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Column renaming - where column name in dataset are not fixed

ilovecoding
8 - Asteroid

Hi, My base dataset is not fixed and headers keep on changing every month. Hence Select tool is out of question

Otherwise how can i change my headers ? Dates keep on changing every month

 

Current dataset format

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Desire result

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Raj
16 - Nebula

do you want dates in place of previous and current?

ilovecoding
8 - Asteroid

i Want previous and current in place of dates

PangHC
13 - Pulsar

if it always last 2 columns.

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if it always 2nd and 3rd, you can remove sort, and one of the recordId.

Christina_H
14 - Magnetar

I would calculate the dates you want to change and use a dynamic rename tool.

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Formulas:
Previous: DateTimeFormat(DateTimeTrim(DateTimeAdd(DateTimeToday(),-1,"month"),"lastofmonth"),"%d-%b-%Y")

Current: DateTimeFormat(DateTimeTrim(DateTimeToday(),"lastofmonth"),"%d-%b-%Y")

These are based on the assumption that "Current" means the current month, but you can easily change them to whatever you need with DateTimeAdd, e.g. you might need -1 and -2 months.

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