# Example

The following settings split a SALES\_VALUES field containing: "500,300,200,100" into four new fields:

![Split Fields step example data](https://3411831820-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAYwCj9fPr1B2pjC11IOQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5dd8229bac69c5cd4780695f4d4299ff3b422b76%2FPDI_SplitFields_ExampleData.png?alt=media)

The result is four fields:

![Split Fields example results](https://3411831820-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FAYwCj9fPr1B2pjC11IOQ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-272bf9302405ed09271a1c6137835a19466bcaab%2FPDI_SplitFields_ExampleResults.png?alt=media)

See also [Split field to rows](http://wiki.pentaho.com/display/EAI/Split+field+to+rows)