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Generate Copy

Synopsis​

This operator generates the copy of an attribute. The original attribute remains unchanged.

Description​

The Generate Copy operator adds a copy of the selected attribute to the input ExampleSet. Please note that the original attribute remains unchanged, just a new attribute is added to the ExampleSet. The attribute whose copy is required is specified by the attribute name parameter. The name of the new attribute is specified through the new name parameter. Please note that the names of attributes of an ExampleSet should be unique. Please note that only the view on the data column is copied, not the data itself.

Input​

example set input​

This input port expects an ExampleSet. It is the output of the Retrieve operator in the attached Example Process.

Output​

example set output​

The ExampleSet with the new attribute that is a copy of the specified attribute is output of this port.

original​

The ExampleSet that was given as input is passed without changing to the output through this port. This is usually used to reuse the same ExampleSet in further operators or to view the ExampleSet in the Results Workspace.

Parameters​

Attribute name​

The attribute whose copy is required is specified by the attribute name parameter.

New name​

The name of the new attribute is specified through the new name parameter. Please note that the names of attributes of an ExampleSet should be unique.