# BUCKETIZATION
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Bucketization (called Binning in the console) takes the items in a column of numeric values, groups them into bins defined by numeric ranges, and outputs a new column that displays the bin for each row. Bucketization can be done using splits or percentage. The first example below uses splits and the second example uses a percentage.

**Parameters**
+ `sourceColumn` – The name of an existing column.

  `targetColumn` – The name of the new column to be created.

  `bucketNames` – List of bucket names.

  `splits` – List of bucket levels. Buckets are consecutive, and an upper bound for a bucket will be a lower bound for the next bucket.

  `percentage` – Each bucket will be described as a percentage.

**Example using splits**  
  

```
{
    "Action": {
        "Operation": "BUCKETIZATION",
        "Parameters": {
            "sourceColumn": "level",
            "targetColumn": "bin",
            "bucketNames": "[\"Bin1\",\"Bin2\",\"Bin3\"]",
            "splits": "[\"-Infinity\",\"2\",\"20\",\"Infinity\"]"
        }
    }
}
```

**Example using a percentage**  

```
{
    "Action": {
        "Operation": "BUCKETIZATION",
        "Parameters": {
            "sourceColumn": "level",
            "targetColumn": "bin",
            "bucketNames": "[\"Bin1\",\"Bin2\"]",
            "percentage": "50"
        }
    }
}
```