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= Row Flattener

== Description

The Row Flattener transform allows you flatten data sequentially.

== Options

[width="90%", options="header"]
|===
|Option|Description
|transform name|Name of the transform; this name has to be unique in a single pipeline
|The field to flatten|The field that must be flattened into different target fields
|Target fields|The name of the target field to which the field is flattened
|===

== Example

In the sample below, if you begin with the following data set...
[width="90%", options="header"]
|===
|Field1|Field2|Field3|Flatten
|A|B|C|One
|Z|Y|X|Two
|D|E|F|Three
|W|V|U|Four
|===

The data set can be flattened to the example shown below:
[width="90%", options="header"]
|===
|Field1|Field2|Field3|Target1|Target2
|A|B|C|One|Two
|D|E|F|Three|Four
|===