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Tables

Editing table names​

Follow these steps to edit a table name.

  1. Locate the table for which you want to edit the name. Select the Menu icon to open the menu and select Edit table.
  2. Edit the Table name as desired.
  3. Select Save.

Deleting empty fields​

You can delete fields for which your dataset does not contain any data.

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A field can only be deleted if:

  1. It contains no data;
  2. It is not used in charts or metrics.

Deleting all empty fields​

Follow these steps to delete all empty fields.

  1. Locate the table for which you want to delete empty fields.
  2. Select the icon to open the menu and select Delete empty fields.

A confirmation message is displayed and indicates the number of fields that will be deleted.

Delete empty unused fields confirmation message 3. Select Confirm to delete the unused empty fields.

Deleting a single empty field​

Follow these steps to delete an empty unused field.

  1. Locate the unused empty field you want to delete.
  2. Hover over the field and select Delete field.

The field is deleted.

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The field is removed from the Fields list without any warnings.

Viewing field references​

If you want to delete a field that is used in a chart or in a metric, you must first delete the field references. When you hover over the Delete field icon Delete field icon, a popup is displayed indicating which processes and/or metrics use the field.

Deleting a table​

You can delete tables for which your dataset does not contain any data.

Deleting a table​

Follow these steps to delete a table.

  1. Go to Data transformations editor and remove the table from the data model.
  2. Select Apply to dashboards to run the transformations.
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    This may take several minutes. Only if the run finishes successfully, the new table will show up as empty in the Data Manager.

  3. Remove all references to fields in the table in any charts or metrics.
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    A table can only be deleted if it does not contain fields that are uses in charts or metrics.

  4. Select Edit dashboards and open the Data manager.
  5. Locate the table you want to delete.
  6. Select the Menu icon to open the menu and select Delete table. A confirmation message is displayed.
  7. Select Confirm to delete the table.