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In this lesson, you’ll learn the four general categories of data sources that you can pull into Parabola and see how you can pull data by prompting, dragging and dropping files onto the canvas, and searching for steps in the search bar.

Building challenge

Pull both of your sample data files into your flow — you’ll need both to build the Sales by Category Report.
Need to create your flow and download your sample data files? Return to the previous lesson.
1

Drag and drop your sales data file directly onto the canvas

This automatically creates a Pull from CSV file step and loads your data.
2

Search for Pull from CSV file and drag it onto the canvas, then upload your product categories file

Once the step is on the canvas, double-click to open the step, and then click “Upload a file” to pull in your data.
3

Put each step onto its own card to add documentation to your flow

You can add cards by right-clicking on the canvas, or by clicking Cards → Add new card in the search bar up top. Give your cards the following titles:
  • Pull sales data by line item
  • Pull product category data
Optionally, add emojis and colors to your cards.
Pull data canvas viewPull sales data stepPull product categories step
Last modified on March 16, 2026