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====== TABLE-WIDE REPLACE ======
Category: Transform / Advanced\\

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=====Description=====
This action performs the same replacement in all or selected columns.\\

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=====Use cases=====
  *Use this action to correct dataset-wide misspellings.
  *Expand abbreviations into full text, or abbreviate full text values.
  *Standardize formatting throughout records.
  *This action is typically used for data cleansing.
  *Cleaning up the "(not set)" values that Google Analytics uses to represent blank cells.

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=====Action settings=====
^Setting^Description^
|Search for|Enter the value to search for.|
|where it's|Select whether to match whole-cell values or whole-cell values //and// partial values.\\  Options:  //Entire cell only// or //Entire cell or part of longer text//.|
|Replace with|Enter the value to replace the search value with.|
|which is|Select whether the replacement value will occupy the entire cell or just\\ the matching portion of the found search value.  Options:  //Entire cell// or //Matching part//.|
|Perform replacement in|Select whether to search all or specific columns.  Options: //All columns// or //Selected columns//\\ (and select the column(s) to search from the list).|

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=====Remarks=====
This action is case-sensitive.  If the //Search for// value does not match values case-wise, the replacement is not made.

Numeric values can only be searched for, and replaced, as entire cell values.  Upon entering a numeric value in the //Search for// field, only the //Entire cell only// options will be selectable.\\

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=====Examples=====

====Example #1====
> Update employee records (email, company name) after "Old Inc." was rebranded to "New Inc."

===Before (source table)===
^Name ^Email ^Company ^
|Alice  |Alice@Old.com  |Old Inc.  |
|Bob  |Bob@Old.com |Old Inc.  |
|Carol  |Carol@Old.com  |Old Inc.  |

===After (result table)===
^Name ^Email ^Company ^
|Alice  |**Alice@New.com**  |**New Inc.**  |
|Bob  |**Bob@New.com** |**New Inc.**  |
|Carol  |**Carol@New.com**  |**New Inc.**  |

===Action parameters===
>Search for: Old
>where it's: Entire cell or part of longer text
>Replace with: New
>which is: Matching part
>Perform replacement in: All columns

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====Example #2====
>Standardize the Finance Department's name throughout employee records.

===Before (source table)===
^Emp ID^ Department ^Salary ($) ^
|  101|Fin. Dept.  |  70,000|
|  102|Finance Dept  |  72,000|
|  103|Fin. Dept.  |  68,000|

===After (result table)===
^Emp ID^ Department ^Salary ($) ^
|  101|**Finance Dept**  |  70,000|
|  102|Finance Dept  |  72,000|
|  103|**Finance Dept**  |  68,000|

===Action parameters===
>Search for: Fin. Dept.
>where it's: Entire cell
>Replace with: Finance Dept
>which is: Entire cell
>Perform replacement in: Selected columns
>Selected columns: Department

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=====See also=====
  * [[transformations:Lookup|Lookup]]
  * [[transformations:match|Match]]
  * [[transformations:replace|Replace]]