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Rename by Replacing - REGEX

mikedmiked Member Posts: 21 Contributor II
Hi All - struggling to utilize regex to rename columns after pivoting. Ideally trying to remove the "count(IDT)_" and leave the year on the header. Any help would be appreciated. XML and sample data attached. 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><process version="9.0.002">
  <context>
    <input/>
    <output/>
    <macros/>
  </context>
  <operator activated="true" class="process" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" name="Process">
    <process expanded="true">
      <operator activated="true" class="read_excel" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="68" name="Read Excel (3)" width="90" x="112" y="1207">
        <parameter key="excel_file" value="C:\Users\mdueber\OneDrive\OneDrive - JAGUAR LAND ROVER\Analytics Department\RapidMiner Support Files\RM on OneDrive Support\Service Retention\Data files\Car Parc\example2.xlsx"/>
        <list key="annotations"/>
        <parameter key="date_format" value="MMM d, yyyy h:mm:ss a z"/>
        <list key="data_set_meta_data_information">
          <parameter key="0" value="IDT.true.polynominal.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="1" value="ZIP.true.polynominal.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="2" value="COLOR.true.polynominal.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="3" value="MODEL.true.polynominal.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="4" value="SEGMENT.true.polynominal.attribute"/>
          <parameter key="5" value="YEAR.true.integer.attribute"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="read_not_matching_values_as_missings" value="false"/>
        <description align="center" color="transparent" colored="false" width="126">UIO</description>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="append" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Append (3)" width="90" x="313" y="1207"/>
      <operator activated="true" class="filter_examples" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="103" name="Filter Examples (4)" width="90" x="447" y="1207">
        <list key="filters_list">
          <parameter key="filters_entry_key" value="YEAR.ge.2012"/>
        </list>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="numerical_to_polynominal" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Numerical to Polynominal" width="90" x="581" y="1156">
        <parameter key="attribute_filter_type" value="subset"/>
        <parameter key="attributes" value="YEAR"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="aggregate" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Aggregate (3)" width="90" x="782" y="1258">
        <list key="aggregation_attributes">
          <parameter key="IDT" value="count"/>
        </list>
        <parameter key="group_by_attributes" value="IDT|YEAR"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="pivot" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Pivot (3)" width="90" x="1050" y="1156">
        <parameter key="group_attribute" value="IDT"/>
        <parameter key="index_attribute" value="YEAR"/>
        <parameter key="consider_weights" value="false"/>
        <parameter key="skip_constant_attributes" value="false"/>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="concurrency:join" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Join (2)" width="90" x="1117" y="1258">
        <list key="key_attributes">
          <parameter key="IDT" value="IDT"/>
        </list>
      </operator>
      <operator activated="true" class="rename_by_replacing" compatibility="9.0.002" expanded="true" height="82" name="Rename by Replacing" width="90" x="1251" y="1207">
        <parameter key="attribute_filter_type" value="subset"/>
        <parameter key="attributes" value="count(IDT)"/>
        <parameter key="regular_expression" value=".*count(VIN)"/>
        <parameter key="include_special_attributes" value="true"/>
        <parameter key="replace_what" value=" count"/>
      </operator>
      <connect from_op="Read Excel (3)" from_port="output" to_op="Append (3)" to_port="example set 1"/>
      <connect from_op="Append (3)" from_port="merged set" to_op="Filter Examples (4)" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Filter Examples (4)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Numerical to Polynominal" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Numerical to Polynominal" from_port="example set output" to_op="Aggregate (3)" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Aggregate (3)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Pivot (3)" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Aggregate (3)" from_port="original" to_op="Join (2)" to_port="right"/>
      <connect from_op="Pivot (3)" from_port="example set output" to_op="Join (2)" to_port="left"/>
      <connect from_op="Join (2)" from_port="join" to_op="Rename by Replacing" to_port="example set input"/>
      <connect from_op="Rename by Replacing" from_port="example set output" to_port="result 1"/>
      <portSpacing port="source_input 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 1" spacing="0"/>
      <portSpacing port="sink_result 2" spacing="0"/>
    </process>
  </operator>
</process>

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Best Answer

  • BalazsBaranyBalazsBarany Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert Posts: 955 Unicorn
    Solution Accepted
    Hi!

    In this case, you need the regexp in two places.
    attribute filter type: regular_expression
    regular expression: count\(IDT\)_.+ (the .+ is necessary because in this context RapidMiner wants to match the entire string)
    replace what: count\(IDT\)_ (here it is fine without the .+ because we really just match this part of the string)

    Regards,
    Balázs

Answers

  • BalazsBaranyBalazsBarany Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert Posts: 955 Unicorn
    Hi!

    The parentheses in count(IDT)_ have a special meaning in regular expressions. This would be the correct one: count\(IDT\)_

    Regards,
    Balázs
  • mikedmiked Member Posts: 21 Contributor II
    @BalazsBarany Thank you... I understand the escape character to recognize the parentheses but still having 2 issues 
    1 - not identifying the attributes
    2 - regex still not recognizing the count\(IDT\)_ pattern to replace with nothing. 
    Any other ideas would be helpful
  • mikedmiked Member Posts: 21 Contributor II
    @BalazsBarany - Awesome thank you! That worked. Does the plus sign in this case just handle the way the "year' is handled in the attribute name? Thanks for the help! 
  • BalazsBaranyBalazsBarany Administrator, Moderator, Employee-RapidMiner, RapidMiner Certified Analyst, RapidMiner Certified Expert Posts: 955 Unicorn
    Hi!

    Yes, RapidMiner requires matching the full string for the attribute selection, not just a part of the string. The .+ after count\(IDT\)_ matches the variable part, in your case the year. 

    Regards,
    Balázs
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