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You can use the menus available in a column context menu to perform a variety of actions on the column or columns. |
Column menus are available in the following pages:
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On the left side of the column header, in the Data Grid you can click the data type icon to review and select a different data type for the column.
- When you select the Datetime data type, you can choose the format against which values in the column are validated. See Choose Datetime Format Dialog.
- For more information, see Supported Data Types.
Action Menu
On the right side of the column header, select the drop-down caret to choose one of the following actions.
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Tip: Use the Column Browser panel to quickly locate and select columns for display or other actions. See Column Browser Panel. |
Automatically update
Unlock the column's data type. For more information, see Change Column Data Type.
Rename
Rename the column.
For more information on column name requirements, see Rename Columns.
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NOTE: Hide/Show commands do not create transformation steps. Hidden columns still exist in the output. |
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NOTE: When a column is hidden from a dataset, it is hidden for all users. You should check the column browser for hidden columns in shared datasets. |
Sort
Sort: Sort the values in the column by ascending or descending value. This command does not apply to some data types.
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When a column is sorted in ascending order, the bottom values are mismatched and null values, in that order. These values appear at the top of the column when sorted in descending order.
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For more information, see Sort Rows.
Edit with formula
Modify the column values based on a formula that you input. For more information, see Transform Builder.
Format
Format the values in the column according to the selection.
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Explore the interactive profile of the column details. See Column Details Panel.
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You can copy and paste columns and column values into other areas of your dataset. For more information, see Copy and Paste Columns.
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