Difference between aoColumnDefs and aoColumns - plugins

Difference between aoColumnDefs and aoColumns in datatable jquery plugin?

aoColumns requires you to set each column individually (every column is an entry in the array)
aoColumnDefs allows you to set attributes of just some columns, and you can set the same attributes on multiple columns at once (so, you can mark column 2 and 5 to hidden using one entry in the array)

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ADF map source columns startswith to sink columns in SQL table

I have a ADF data flow with many csv files as a source and a SQL database as a sink. The data in the csv files are similar with 170 plus columns wide however not all of the files have the same columns. Additionally, some column names are different in each file, but each column name starts with the same corresponding 3 digits. Example: 203-student name, 644-student GPA.
Is it possible to map source columns using the first 3 characters?
Go back to the data flow designer and edit the data flow.
Click on the parameters tab
Create a new parameter and choose string array data type
For the default value as per your requirement, enter ['203-student name','203-student grade',’203-student-marks']
Add a Select transformation. The Select transformation will be used to map incoming columns to new column names for output.
We're going to change the first 3 column names to the new names defined in the parameter
To do this, add 3 rule-based mapping entries in the bottom pane
For the first column, the matching rule will be position==1 and the name will be $parameter11
Follow the same pattern for column 2 and 3
Click on the Inspect and Data Preview tabs of the Select transformation to view the new column name.
Reference - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/tutorial-data-flow-dynamic-columns#parameterized-column-mapping

Is there a way of creating a Serial Number based on other inputs on a MS access form?

I have some samples I need to take.
In order to create a good identifier/serial number for the samples, I want it to be a product of its characteristics.
For example, if the sample was taken from India and the temperature was 40 degrees then I would click dropdowns in the form to create those two entries and then a serial number would be spat out in the form "Ind40".
Assuming that your form is bound to a table, you can create a calculated column in the table that concatenates the values from other columns into a single value.
For instance, create a new column and give it a name (for example, SerialNbr). Then for Data Type select "Calculated". An expression builder window will appear:
Enter the columns you'd like to concatenate and separate them with &. Here is an example of how the expression could look:
Left([Country],3) & [Temperature]
This expression takes the first 3 chars from the Country column and combines it with the value from Temperature column to create the value in column SerialNbr. The calculated column will automatically update when values are entered into the other fields. I'd also suggest adding another value to the calculated expression to help avoid duplicates, such as date/time of submission.

Dynamically render multiple columns based on a drop-down list

I have a table in tableau with say 4 columns (Say Employee ID, Name, Address, Email).
I want to provide the users an option to select single/multiple columns from a drop down list (assume in the drop down list we have columns headers, Customfield1, Customfield2.....,Customfield10) which would be added to the table as a separate columns.
Say for Instance if the user selects CustomField1, CustomField2, CustomField3 from the drop-down list then the table should have in total of 7 columns (4 Emp fields + 3 Custom Fields)
Though I stated a simple requirement, my idea was to extrapolate that to something complex.
I think some version of this could be done, albeit in a hacky way. What you're looking for is 'Dynamic Parameters.' They don't technically officially exist in the product, but can be created with the combination of parameter and calculated field.
Here is a link to a method on such creation.
The idea here would be to re-order columns in a custom manner. Each calculated field would have to have its own logic for which dimension it was to display when a user selected a parameter. (ie: With parameter selection A Column 1 goes to [Name] and Column 2 goes to [Address], and with parameter selection B Column 1 goes to [Address] and Column 2 goes to [Name].) The caveat here is that each potential layout would need to have the same number of columns - there is not a way to add columns dynamically. Consider that each column is represented here with a calculated field.
Good luck on it.

Selecting multiple column of Tableview

There is a requirement, where user needs to select multiple column in the Tableview.
But only one column can be selected at a time. Multiple column can be selected by using Shift key but it select consecutive columns.
Suppose I have a requirement where I need to select Column 1 & Column 3 simultaneously to get highlighted. What needs to be done? Is there any XIB setting to do so or any delegate methods for the same?
Thanks.

2 Table Rows per 1 Database Table Row

I'm working on a table in iReport designer where I pull in info from a database. As of right now, I have it so that one row of the table corresponds to one row in the database.
How can I make it so that one entry in the database can take up two rows. The first row would have 4 columns corresponding to a field in the database. The second row would have 1 column the same length as the 4 above columns combined and also correspond to one field. When editing an iReport designer table, there doesn't seem to be an option to add more rows, only columns.
I found a much easier workaround. I created a one column table, then dragged and dropped static text and fields in certain spots to make the report look like it had multiple columns.