.. _auto_dataset_rename_column:

*DATASET RENAME COLUMN*
=======================

Renames a single column in a dataset by replacing the specified source column name with a new target name. Use this worker whenever a column label needs to be corrected, standardised, or aligned with downstream expectations.

When to use
-----------

Classification: **process**.

Tagged: ``column``, ``dataset``, ``relabel``, ``rename``, ``transform``.

Inputs
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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Default
     - Required
     - Description
   * - Choose Dataset
     - dataset_1
     - dataset
     - —
     - 
     - Input dataset whose column will be renamed; accepts any tabular dataset available in the workflow.
   * - From
     - from
     - text
     - —
     - 
     - Exact current name of the column to rename; must match the column header in the input dataset exactly (case-sensitive).
   * - To
     - to
     - text
     - —
     - 
     - New name to assign to the column; the output dataset will use this label in place of the original column name.

Outputs
-------

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   * - Label
     - ID
     - Type
     - Description
   * - dataset_rename_column_output_1
     - dataset_rename_column_output_1
     - dataset
     - Transformed dataset identical to the input but with the specified column renamed to the value supplied in the 'to' field.

Disciplines
-----------

- data.dataset.transform

Runnable example
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A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: `/api/workflow/example?id=dataset_rename_column <https://www.d3view.com/api/workflow/example?id=dataset_rename_column>`_

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   Auto-generated from <code>transformation</code> schema. Worker id: <code>dataset_rename_column</code>. Schema hash: <code>864fed250e79</code>. Hand-curated docs in <code>workerexamples/</code> override this page when present.
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