Keep columns ORDER when Exporting (into CSV)

Question

Hi,

When exporting a prepared data set as a CSV file (for example), is there a trick to make sure to keep the same ORDER of columns as it appears in DSS ?

Currently, every time I export data, the column order is changed randomly.

 

Thanks for the help, it is critical to have automation on downstream systems...

Answer 1

Hi,

That's not supposed to happen. Are you exporting directly from the prepared dataset's Explore screen, or from an analysis ?

If exporting from the dataset : What is the type of the dataset that you're trying to export ?

If exporting from an analysis: could you give more details about the kind of preparation steps that you used ?

Is there anything "special" about the columns (special column names, duplicate columns, ...) ?