Move a Column

Moves a column in the table to a specified position.

Overview

This procedure can move a column in a table to a new position. This is useful when you want to bring important data to the front, match a preferred column order for readability, or prepare your table for export or integration with other systems. To use this procedure, specify which table you're working with and the new position for the column.

Input Concepts

Concept	Type	Description	Default	Required
table	table	The table containing the column.	No default	Yes
new column number	int	The new position for the column.	No default	Yes

Output Concepts

Concept	Description
table	The table with the column moved.

Examples

1. Move a Column in a Sample Table

Automation

create a sample table
move the table's "City" column where",
    the new column number is 1

Results

Name	City	Number	Address
john	San Francisco	+ 1 [phone]	123 east street
joe	San Jose	+ 1 [phone]	321 west street
jack	San Francisco	+ 1 [phone]	213 north street