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Investment Portfolio Analytics with Snowflake Cortex

name: app_environment
channels:
  - snowflake
dependencies:
  - matplotlib=*
  - modin=0.28.1
  - seaborn=*
  - snowflake=*


git clone [email protected]:Snowflake-Labs/sfguide-data-engineering-pipelines-with-pandas-on-snowflake.git


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      "source": [
        "### Data Engineering Pipelines with pandas on Snowflake\n",
        "\n",
        "This demo is using the [Snowflake Sample TPC-H dataset](https://docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/sample-data-tpch) that should be in a shared database named `SNOWFLAKE_SAMPLE_DATA`. You can run this notebook in a Snowflake Notebook. \n",
        "\n",
        "During this demo you will learn how to use [pandas on Snowflake](https://docs.snowflake.com/developer-guide/snowpark/python/snowpark-pandas) to:\n",
        "* Create datframe from a Snowflake table\n",
        "* Aggregate and transform data to create new features\n",
        "* Save the result into a Snowflake table\n",
        "* Create a serverless task to schedule the feature engineering\n",
        "\n",
        "pandas on Snowflake is delivered through the Snowpark pandas API as part of the Snowpark Python library (preinstalled with Snowflake Notebooks), which enables scalable data processing of Python code within the Snowflake platform. \n",
        "\n",
        "Start by adding neccessary libraries using the `Packages` dropdown, the additional libraries needed for this notebook is: \n",
        "* `modin` (select version 0.28.1)\n",
        "* `snowflake`\n",
        "* `matplotlib`\n",
        "* `seaborn`"
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      "source": [
        "import streamlit as st\n",
        "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
        "import seaborn as sns"
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      "source": [
        "# Snowpark Pandas API\n",
        "import modin.pandas as spd\n",
        "# Import the Snowpark pandas plugin for modin\n",
        "import snowflake.snowpark.modin.plugin\n",
        "\n",
        "from snowflake.snowpark.context import get_active_session\n",
        "# Create a snowpark session\n",
        "session = get_active_session()"
      ]
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      "source": [
        "# Name of the sample database and the schema to be used\n",
        "SOURCE_DATA_PATH = \"SNOWFLAKE_SAMPLE_DATA.TPCH_SF1\"\n",
        "SAVE_DATA_PATH = \"SNOW_PANDAS_DE_QS.DATA\"\n",
        "# Make sure we use the created database and schema for temp tables etc\n",
        "session.use_schema(SAVE_DATA_PATH)"
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        "We will start by creating a number of features based on the customer orders using the line items.\n",
        "\n",
        "Start with the `LINEITEM` table to create these features so we will start by creating a Snowpark Pandas Datframe aginst it, select the columns we are interested in and then show info about the dataframe, the shape and the first rows."
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      "source": [
        "lineitem_keep_cols = ['L_ORDERKEY', 'L_LINENUMBER', 'L_PARTKEY', 'L_RETURNFLAG', 'L_QUANTITY', 'L_DISCOUNT', 'L_EXTENDEDPRICE']\n",
        "lineitem_df = spd.read_snowflake(f\"{SOURCE_DATA_PATH}.LINEITEM\")[lineitem_keep_cols]"
      ]
    },
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      "source": [
        "st.dataframe(lineitem_df.head())"
      ]
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      "source": [
        "# Get info about the dataframe\n",
        "lineitem_df.info()"
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        "print(f\"DataFrame shape: {lineitem_df.shape}\")"
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      "source": [
        "## Data Cleaning - Filtering and Aggregation\n",
        "\n",
        "Taking a look at different values for `L_RETURNFLAG` and include only line items that was delivered (`N`) or returned (`R`)."
      ]
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        "print(lineitem_df.L_RETURNFLAG.value_counts())"
      ]
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        "Add a filter to the dataframe"
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      "source": [
        "print(f\"Before Filtering: {len(lineitem_df)} rows\")\n",
        "spd_lineitem = lineitem_df[lineitem_df['L_RETURNFLAG'] != 'A']\n",
        "print(f\"After Filtering: {len(spd_lineitem)} rows\")\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_lineitem.head())"
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        "To track the actual discount a customer gets per order, we need to calculate that in a new column by taking the product of the amount of discount (`L_DISCOUNT`), numbers sold (`L_QUANTITY`), and the price of item (`L_EXTENDEDPRICE`)."
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        "spd_lineitem['DISCOUNT_AMOUNT'] = spd_lineitem['L_DISCOUNT'] * spd_lineitem['L_QUANTITY'] * spd_lineitem['L_EXTENDEDPRICE']\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_lineitem.head())"
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      "source": [
        "Now we want to compute the aggregate of items and discount amount, grouped by order key and return flag.\n"
      ]
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      "source": [
        "# Aggregations we want to do\n",
        "column_agg = {\n",
        "                'L_QUANTITY':['sum'], # Total Items Ordered  \n",
        "                'DISCOUNT_AMOUNT': ['sum'] # Total Discount Amount\n",
        "             }\n",
        "\n",
        "# Apply the aggregation\n",
        "spd_lineitem_agg = spd_lineitem.groupby(by=['L_ORDERKEY', 'L_RETURNFLAG'], as_index=False).agg(column_agg)\n",
