68
France For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo Spain S.L. Office Hours Spain:

Paseo de la Castellana 259 C 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +1 (daylight saving: UTC +2)
28046 Madrid Phone +34 91 414 7805
Spain For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo Asia Ltd. Office Hours Hong Kong:

Unit C, 17/F, Neich Tower, 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +8
128 Gloucester Road Phone +852 2618 1622
Wan Chai, Hong Kong For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

fundinfo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd Office Hours Singapore:

16 Raffles Quay 08:30 – 17:30 UTC +8
Hong Leong Building #33-03 Phone +65 316 32 294
Singapore 048581 For Fund Houses: membersupport@fundinfo.com
For Fund Distributors: businesssupport@fundinfo.com

Disclaimer:
The contents of this document are provided “as is”. This information may contain technical
inaccuracies, typographical errors or out-of-date information and may be updated or changed without
notice at any time. In no event shall fundinfo be liable for special, indirect, incidental or consequential
damages resulting from or related to the use of this document.
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