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Renaming Columns within designer

BenRamos
5 - Atom

Is there a way to rename columns brought in from an Excel file with multiple sheets or must that be done manually before inputting the sheets into designer? 

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Qiu
21 - Polaris
21 - Polaris

@BenRamos 
You can rename or deselect them by using Select Tool

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danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Hi @BenRamos 

 

You can also do it a dynamic way by building up a list of renames that you want to apply and using the Dynamic Rename Tool.  

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Input columns contains the data that you want to rename and the Final names has a pair of columns, [OldName] and [NewName] which contain the old column name and the new that you want it renamed to. 

 

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The Dynamic Rename is very flexible, but in this case we'll use "Take Field Names from Right Input Rows".    In the properties, set the Old Field Name from Column is [OldName] from the R input and New Field Name from Column to [NewName].  

 

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Dan

 

 

 

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