Delete Transform
Nota
Transforms are a part of the underlying language, which is not directly accessible to users. This content is maintained for reference purposes only. For more information on the user-accessible equivalent to transforms, see Transformation Reference.
Deletes a set of rows in your dataset, based on a condition specified in the row
expression. If the conditional expression is true
, then the row is deleted.
The delete
transform is the opposite of the keep
transform. See Keep Transform.
Basic Usage
delete row:(dateAge >= 90)
Output: For each row in the dataset, if the value in the dateAge
column is greater than or equal to 90
, the row is deleted.
Syntax and Parameters
delete row:(expression)
Token | Required? | Data Type | Description |
---|---|---|---|
delete | Y | transform | Name of the transform |
row | Y | string | Expression identifying the row or rows to delete. If expression evaluates to |
For more information on syntax standards, see Language Documentation Syntax Notes.
row
Expression to identify the row or rows on which to perform the transform. Expression must evaluate to true
or false
.
Examples:
Expression | Description |
---|---|
Score >= 50 | |
LEN(LastName) > 8 | |
ISMISSING([Title]) | |
ISMISMATCHED(Score,['Integer']) | |
Example:
delete row: (lastContactDate < 01/01/2010 || status == 'Inactive')
Output: Deletes any row in the dataset where the lastContactDate
is before January 1, 2010 or the status is Inactive
.
Usage Notes:
Required? | Data Type |
---|---|
Yes | Expression that evaluates to |
Examples
Sugerencia
For additional examples, see Common Tasks.
Example - Remove old products and keep new orders
This examples illustrates how you can keep and delete rows from your dataset.
Source:
Your dataset includes the following order information. You want to edit your dataset so that:
All orders for products that are no longer available are removed. These include the following product IDs:
P100
,P101
,P102
,P103
.All orders that were placed within the last 90 days are retained.
OrderId | OrderDate | ProdId | ProductName | ProductColor | Qty | OrderValue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001 | 6/14/2015 | P100 | Hat | Brown | 1 | 90 |
1002 | 1/15/2016 | P101 | Hat | Black | 2 | 180 |
1003 | 11/11/2015 | P103 | Sweater | Black | 3 | 255 |
1004 | 8/6/2015 | P105 | Cardigan | Red | 4 | 320 |
1005 | 7/29/2015 | P103 | Sweeter | Black | 5 | 375 |
1006 | 12/1/2015 | P102 | Pants | White | 6 | 420 |
1007 | 12/28/2015 | P107 | T-shirt | White | 7 | 390 |
1008 | 1/15/2016 | P105 | Cardigan | Red | 8 | 420 |
1009 | 1/31/2016 | P108 | Coat | Navy | 9 | 495 |
Transformation:
First, you remove the orders for old products. Since the set of products is relatively small, you can start first by adding the following:
Nota
Just preview this transformation. Do not add it to your recipe yet.
Transformation Name | |
---|---|
Parameter: Condition | Custom formula |
Parameter: Type of formula | Custom single |
Parameter: Condition | (ProdId == 'P100') |
Parameter: Action | Delete matching rows |
When this step is previewed, you should notice that the top row in the above table is highlighted for removal. Notice how the transformation relies on the ProdId
value. If you look at the ProductName
value, you might notice that there is a misspelling in one of the affected rows, so that column is not a good one for comparison purposes.
You can add the other product IDs to the transformation in the following expansion of the transformation, in which any row that has a matching ProdId
value is removed:
Transformation Name | |
---|---|
Parameter: Condition | Custom formula |
Parameter: Type of formula | Custom single |
Parameter: Condition | (ProdId == 'P100' || ProdId == 'P101' || ProdId == 'P102' || ProdId == 'P103') |
Parameter: Action | Delete matching rows |
When the above step is added to your recipe, you should see data that looks like the following:
OrderId | OrderDate | ProdId | ProductName | ProductColor | Qty | OrderValue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1004 | 8/6/2015 | P105 | Cardigan | Red | 4 | 320 |
1007 | 12/28/2015 | P107 | T-shirt | White | 7 | 390 |
1008 | 1/15/2016 | P105 | Cardigan | Red | 8 | 420 |
1009 | 1/31/2016 | P108 | Coat | Navy | 9 | 495 |
Now, you can filter out of the dataset orders that are older than 90 days. First, add a column with today's date:
Transformation Name | |
---|---|
Parameter: Formula type | Single row formula |
Parameter: Formula | '2/25/16' |
Parameter: New column name | 'today' |
Keep the rows that are within 90 days of this date using the following:
Transformation Name | |
---|---|
Parameter: Condition | Custom formula |
Parameter: Type of formula | Custom single |
Parameter: Condition | datedif(OrderDate,today,day) <= 90 |
Parameter: Action | Keep matching rows |
Don't forget to delete the today
column, which is no longer needed:
Transformation Name | |
---|---|
Parameter: Columns | today |
Parameter: Action | Delete selected columns |
Results:
OrderId | OrderDate | ProdId | ProductName | ProductColor | Qty | OrderValue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1007 | 12/28/2015 | P107 | T-shirt | White | 7 | 390 |
1008 | 1/15/2016 | P105 | Cardigan | Red | 8 | 420 |
1009 | 1/31/2016 | P108 | Coat | Navy | 9 | 495 |