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--- playground:playground [2021/09/13 00:03] – craigt
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-===== Empty() =====
+{{ transformations:AnonymizeHashAction.png}}
-Category:  Special function
+====== ANONYMIZE/HASH ======
+Category: Transform / Advanced\\
 \\
 =====Description=====
-This function creates an [[syntax:types#empty_values|empty value]].
+This action deterministically calculates hashes for values in one or multiple columns.
 \\
-=====Use cases=====
+=====Use Cases=====
-Use //empty()// to insert empty values into cells, or within other functions.
+Using this action, you can anonymize data without affecting its cardinality so it can be used for merging and aggregation.
 \\
-=====Arguments=====
+===== Action settings =====
-This function does not require arguments.
-**Return value type:** Empty value
-\\
-=====Remarks=====
-While a value can be tested for an empty value using a "value = empty()" expression, the [[syntax:functions:isempty|IsEmpty]] function can also be used.  The two approaches are equivalent.
-\\
-=====Examples=====
-  [Content] = empty()  //Returns TRUE if [Content] contains an empty value, otherwise, FALSE.
-  coalesce(empty(), 'ABC', '')  //Using empty() as an argument within a function.
-  if( [Value] = 10, 'Ten', empty() )  //Using empty() to set an empty value in an If statement.
-\\
-=====See also=====
-  * [[syntax:functions:isempty|IsEmpty(expression)]]
-  * [[syntax:types|The EasyMorph Type system]]
+^ Setting  ^ Description ^
+|New column name|Enter a name for the new column containing the hashes.  |
+|Position| Select where the new column will be positioned in the dataset.  Options:  //Rightmost//, //Leftmost//, or\\ //After column// (and select an existing column).  |
+|Salt|Check this option and enter a salt value to be used within the creation of the hashes.  |
+|Anonymize also empty values|Check this option to generate hashes for empty values.|
+|Columns|Select the columns from the list to be anonymized.|