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-{{ transformations:ImportGoogleSheetsAction.png}}
+{{ transformations:AnonymizeHashAction.png}}
-====== IMPORT  GOOGLE SHEETS======
+====== ANONYMIZE/HASH ======
-Category: Import / App/Cloud\\
+Category: Transform / Advanced\\
 \\
 =====Description=====
-Import data from a Google Sheets file.\\
+This action deterministically calculates hashes for values in one or multiple columns.
+\\
+=====Use Cases=====
+Using this action, you can anonymize data without affecting its cardinality so it can be used for merging and aggregation.
 \\
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 ^ Setting  ^ Description ^
-|Connector<sup>*</sup>| A configured connector to Google Drive.  See [[connectors:googledrive|Google Drive connector]].  |
+|New column name|Enter a name for the new column containing the hashes.  |
-|Spreadsheet<sup>*</sup>| The path to the source Google Sheet document.  This is set after the //Connector// is created.  |
+|Position| Select where the new column will be positioned in the dataset.  Options:  //Rightmost//, //Leftmost//, or\\ //After column// (and select an existing column).  |
-|Import action|Options:  //Import table// (retrieve data from a sheet, see details below) or //List sheets// (produce a list of sheet names within the Sheets file).|
+|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.|
-==== Import table settings ====
-^ Setting  ^ Description ^
-|Sheet or range<sup>*</sup>| Sheet or range to be imported.  This list will be populated once the //Connector// is set and the //Spreadsheet// is selected.  |
-|Skip first lines<sup>*</sup>|The number of rows to skip before reading in your data.  If your data does not start on the first row\\ (i.e., leading rows with metadata, blank rows), use this setting to skip these rows.|
-|Columns don't have headers|Check this if your dataset does not include a row with header information|
-|Load all columns|This option imports all columns in the sheet.|
-|Load only selected columns|This option allows you to select which columns to import.  A list of columns found in the sheet will be\\ presented for you to select.|
-<sup>*</sup> Setting can be specified using a [[:parameters|parameter]].\\
-\\
-====List sheets settings====
-**Description:**  Produce a list of sheet names within the selected Sheets file.  There are no settings required for this action.
-\\
-=====Advanced options=====
-^Setting^Description^
-|Do not automatically offset imported range|By default, EasyMorph will align the first column and first row of imported data with column 1 and row 1\\ in the dataset.  To prevent this, and to preserve the actual positioning of data within the source file, //check// this option.|
-|When a floating-point number can't\\ be converted to a fixed point number: | Options:  //Produce error (default)//, //Convert the number to text//.|
-\\
-=====Shortcuts=====
-Fast ways to create the action:
-  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Fetch from cloud/application".
-\\
-=====See also=====
-  *[[connectors:googledrive|Google Drive connector]]