# Gather

Takes multiple columns and collapses into key-value pairs, duplicating all other columns as needed.

## How to Access This Feature

## From + (plus) Button

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* Click "+" button and select "Gather".

### From Column Menu

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* You can also select columns to gather first, and then select "Gather (Unpivot)" from the column menu of one of the selected columns.

## Gather (Unpivot) Columns into Key/Value Column Pair

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1. Select Columns to Gather

* Select "Include" or "Exclude" depending on whether you are specifying the columns to gather or the columns not to gather.
* Select the rule for specifying the columns.
* Fill the rest of parameters in "Select Column" section.

1. Specify names of Key/Value Columns to create by typing the names in "Key Column" and "Value Column" text fields.
2. Specify parameters in the "Parameters" section.

* Remove NA - Select TRUE to remove NA rows from the result
* Guess column data type - Select TRUE to automatically guess the most possible data type for the key column.

1. Click "Run" to gather columns into key/value column pair.


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