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9.3.12

Difference between a record and a row

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Google refine make a clear distinction between a row and a record. We will see what's the difference between the two and advantages to works in records mode.

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Fill down the right and secure way

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The fill down function consists of taking the content of cells and copying down following blank cells. This is done based on the rows number. When you perform this action using the fill down function, Google refine does not take into account if rows belong to different records or not, if the following rows are blank, it will fill it down with the content of the previous row.

 If you do not use this function with extra care you can easily corrupt the integrity of your data set. In a nutshell use  row.record.cells[columnName].value[0]   to fill down data within the same record. 

Here is why, and how to avoid that.

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