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Can I add a prefix to data in a column?

Conner_Tri
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

I need to prefix '0' onto all the values in a column.

Example: 2, 3, 6 should become 02, 03, 06

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Trifacta_Alumni
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

While there are a few ways to accomplish this, the easiest, in my opinion, is to Apply a formula [set] to your column (see here: https://docs.trifacta.com/display/PE/Set+Transform) using the MERGE( ) function (see here: https://docs.trifacta.com/display/PE/MERGE+Function).

 

This would follow the form:

Transformation: set

Columns: your_column

Formula: MERGE(['0', your_column])

Trifacta_Alumni
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

In your case, the recipe step would be:

set col: your_column_name value: merge(['0',$col])