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Preparing data fields for analysis in Amazon QuickSight

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Before you start analyzing and visualizing your data, you can prepare the fields (columns) in your dataset for analysis. You can edit field names and descriptions, change the data type for fields, set up drill-down hierarchies for fields, and more.

Use the following topics to prepare fields in your dataset.

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