        "\n",
        "# Rename the columns\n",
        "spd_lineitem_agg.columns = ['L_ORDERKEY', 'L_RETURNFLAG', 'NBR_OF_ITEMS', 'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT']\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_lineitem_agg.head())"
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      "source": [
        "## Data Transformation - Pivot and reshape\n",
        "\n",
        "We want to separate the `NBR_OF_ITEMS` and `TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT` by `L_RETURNFLAG` so we have one column for each uinique `L_RETURNFLAG` value.  \n",
        "Using the **pivot_table** method will give us one column for each unique value in `RETURN_FLAG`"
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      "source": [
        "# This will make L_ORDERKEY the index\n",
        "spd_lineitem_agg_pivot_df = spd_lineitem_agg.pivot_table(\n",
        "                                values=['NBR_OF_ITEMS', 'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT'], \n",
        "                                index=['L_ORDERKEY'],\n",
        "                                columns=['L_RETURNFLAG'], \n",
        "                                aggfunc=\"sum\")"
      ]
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      "source": [
        "The **pivot_table** method returns subcolumns and by renaming the columns we will get rid of those, and have one unique columns for each value."
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      "source": [
        "spd_lineitem_agg_pivot_df.columns = ['NBR_OF_ITEMS_N', 'NBR_OF_ITEMS_R','TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_N','TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_R']\n",
        "# Move L_ORDERKEY back to column\n",
        "spd_lineitem_agg_pivot = spd_lineitem_agg_pivot_df.reset_index(names=['L_ORDERKEY'])\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_lineitem_agg_pivot.head(10))"
      ]
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      "metadata": {
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      },
      "source": [
        "## Combine lineitem with orders information\n",
        "\n",
        "Load `ORDERS` table and join with dataframe with transformed lineitem information."
      ]
    },
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      "outputs": [],
      "source": [
        "spd_order = spd.read_snowflake(f\"{SOURCE_DATA_PATH}.ORDERS\")\n",
        "# Drop unused columns \n",
        "spd_order = spd_order.drop(['O_ORDERPRIORITY', 'O_CLERK', 'O_SHIPPRIORITY', 'O_COMMENT'], axis=1)\n",
        "# Use streamlit to display the dataframe\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_order.head())"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "metadata": {
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      },
      "source": [
        "Use **merge** to join the two dataframes"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "outputs": [],
      "source": [
        "# Join dataframes\n",
        "spd_order_items = spd_lineitem_agg_pivot.merge(spd_order,\n",
        "                                               left_on='L_ORDERKEY', \n",
        "                                               right_on='O_ORDERKEY', \n",
        "                                               how='left')"
      ]
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      "metadata": {
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      "source": [
        "Drop the `L_ORDERKEY`column, it has the same values as `O_ORDERKEY`"
      ]
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      "outputs": [],
      "source": [
        "spd_order_items.drop('L_ORDERKEY', axis=1, inplace=True)\n",
        "st.write(f\"DataFrame shape: {spd_order_items.shape}\")\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_order_items.head())"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "metadata": {
        "collapsed": false,
        "name": "cell28"
      },
      "source": [
        "More aggregations grouped by customer (`O_CUSTKEY`)\n",
        "* Total items delivered by customer\n",
        "* Average items delivered by customer\n",
        "* Total items returned by customer\n",
        "* Average items returned by customer"
      ]
    },
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      "outputs": [],
      "source": [
        "# Aggregations we want to do\n",
        "column_agg = {\n",
        "                'O_ORDERKEY':['count'], \n",
        "                'O_TOTALPRICE': ['sum' ,'mean', 'median'],\n",
        "                'NBR_OF_ITEMS_N': ['sum' ,'mean', 'median'],\n",
        "                'NBR_OF_ITEMS_R': ['sum' ,'mean', 'median'],\n",
        "                'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_N': ['sum'],\n",
        "                'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_R': ['sum']\n",
        "            }\n",
        "\n",
        "# Apply the aggregation\n",
        "spd_order_profile = spd_order_items.groupby(by='O_CUSTKEY', as_index=False).agg(column_agg)\n",
        "\n",
        "# Rename the columns\n",
        "spd_order_profile.columns = ['O_CUSTKEY', 'NUMBER_OF_ORDERS', 'TOT_ORDER_AMOUNT', 'AVG_ORDER_AMOUNT', 'MEDIAN_ORDER_AMOUNT', \n",
        "                             'TOT_ITEMS_DELIVERED', 'AVG_ITEMS_DELIVERED', 'MEDIAN_ITEMS_DELIVERED', \n",
        "                             'TOT_ITEMS_RETURNED', 'AVG_ITEMS_RETURNED', 'MEDIAN_ITEMS_RETURNED',\n",
        "                             'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_N', 'TOT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT_R']\n",
        "st.dataframe(spd_order_profile.head())"
      ]
    },
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      "source": [
        "Calculate the total and average discount"
      ]
    }

