Overview: Time Merge

Use this operation to merge two datasets, retaining only selected fields from each dataset. The new dataset will contain only one timestamp field, which is a combination of the timestamps of the two different datasets.

Only one timestamp will be used when the two datasets have overlapping timestamps. Both values of each original dataset will be listed.

Properties

Category:	Combine
Performance risk:	High potential performance risk. The performance is influenced by the size of the text file being imported, which is determined by number of rows and/or the number of columns of the dataset.
Knowledge required:	Working knowledge of the software.

Effect on datasets

How many datasets are required to perform this operation?	Two
Does it create a new dataset?	Yes
Can you reconfigure this operation?	Yes
Can you apply this operation to a locked dataset?	Yes
Does it modify the current dataset in any way?	No

Requirements

Two datasets, each containing a timestamp field.

Results

A new dataset, with a combined timestamp field. This dataset will only contain the fields you selected from each of the original datasets.