Turn a billing inbox into a table

Works offline: sample messages in exactly the shape the Read-a-mailbox task produces. Filter the payment processor's daily payout reports, count what arrived, and check none are missing. Swap the first step for a real mailbox connection when you are ready.

IntermediateAbout 10 minutesSchedule: Only when you run itSample files: messages.csv

What it teaches

messages.csv shape
Filtering email
Missing-report checks

Try it

In Datronome, open Learn and choose Examples.
Install Turn a billing inbox into a table.
Press Run now and open the Results tab.

Learn more

6. Reading a mailbox as a data source in the Data engineering guide

The steps

Sample inbox (stands in for Read a mailbox) Move a file
Brings messages.csv into the run.
Keep the payout reports Python

Did every region's report arrive? Quality check

rows >= 3
allowed: region NA, EMEA, APAC
not_null: attachments

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