How does the text to column tool manage multiple delimiter characters?

The behavior of the Text to Column tool in Alteryx is characterized by its ability to handle multiple delimiter characters in a specific manner. When multiple delimiters are provided, the tool treats each delimiter independently. This means that every instance of any specified delimiter will create a new column in the output based on its occurrence in the original text.

For example, if the delimiters are set to space, comma, and semicolon, whenever the tool encounters a space, comma, or semicolon in the input text, it will split the string at that point and begin populating new columns for each segment of data created. Thus, if a string includes both commas and spaces, separate columns will be produced for entries split by either character, leading to potentially many columns based on how many delimiter instances are present throughout the text.

This feature of the tool allows for flexibility in data formatting, making it helpful for processing data that may be structured with varying delimiters throughout.