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# AWS::QuickSight::DataSet OutputColumn
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Output column.

## Syntax
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To declare this entity in your CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

### JSON
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```
{
  "[Description](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-description)" : String,
  "[Id](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-id)" : String,
  "[Name](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-name)" : String,
  "[SubType](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-subtype)" : String,
  "[Type](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-type)" : String
}
```

### YAML
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```
  [Description](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-description): String
  [Id](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-id): String
  [Name](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-name): String
  [SubType](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-subtype): String
  [Type](#cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-type): String
```

## Properties
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`Description`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-description"></a>
A description for a column.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `0`  
*Maximum*: `500`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Id`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-id"></a>
A unique identifier for the output column.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `64`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Name`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-name"></a>
The display name of the column..  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Minimum*: `1`  
*Maximum*: `127`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`SubType`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-subtype"></a>
The sub data type of the column.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `FLOAT | FIXED`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)

`Type`  <a name="cfn-quicksight-dataset-outputcolumn-type"></a>
The data type of the column.  
*Required*: No  
*Type*: String  
*Allowed values*: `STRING | INTEGER | DECIMAL | DATETIME`  
*Update requires*: [No interruption](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/using-cfn-updating-stacks-update-behaviors.html#update-no-interrupt)