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Operations index
Primary Operations
Calculate

Add a column of values calculated from other columns in your dataset.
Detect Headers

Convert the first row(s) of the input data into column headers.
Map Column Headers

Map column names from their source name to a desired name.
Add, remove or reorder columns.
Map Values

Map values from their source value to a desired value. Incorporating Automap Values.
Remove Rows

Remove rows with specific column values, typically insignificant rows such as headers, totals and subtotals.
Validate

Configure data validation rules and actions.
Advanced Operations
Aggregate

Pivot, merge and aggregate rows according to the values in a selected column. Define the aggregation method (Sum, Min, Max, Mean) and validate merges are as expected.
Append If Missing

Add a column if not already present.
Append Metadata

Create new columns containing file and pipeline metadata.
Clip From Column

Remove all data before or after a column.
Combine Columns

Create a new column combining the content of two or more other columns.
Date Cleanse

Convert incoming dates to Basic ISO format for use in Quantemplate. Remove invalid dates and replace with blanks. Capture invalid dates in a Validation Report.
Date Output

Convert dates from Basic ISO format to other formats for use in downstream systems outside Quantemplate.
Fill Down

Replace blanks with the value from the row above.
Number Format

Convert values from a regional number format so they can be interpreted by Quantemplate e.g. 100.000,00 to 100000.
Number Within Groups

Consecutively number rows containing matching values.
Offset Column

Take the contents of a column and repeat it in a new column, offsetting the values by one row.
Partition

Splits the table according to values in a defined column.
Row Number

Add a new column containing the row number.
Regex

Find and replace characters using Regular Expressions (Regex) pattern matching.
Sort Rows

Sort the rows in a dataset by the values in a column.
Stack Grids

Split a file vertically on selected columns, stacking each slice horizontally.
Swing Down

Transpose the headers of selected columns into rows in a new column.
Script

Insert a Quantemplate developer script, used for testing prototype operations