Table transformations

How to clean extra spaces, line breaks, and non-breaking spaces in product descriptions

2026-06-20
Task

description contains repeated spaces, line breaks, and HTML spaces such as  . The result should be clean text without joined words.

Short answer

For description, replace the substring   with a normal space, then add Collapse spaces and trim the value.

How to do it in Eofferix

  1. Open the settings of the description column.

    description column settings in Eofferix
    The outline shows where to open the description settings.
  2. In Transformations, add: condition Contains substring, value  , action Replace substring; put one normal space in the result field. Then add Collapse spaces and trim edges.

    Rules for replacing   and collapsing repeated spaces
    The first rule replaces   with a normal space, the second collapses repeated spaces, and the third trims edges.
  3. Save the template and run the transformation on the final step.

Before / after

Before

source data
skudescription
SKU-100Desk   lamp black
SKU-200Office chair gray

After

result
skudescription
SKU-100Desk lamp black
SKU-200Office chair gray

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