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1. Import your fixed-width dataset through the application and begin wrangling. 

2. The data should now look similar to the following:
   
   
   
   

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   Fixed-width dataset after import

3. From the drop-down to the right of the column name, select Column Details.

4. In the Column Details panel, click the Patterns tab. 

5. Click in the All Patterns area. 

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   NOTE: Selecting a specific pattern token will generate suggestions for only that particular token.

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   NOTE: If the application has inferred that the dataset is fixed-width, then the All Patterns area is the only available selection. If the dataset is not inferred as fixed-width, you should see multiple categories of patterns.

6. From the suggestion cards, click the Split one.
7. Close the Column Details panel. 
8. In the Transform preview window, verify that the column splits look ok. 
   1. If a column contains multiple columns of data, click Edit.
   2. Verify that you are splitting based on position numbers, which means that column splits are done based on the number of characters from the left side of each line.  

   3. Your recipe step might look similar to the following:
      

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      codesplit col: column1 positions:

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      showNote	true

      p03Value 7, 67, 117, 167, 217, 221, 239, 251, 253, 303, 315, 317, 329, 341, 391, 400, 512, 560, 610, 630, 650, 660 Type step p01Name Column to split p01Value column1 p02Name Option p02Value By positions p03Name Positions SearchTerm Split columns by positions

   4. In the list of values for positions, insert a new position number for the column or columns that contain multiple columns of data.
   5. Verify your changes in the Transform Preview panel.
9. Click Add.
10. Verify that the columns are split correctly. 

11. You can use the following step to remove the whitespace from each cell value. 
    

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    hideNote	true

    set col:* value:trim($col)

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    Type step p01Name Column p01Value * p02Name Formula p02Value TRIM($col) SearchTerm Edit column with formula

12. Click Add.