# Absolute value

The Absolute Value step allows you to calculate the absolute value of numbers in a specified column, creating a new column with the results.

### Step parameters

* **`Input Column` column(string)\*:** Select the column containing the numbers to convert to absolute values.
* **`New Column Name`** **string\***: Specify the name for the new column that will contain the calculated absolute values.

### Example

**Input**

<figure><img src="https://1809014303-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZxYYf1KpgarKMgMsDCrw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f16d87e6b18896e9b89b0d44fdd656cfd8c31feb%2Fabs_value_input.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Compute - Absolute value input</p></figcaption></figure>

**Configuration**

```json
{
    "column": "sales", 
    "new_column": "abs_value"
}
```

**Output**

<figure><img src="https://1809014303-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZxYYf1KpgarKMgMsDCrw%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-16c154c100b94d44667a57c9d0d731221cfce653%2Fabs_value_output.png?alt=media" alt=""><figcaption><p>Compute - absolute value output</p></figcaption></figure>