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- | ===== Sandbox | + | {{ transformations: |
+ | ====== | ||
+ | Category: Create / Input\\ | ||
- | Creates | + | \\ |
- | + | =====Description===== | |
- | Data in sandboxes survives reloads -- sandbox contents doesn' | + | This action creates |
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Use cases===== | ||
Besides ad hoc calculations, | Besides ad hoc calculations, | ||
- | * Together with [[transformations: | ||
- | * Sandboxes can be used to create an empty table as a starting point for further transformations. Some transformations (e.g. [[transformations: | ||
- | Sandbox transformation has no parameters. | + | * Since Sandboxes survive reloads, you can compare a workflow result before and after changes. Send the result to a Sandbox, make changes in the workflows, then compare the new result with the old result in the Sandbox. |
+ | * Together with [[transformations: | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Populating a Sandbox with data===== | ||
+ | ^Option^Description^ | ||
+ | |Paste data|This option will paste data that has been copied to the clipboard. | ||
+ | |Import dataset|This option allows for browsing to and selecting an external dataset (.dset file) to populate the Sandbox with.| | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Creating and Populating a Sandbox from another action===== | ||
+ | By right-clicking an action that generates output data and selecting //Send to sandbox/ | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Remarks===== | ||
+ | Data in sandboxes survives reloads - contents don't change on partial or full reloads - although it doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | \\ | ||
+ | =====Shortcuts===== | ||
+ | Fast ways to create the action: | ||
+ | * Right-click an action and select "Send to sandbox/ | ||
+ | * First copy data to the clipboard from an internal or external source, and: | ||
+ | * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Paste from clipboard", | ||
+ | * Right-click the application window and select "Paste data". | ||
- | **See also** | + | \\ |
+ | =====See also===== | ||
* [[http:// | * [[http:// | ||
* [[transformations: | * [[transformations: |
transformations/sandbox.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/19 01:42 by craigt