Overview

This solution provides a comprehensive AI-powered system for asset management, integrating document search, portfolio analytics, and a conversational AI assistant. It demonstrates how financial firms can transform their research and analysis workflows by centralizing all data and AI capabilities within Snowflake.

Key Features

  • Intelligent Document Search: Use natural language to search through thousands of research documents and reports. This feature, powered by Snowflake's Cortex Search, helps analysts find key insights in seconds.
  • Conversational Portfolio Analysis: Analyze portfolio data using simple, conversational queries. The system leverages Snowflake Intelligence with Cortex Analyst and Cortex Search to interpret questions about holdings, risk levels, and sector performance, providing instant, data-driven answers.
  • AI Research Assistant: A single AI agent combines both document search and portfolio analysis. Analysts can ask complex questions that require insights from both research documents and live portfolio data, enabling rapid, strategic decision-making.
  • Interactive Web Application: A fully functional Streamlit application provides an intuitive dashboard for accessing all the solution's capabilities. It allows for an interactive user experience directly within the Snowflake environment.

How It Works

This solution leverages Snowflake's native AI features to create a seamless, end-to-end workflow without the need for external tools or data movement.

  • Data Ingestion: Research documents (PDFs) and portfolio data are loaded directly into Snowflake.
  • Cortex Search: The PDFs are processed, and their content is vectorized to enable semantic search, allowing the system to understand the meaning behind your queries, not just keywords.
  • Cortex Analyst: A semantic model is configured to define the relationships and metrics within the portfolio data, making it easy for the AI to understand and respond to analytical questions.
  • Snowflake Intelligence: An AI agent is created and equipped with the Cortex Search and Cortex Analyst tools. This allows it to act as an expert research assistant, intelligently routing queries to the appropriate tool to provide comprehensive answers.
  • Streamlit: A Streamlit application is deployed on Snowflake to create a user-friendly interface that brings all the components together, providing a single point of access for all AI-powered insights.

Business Impact 

This solution helps financial firms transition from time-consuming, manual research to a more efficient, AI-driven process, resulting in:

  • Faster Insights: Analysts can get answers to complex questions in seconds, accelerating the decision-making process.
  • Increased Efficiency: Reduces the time spent on manual tasks like organizing and searching through documents.
  • Smarter Decisions: Combining portfolio data with external research provides a holistic view, enabling more informed investment strategies.
  • Simplified Operations: Eliminates the need for external infrastructure, reducing operational overhead and IT complexity.

Use Cases and Applications

This solution is a powerful starting point for various applications within the financial sector:

  • Investment Research: Instantly find and analyze key information from internal and external research reports.
  • Portfolio Management: Get real-time, AI-powered insights into portfolio health, risk, and performance.
  • Due Diligence: Accelerate the due diligence process by quickly extracting critical information from SEC filings and company reports.
  • Market Analysis: Combine live market data with historical research to identify emerging trends and opportunities.
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