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--- transformations:createlist [2021/03/14 01:31] – craigt
+++ transformations:createlist [2023/01/25 20:12] – [Use cases] Add Use Case for blank columns. craigt
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 {{ transformations:CreateListAction.png}}
 ====== CREATE LIST ======
-Category: Create / Generate
+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.
+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.\\
+\\
+=====Use cases=====
+This action can be used to keep reference lists in the project without needing to load them from external files.\\
+Creating a column with no values allows you to create a blank column to be appended to datasets where needed.
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 |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.|
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 ====Paste values options====
 ^Option^Description^
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-=====Use cases=====
+=====Remarks=====
-This action can be used for keeping reference lists right in the project without the need to load them from external files.
+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.\\
+\\
+=====Community examples=====
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//1221/2|Optional calculations with columns]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/xdMJcC4iCkM1HopeOv5m0VqEuvh.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Source data//; Action position: //1//)
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//1297/3|Use case for Repeat Rows]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/rdUnMPy0VfogVZOnROOoH2JaVUT.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Source data//; Action position: //3//)
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//1551/2|How to look up and replace a string of text]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/dvCtD7gg0AHUtXZ7tmQmuHflSYU.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Table 1//; Action position: //1//)
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//1817/5|Substring Query]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/sUDlB2uHCazeCdBqFSik6tCvu9r.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Table 2//; Action position: //2//)
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//1851/1|Example of using Interval Merge]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/3ROZA38vhs9S7bXLcNKPIjudF61.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Sample data//; Action position: //1//)
+  * [[https://community.easymorph.com/t//2041/6|Join 2 tables with multi criterions equal and not equals in where]] ([[https://community.easymorph.com/uploads/short-url/kNkqMsDYMJjzjiN4C5g8O4g3YlA.morph|Project]]; Module: //Main//; Group: //Tab 1//; Table: //Mvt (2)//;\\ Action position: //2//)
+\\
+=====Shortcuts=====
+Fast ways to create the action:
+  * Press the "Add data" menu button. Pick "Generate data".