How to remove duplicate rows or values from your ShipHero data

Here's how to use the How to remove duplicate rows or values from your ShipHero data

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What is ShipHero?

ShipHero is a warehouse management system (WMS) and order fulfillment platform designed for e-commerce businesses. It helps companies streamline their shipping operations, manage inventory, and automate fulfillment processes across multiple sales channels. ShipHero provides real-time visibility into warehouse operations and integrates seamlessly with major e-commerce platforms.

Why would you want to remove duplicate rows or values from your ShipHero data?

When working with ShipHero data, duplicate entries can create confusion, skew analytics, and lead to operational inefficiencies. Here's why removing duplicates is essential:

  • Prevent double-counting of inventory items or orders
  • Maintain accurate reporting and analytics
  • Avoid shipping duplicate orders to customers
  • Ensure data consistency across your operations
  • Streamline automation workflows
  • Reduce storage costs and improve system performance

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How to use ShipHero with Parabola

Parabola seamlessly integrates with ShipHero to help you automate your data processing and analysis workflows. Here are the key benefits:

  • No coding required to connect and manipulate ShipHero data
  • Real-time data synchronization
  • Automated data cleaning and transformation
  • Custom reporting capabilities
  • Integration with other e-commerce tools and platforms
  • Scalable data processing for growing businesses

Retrieving data from ShipHero

Getting started with ShipHero data in Parabola is straightforward using the Pull from ShipHero step. This step allows you to access various types of data from your ShipHero account, including orders, inventory, and shipping information.

Key features

  • Secure API connection to your ShipHero account
  • Multiple data type selection options
  • Customizable date ranges for data pulls
  • Automatic pagination handling
  • Real-time data refresh capabilities

How to use

  1. Drag the Pull from ShipHero step onto the canvas
  2. Using our ShipHero integration how to doc, authenticate the API integration
  3. Use one of the pre-built API connections to pull in an object from ShipHero, specifying the fields you'd like to pull and date range
  4. Run the step to pull in your data

How to remove duplicates with Parabola

The Remove duplicates step in Parabola provides a powerful way to clean your data by eliminating redundant entries. This step can be customized to look at specific columns or entire rows when determining what constitutes a duplicate.

Key features

  • Column-specific duplicate removal
  • Flexible matching criteria
  • Preservation of original data order
  • Option to keep first or last occurrence
  • Support for case-sensitive matching

How to use

  1. Add the Remove duplicates step to the Canvas
  2. Select the columns to check for duplicates
  3. Choose whether to keep the first or last occurrence
  4. Configure any additional matching options
  5. Preview the results to ensure accuracy

Practical use cases and examples

Removing duplicates from ShipHero data has numerous practical applications in e-commerce operations. Here are some common scenarios where this functionality proves invaluable.

Order deduplication

When dealing with multiple sales channels, orders might sometimes be recorded twice in ShipHero. By removing duplicates based on order ID and customer information, you can ensure each order is processed only once and maintain accurate fulfillment records.

Inventory reconciliation

During inventory counts or when syncing across multiple warehouses, duplicate SKU entries might appear. Using Parabola to remove these duplicates helps maintain accurate stock levels and prevents inventory discrepancies.

Customer list cleanup

When managing customer data across different systems, duplicate customer records can accumulate in ShipHero. Removing these duplicates based on email or phone number ensures clean customer data for marketing and support purposes.

Working with clean, duplicate-free data is essential for maintaining efficient operations in your e-commerce business. By combining ShipHero's robust platform with Parabola's powerful data processing capabilities, you can ensure your data remains accurate and reliable. This automation not only saves time but also reduces the risk of errors in your fulfillment operations.