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--- transformations:rename [2015/04/10 15:22] – elenap
+++ transformations:rename [2021/03/28 15:58] – craigt
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-===== Rename Columns =====
+{{ transformations:RenameColumnsAction.png}}
+====== RENAME COLUMNS ======
+Category: Transform / Basic\\
-This transformation changes column names. Duplicating names are not allowed.
+\\
+=====Description=====
+This action changes the name of one or more columns.
-EXAMPLE
+Duplicating names are not allowed.\\
+\\
+=====Action settings=====
+^Setting^Description^
+|Column|Select the existing column name in the left drop-down|
+|To|Specify the new column name in the right text box.|
+Additional columns can be renamed by clicking the //Rename more columns// option.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+**Example:**  Rename the column "Continent" to the new column name "Location".
 **Source table:** The longest rivers in the world
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 | Mississippi  |  6275  |  3902  |  North America  |
-**Objective:** Rename the column "Continent". The new column name is "Location".
 **Transformation parameters:**
-  * Columns to rename: Continent
+>  Columns to rename: Continent
-  * Rename to: Location
+>  Rename to: Location
 **Output table:**
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 | Yangtze  |  6300  |  3917  |  Asia  |
 | Mississippi  |  6275  |  3902  |  North America  |
+\\
+=====Shortcuts=====
+Fast ways to create the action:\\
+  *Right-click on the column heading and select //Rename...// from the context menu.
+  *Click the drop-down arrow in the column heading and select //Rename...// from the context menu.
+\\
+=====See also=====
+  * [[transformations:keepremovecolumns|Keep/Remove columns]]
+  * [[transformations:replacecolumn|Modify column(s)]]
+  * [[transformations:reorder|Reorder columns]]