Group/Rename Examples

t_liebe

Hello,

 

I am still preparing my data and would like to rename examples that belong to a same group within one colum:

1	Audi, A6	677
2	March	140
3	2018	70
4	Dezember	51
5	Audi, A2	9
6	2016	9
7	BMW, 3er	7
8	BMW, X5	1

 

Later:

1	Audi	677
2	Month	140
3	Year	70
4	Month	51
5	Audi	9
6	Year	9
7	BMW	7
8	BMW	1

 

I know that you might do this with Regular Expressions and also in a different way for date types, but I couldn`t figure it out.

 

Thanks for your help !

Telcontar120

If you can write a set of logical rules (IF/THEN/AND/OR/NOR) to express the conditions under which these substitutions should occur, then you can accomplish it with "Generate Attributes".  For example, you could use the "contains" function for string searching and then supply supplemental conditions.

However, if you can't express the renaming subsitutions in a set of rules, and the format of the cell content is not consistent (such that you could use Replace with regex as already suggested), then I am not sure how you would expect a computer program to execute your desires?  You might need to use Map and do it "manually" instead.

 

 

 

rfuentealba

Hi, @t_liebe

 

This is easy:

 

Use the Replace operator and put the following on the Parameters panel:

 

• attribute_filter_type: single.
• attribute: the column name you want to consider.
• replace what: (.*),(.*)
• replace by $1.

Basically, you are trying to read two groups (.*) and (.*), separated by a comma, and use the first one ($1) as the output of your data.

 

All the best,

 

Rodrigo.

t_liebe

Yes I tried that as well, but didn't fit my problem. I think I didn't give you enough information, sorry for that.

This what it looks like:

xxxx xxxx Audi xxx

Audixxx, xxxx, xxxx

Audixxx

xxxAudi

 

So the "Audi" is just a part of the example, but I am not interested in the other parts of the example.

 

I hope this explains a little bit more.