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title description menu weight flux/v0/tags introduced
rename() function `rename()` renames columns in a table.
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rename universe universe/rename
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transformations
0.7.0

rename() renames columns in a table.

If a column in the group key is renamed, the column name in the group key is updated.

Function type signature
(<-tables: stream[B], ?columns: A, ?fn: (column: string) => string) => stream[C] where A: Record, B: Record, C: Record

{{% caption %}} For more information, see Function type signatures. {{% /caption %}}

Parameters

columns

Record that maps old column names to new column names.

fn

Function that takes the current column name (column) and returns a new column name.

tables

Input data. Default is piped-forward data (<-).

Examples

Explicitly map column names to new column names

import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> rename(columns: {tag: "uid", _value: "val"})

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Input data

_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

Output data

_time val *uid
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time val *uid
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

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Rename columns using a function

import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> rename(fn: (column) => "${column}_new")

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Input data

_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

Output data

_time_new _value_new *tag_new
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time_new _value_new *tag_new
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

{{% /expand %}} {{< /expand-wrapper >}}

Conditionally rename columns using a function

import "sampledata"

sampledata.int()
    |> rename(
        fn: (column) => {
            _newColumnName = if column =~ /^_/ then "${column} (Reserved)" else column

            return _newColumnName
        },
    )

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Input data

_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time _value *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

Output data

_time (Reserved) _value (Reserved) *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z -2 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 10 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z 7 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 17 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 15 t1
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 4 t1
_time (Reserved) _value (Reserved) *tag
2021-01-01T00:00:00Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:10Z 4 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:20Z -3 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:30Z 19 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:40Z 13 t2
2021-01-01T00:00:50Z 1 t2

{{% /expand %}} {{< /expand-wrapper >}}