> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs-v3.toucantoco.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs-v3.toucantoco.com/data-management-in-datahub/datasets-in-toucan/preparing-data/overview-of-youprep-tm/text/concatenate.md). # Concatenate The Concatenate step allows you to combine values from multiple columns into a single new column. ### Step parameters * `Columns to concatenate` **column(array)\***: Select two or more columns to concatenate * `Separator` **string or void**: a character or a string of characters to be used as a separator between concatenated columns. Can be left empty if no separator has to be used. * `New column name` **string\*** :Enter a name for the new column that will contain the concatenated values ### Example **Input**

**Configuration** ```json { "columns": ["first_name", "last_name"], "separator": " ", "new_column_name": "full_name" } ``` **Result**

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