Mass Alias Column Names

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Sam_Y
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I have a dataset with a few hundred columns to alias. Is there a relatively painless way to do this without using the select or alter tile?

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  • GrantSmith
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    Clever @MarkSnodgrass!

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  • GrantSmith
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    Currently there isn't a simpler way to do this within Magic ETL. You could attempt to utilize MySQL dataflow to programmatically rename the columns if you have a consistent format you want to rename it with.

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    Thanks. The formatting would be consistent.

  • MarkSnodgrass
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    If you drag and hold your mouse over multiple tiles you can choose the Copy to Clipboard option. You can then paste that into any text editor as it is just JSON data. You could then look at the structure of the alter tile and select columns tile to see which would be easier to mass edit outside of Domo and then paste back into your ETL.

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  • Sam_Y
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    Thanks @MarkSnodgrass . I'm using this method and it's going well.

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    Clever @MarkSnodgrass!

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