Last Modified Date: 08 Jul 2022
Environment
- Tableau Prep Builder
- Text Files
Resolution
Possible workaround:Option 1: Open the text file by Tableau Desktop with schema.ini, then extract data.
- Create schema.ini to define data types of columns in a text file.
For more details about schema.ini, see Create a schema.ini File. - Open the text file by Tableau Desktop.
- Extract data and saved as a hyper file.
- Open the hyper file by Tableau Prep Builder.
Cause
The ability to change data type of multiple fields is not built in a product currently.Thank you for providing your feedback on the effectiveness of the article.
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