a. Your matching field is Employee ID, which is a text-type field in Pipeline 1, but is numeric in Pipeline 2. How do you prepare your data for blending?
Ah, I see the issue - the data types don't match up. I'll need to use a Manage Fields to convert one of them before I can blend the data. Shouldn't be too difficult, just need to remember the right order of the steps.
Okay, I've got this. I'll use a Manage Fields step to convert the Employee ID field to the same data type, then I can Union or Join the two data sources. Simple!
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this. I think I need to change the field type first, but I'm not sure if I should do that before or after the Union/Join. I'll have to review the module on data prep.
B) Add a Filter first and then a Manage Fields to change the field type. Hmm, I don't know, that seems a bit roundabout. Why not just go with option A and keep it simple?
I see both points, but personally I would choose option D) Add a Join first and then a Manage Fields to change the field type for better data blending.
D) Add a Join first and then a Manage Fields to change the field type. Gotta love a good ol' join before transforming the data. That's the way to do it!
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