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--- transformations:rename [2015/04/10 15:22] – elenap
+++ transformations:rename [2021/03/21 12:15] – craigt
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-===== Rename Columns =====
+{{ transformations:RenameColumnsAction.png}}
+====== RENAME COLUMNS ======
+Category: Transform / Basic
-This transformation changes column names. Duplicating names are not allowed.
+=====Description=====
+This action changes the name of one or more columns.
-EXAMPLE
+Note:  Duplicating names are not allowed.\\
+\\
+=====Action settings=====
+====Columns options====
+Select the existing column name in the left drop-down, and enter the new name in the text box to the right.  Additional columns can be renamed by clicking the //Rename more columns// option.
+\\
+=====Examples=====
+**Example:**  Rename the column "Continent" to the new column name "Location".
 **Source table:** The longest rivers in the world
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 | Mississippi  |  6275  |  3902  |  North America  |
-**Objective:** Rename the column "Continent". The new column name is "Location".
 **Transformation parameters:**
-  * Columns to rename: Continent
+>  Columns to rename: Continent
-  * Rename to: Location
+>  Rename to: Location
 **Output table:**
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 | Yangtze  |  6300  |  3917  |  Asia  |
 | Mississippi  |  6275  |  3902  |  North America  |
+\\
+=====See Also=====
+  * [[transformations:reorder|Reorder columns]]
+  * [[transformations:replacecolumn|Modify column(s)]]