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DOCSP-38796 added use cases for hiding columns (#679)
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source/chart-type-reference/data-table.txt

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In the :guilabel:`Other Options` section, toggle :guilabel:`Hide Column` to :guilabel:`On`.
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Hiding a column preserves the encoding of a field but omits the
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column from the results.
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.. note::
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|charts-short| returns only encoded fields. Hiding a column
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preserves the encoding of a field but omits the column from the
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results. This is useful when you want to:
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- Use the field as part of the URI, but don't want the
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field to render on the chart.
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- Drive :ref:`conditional formatting <conditional-formatting>`
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rules from an encoded hidden field.
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To remove a hyperlink from your data:
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