DATASET MERGE TEXT COLUMNS¶
Concatenates multiple text columns in a dataset into a single new column, joining values with a configurable delimiter. Use this worker when you need to combine string fields (e.g., ID + label + category) into one merged text column for downstream processing or reporting.
When to use¶
Classification: process.
Tagged: columns, concatenate, dataset, merge, string, text, transformation.
Inputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Default | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dataset | dataset_1 | dataset | — | Input dataset containing the text columns to be merged; must be a tabular dataset object available in the workflow context. | |
| Columns to Merge | col_name | scalar | — | One or more column names from dataset_1 whose text values will be concatenated together; select multiple columns in the desired merge order. | |
| New Col | new_col | scalar | MergedText | Name assigned to the output merged column; defaults to ‘MergedText’ if left unchanged. | |
| Delimiter | delimiter | scalar | , | Character or string inserted between each merged column value (e.g., ‘,’ for comma-separated); defaults to ‘,’ if left unchanged. |
Outputs¶
| Label | ID | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merged Dataset | merged_dataset | dataset | Copy of the input dataset with the additional merged text column appended, named according to the new_col parameter. |
Disciplines¶
- data.dataset.transform
Runnable example¶
A runnable example is registered for this worker. Open the example workflow on the d3VIEW canvas: /api/workflow/example?id=dataset_merge_text_columns
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