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  - transformations/rows-to-fields/
title: Transform data
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# Transform data

Transformations are a powerful way to manipulate data returned by a query before the system applies a visualization.

With transformations, you can:

- Rename fields
- Join time series data
- Perform mathematical operations across queries
- Use the output of one transformation as the input to another transformation

This section includes the following topics:

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