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--- overview [2015/01/31 15:06] – [Derived tables] dmitry
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 ==== Derived tables ====
-Derived tables is a powerful feature that allows transforming data in a non-linear way. Read more about [[transformations:derive|derived tables]].
+Derived tables is a powerful feature that allows transforming data in a non-linear way. When one table is derived from another (source) table it replicates the final result of the latter. So if the source table changes, the derived table changes automatically. In everything else derived tables is just a regular table and can further be modified using various transformations.
+Since you can derive any number of tables from a table, and then keep transforming every derived table in its own way, you can create non-linear transformation chains. For instance, you can produce two derived tables from a table, transform each of them in its own way and then append or merge them back into one table.
+Circular dependencies are not allowed in EasyMorph. I.e. you can't append table A to table B if table A is derived from table B directly or indirectly.
 ==== Data Export ====