Small data preparation

What it does

One of the biggest small data problems, is that data is structured in different ways. Some legacy systems give out reports in the formats like below. Getting this into a spreadsheet or a database table to analyse it is not easy. So I started a project to help transform data in various report formats into simple tables and export as comma-separated files. The project is called cellular , and it is still in the early stages. I thought of writing about it to get ideas and suggestions. It has a simple user interface with the table on the left side with a sidepane on right side. Here's a small screen cast of using cellular to transform the belowfrom vpj.github.io

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