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transformations:createlist [2021/03/14 01:31] craigt
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 +{{ transformations:CreateListAction.png}}
 +====== CREATE LIST ======
 +Category: Create / Generate
 +
 +=====Description=====
 +This action creates a 1-column list of up to 100 manually entered values. If several columns are required, the values can be entered separated by a delimiter (e.g. comma) and then split using the [[transformations:splitdelimitedtext|Split delimited text]] action afterward.
 +
 +Note that all entered values are stored in plain text in the project file. //Do not use// the action to store confidential or sensitive information in projects.\\
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====Action settings=====
 +^ Setting  ^ Description  ^
 +|Paste list|Paste in a list of values that has been copied to the clipboard from another application.  A dialog of paste options will appear\\ when this is selected (see below).|
 +|Copy list|Copy the list of values in this action to the clipboard, to be pasted into another application.|
 +|Clear list|Clear all current values from the list.|
 +|Column name|The name of the generated field in the output dataset.|
 +|List values|This section displays the list of created values.  Use the //Add more values// button to insert another blank row into the value list.|
 +====Paste values options====
 +^Option^Description^
 +|List doesn't have a header|//Check// this if the copied list does not have a header row as the first row.|
 +|Decimal|Select whether decimal places are displayed using a //Point// or //Comma//.|
 +|Replace existing list|Choose this option to clear all current list values and replace them with the pasted values.|
 +|Append to existing list|Choose this option to insert the copied values after the values in the existing list.|
 +
 +\\ 
 +=====Use cases=====
 +This action can be used for keeping reference lists right in the project without the need to load them from external files.
  
transformations/createlist.txt · Last modified: 2023/01/25 20:13 by craigt

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