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transformations:fillgaps

FILL DOWN

Category: Transform / Advanced


Description

This action fills the empty cells in selected columns by duplicating the value of the last non-empty cell above the empty ones. The cells are filled downwards.


Use cases

To fill gaps that may be inherent in an imported outlined or hierarchical data structure.


Action settings

Setting Description
Fill gaps in selected columnsSelect one or more columns to fill empty cells within.
Group by selected columnsSelect the column(s) where matching values will determine what the source value is to fill in.


Examples

Example #1

Add the name of the country in the empty cells of the column "Country".

Before (source table)

Country State/ Province
Canada Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
USA Alabama
Alaska
Arizona

After (result table)

Country State/ Province
Canada Alberta
Canada British Columbia
Canada Manitoba
USA Alabama
USA Alaska
USA Arizona

Action parameters

Fill gaps in columns: Country


Example #2

Fill in empty cells in "First Name" based on the values in "Last Name" and "Position".

Before (source table)

Row Num First Name Last Name Position
1Bob Wilson Admin
2 Wilson Admin
3 Wainright Accountant
4Lisa Smith CEO
5 Smith CEO
6Darci Wilson Accountant

After (result table)

Row Num First Name Last Name Position
1Bob Wilson Admin
2Bob Wilson Admin
3 Wainright Accountant
4Lisa Smith CEO
5Lisa Smith CEO
6Darci Wilson Accountant

Action parameters

Fill gaps in columns: First Name
Group by columns: Last Name, Position


Community examples


See also

transformations/fillgaps.txt · Last modified: 2025/01/23 12:20 by yurii

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