Conversions

Convert Duration

The transform converts any duration (day, hour, minute, seconds, or milliseconds) to any specified duration.

To perform the transform, select the column that has the duration to be converted and specify the duration type.

Check out the given illustration on how to apply Convert Duration.

• Navigate to the Data Preparation workspace.

• Select a column from the data set with the time duration.

• Open the Transforms tab.

• Select the Convert Duration transform from the Conversion category.

  
• The Convert Duration dialog box appears.

• Provide the following information to apply the convert duration transformation.

  • Enable the Create New Column option to create a new column.

  • From: The type of source interval

  • To: The type of destination interval

  • Precision: The decimal points to be retained.

• Click the Submit option.

  
• The selected column values transform to align with the chosen conversion duration. For instance, in this scenario, the selected column values undergo a conversion, transitioning from the unit of days to hours.

  

  Result column with the converted duration value