changing a column data type
Hello community,
I have a column that has dates yet the data type for this column is showing as a 'text'. I've been looking everywhere, but I don't see any options that would allow me to change the data type for this column. Where can I find the menu to change a columns data type? Is this even possible in domo? Thank you!
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There are a few ways to change the column type. The easiest would be in Magic ETL.
- Open the dataset in Magic ETL
- Add an Alter Columns tile
- Choose the column in the alter columns tile and select "Date" for CAST DATA TYPE
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As @ColemenWilson said, there are multiple ways to do this. Here's a video that walks you through some options:
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Answers
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There are a few ways to change the column type. The easiest would be in Magic ETL.
- Open the dataset in Magic ETL
- Add an Alter Columns tile
- Choose the column in the alter columns tile and select "Date" for CAST DATA TYPE
If I solved your problem, please select "yes" above
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As @ColemenWilson said, there are multiple ways to do this. Here's a video that walks you through some options:
**Check out my Domo Tips & Tricks Videos
**Make sure toany users posts that helped you.
**Please mark as accepted the ones who solved your issue.0 -
If you are bringing the data in via API, you may have options to change the data type in the API settings. I use the NoCode oAuth connector, which has a schema definition. If the auto-detect does not recognize the data type you need, you can set it.
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Thank you all! It's a bit more complicated than I had hoped, but I will follow the steps. Thanks again!
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Hi @newbie123 - It's a best practice to only build cards off of datasets which have been through a dataflow, however, I understand that under the new consumption model, that has consequences.
So - If we must be building cards off of raw datasets, here's a beast mode that may help you:
Date(`Date`)
If that doesn't work, you may have leading or trailing spaces. If that's the case, try:
Date(trim(`Date`))
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