transformations:reorder
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REORDER COLUMNS
Category: Transform / Basic
Description
Move one or more columns in the table to the leftmost position, to the rightmost position, or after a particular column.
Use cases
- Group columns together
- Ensure a particular order of columns before exporting to a file
Action settings
Setting | Description |
---|---|
Move column | Select the column to be moved. |
to position | Select the position to move the column to. Options: Leftmost, Rightmost, After column (then select the column to move the selected column to the right of). |
You can add more column movements by clicking Add rule or by dragging column headers right in the table's data grid.
Examples
Example: Move the "Location" column after the "River" column.
Source table: The longest rivers in the world
River | Length (km) | Length (miles) | Continent |
---|---|---|---|
Nile | 6650 | 4132 | Africa |
Amazon | 6400 | 3976 | South America |
Yangtze | 6300 | 3917 | Asia |
Mississippi | 6275 | 3902 | North America |
Action parameters:
Move column: Continent
to position: After column River
Result table:
River | Continent | Length (km) | Length (miles) |
---|---|---|---|
Nile | Africa | 6650 | 4132 |
Amazon | South America | 6400 | 3976 |
Yangtze | Asia | 6300 | 3917 |
Mississippi | North America | 6275 | 3902 |
Community examples
- Aggregation of consecutive date ranges (Project; Module: Main; Group: Tab 1; Table: Easymorph Patient Example Data.xlsx;
Action position: 13) - Sort column in an export alphabetically (tab) (Project; Module: Main; Group: Reorder columns; Table: Reorder columns;
Action position: 2) - Duplicating rows based on a condition (Project; Module: Main; Group: Tab 1; Table: Table 1 (2); Action position: 8)
Shortcuts
Fast ways to create the action:
- Drag and drop a column to a new location. The Reorder columns action is automatically created.
- To reorder multiple columns at once, select multiple columns and drag and drop them to their new location. The Reorder columns action is automatically created. (To select multiple columns at once: use Shift+click to select contiguous columns; use CTL+click to select noncontiguous columns.)
See also
transformations/reorder.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/17 16:38 by craigt