Categorical Parsers

The categorical parser type is the most commonly utilized parser across all Data Products.

In most cases, it is intended to load data from a single column in a source data table into a single collection of categorical variables.

{
  "parser_type": "categorical",
  "column": "cccc",
  "variable_prefix": "(test) ",
  "variable_suffix": " (test)",
  "collection": "collection_name"
}

It's worth noting that categorical parsers typically do not use a variable attribute, as the categorical variable names are generated from the values in the source data column.

variable_prefix

usage: optional
The variable_prefix attribute automatically adds a prefix to the name of every generated variable. This can be a constant string, an inner parser object, or a file reference to an inner parser object.

variable_suffix

usage: optional
The variable_suffix attribute automatically adds a suffix to the name of every generated variable. This can be a constant string, an inner parser object, or a file reference to an inner parser object.