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Filtering column based on the data for column header

Ravy12
7 - Meteor

Hello Expert,

 

I have three questions:

1. How can columns be filtered based on the column header.

 

For eg, Below is the format of my data:

 

From below table, I would like to filter months for the year 2019, which is 201901 to 201912.

 

Select tool can do this but is there a dynamic filter which can be made ?

Corp Rep Group170117021703170417051706170717081709171017111712180118021803180418051806180718081809181018111812190119021903190419051906190719081909191019111912
A2.75.78.711.714.717.720.723.726.729.732.735.738.741.744.747.750.753.756.759.762.765.768.771.774.777.780.783.786.789.792.795.798.7101.7104.7107.7
B2.663.664.665.666.667.668.669.6610.6611.6612.6613.6614.6615.6616.6617.6618.6619.6620.6621.6622.6623.6624.6625.6626.6627.6628.6629.6630.6631.6632.6633.6634.6635.6636.6637.66

 

2. After filtering the months for the year 2019, how can substitute month numbers to month word.

example: 201901 as Jan , 201902 as Feb, 201903 as March and so on

 

3. All the values for the month 201901 to 201912 is imported as a string. I would like to convert all the values to double/ numeric at once. How can this be achieved without select tool.

 

Regards, Ravi

 

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Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @Ravy12 

 

In this case you should use Dynamic Select tool.

ToNumber([Name]) >= 1900 should work

 

To change the names of the fields to Regular month Names, you should use the Dynamic Rename tool with Formula option.

 

DateTimeFormat(DateTimeParse('20' +[_CurrentField_], "%y%m"), "%b")

 

This should work.


Cheers,

 

 

Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@Ravy12 

 

See WF attached.

 

wf1.PNG

 

Cheers,

Ravy12
7 - Meteor

Hi Thableaus, 

 

Can you share a sample workflow. From the list of tools, I cannot find a dynamic select tool.

 

Regards, Ravi

Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@Ravy12 

 

Dynamic Select is under the Developer Tab.

 

You can also type the name of the tool on the Search Bar, at the top right of Designer.

 

Cheers,

Ravy12
7 - Meteor

Thanks Thableaus. It worked.

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