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title: "categorical-map"
slug: "categorical-map-parser"
updated: 2022-09-11T17:10:44Z
published: 2022-09-11T17:10:44Z
canonical: "code.tag.bio/categorical-map-parser"
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# categorical-map

The `categorical-map` **parser** will load data from a column in a source data table and map values to other values before producing categorical **variables** within a **collection**.

```
{
  "parser_type": "categorical-map",
  "table_alias": "tata",
  "column": "ccc1",
  "map": {
    "input_value1": "output_value1",
    "input_value2": "output_value2",
    ...
  },
  "collection": "collection_name"
}
```

## map

**usage: *required*** The map attribute contains an object mapping input data values to output data values.