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--- transformations:createlist [2018/07/22 15:50] – created dmitry
+++ transformations:createlist [2021/04/08 23:53] – craigt
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-===== Create list =====
+{{ transformations:CreateListAction.png}}
+====== CREATE LIST ======
+Category: Create / Generate\\
-This action creates a 1-column list of up to 100 manually entered values. It can be used for keeping various reference lists right in project, without the need to load them from external files.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This action creates a 1-column list of up to 100 manually entered values. If several columns are required, the values can be entered separated by a delimiter (e.g. comma) and then split using the [[transformations:splitdelimitedtext|Split delimited text]] action afterward.\\
-If several columns are required, the values can be entered separated by a delimiter (e.g. comma) and then split using the [[transformations:splitdelimitedtext|"Split delimited text"]] action afterwards.
+\\
+=====Use cases=====
+This action can be used for keeping reference lists right in the project without the need to load them from external files.\\
+\\
+=====Action settings=====
+^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
+|Paste list|Paste in a list of values that has been copied to the clipboard from another application.  A dialog of paste options will appear\\ when this is selected (see below).|
+|Copy list|Copy the list of values in this action to the clipboard, to be pasted into another application.|
+|Clear list|Clear all current values from the list.|
+|Column name|The name of the generated field in the output dataset.|
+|List values|This section displays the list of created values.  Use the //Add more values// button to insert another blank row into the value list.|
+\\
+====Paste values options====
+^Option^Description^
+|List doesn't have a header|//Check// this if the copied list does not have a header row as the first row.|
+|Decimal|Select whether decimal places are displayed using a //Point// or //Comma//.|
+|Replace existing list|Choose this option to clear all current list values and replace them with the pasted values.|
+|Append to existing list|Choose this option to insert the copied values after the values in the existing list.|
+\\
+=====Remarks=====
+All entered values are stored in plain text in the project file. //Do not use// the action to store confidential or sensitive information in projects.\\
+\\
+=====Shortcuts=====
+Fast ways to create the action:
+  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Generate data".
-Note that all entered values are stored in plain text in project file. Do not use the action to store confidential or sensitive information in projects.