# Medicare raw data federation tool


 [Source code](medicare_combine_tablescwl_src.md) 


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**Tool**. Runs: [dorieh.cms.tools.mcr_combine_tables](../members/mcr_combine_tables)

## Description

This tool combines disparate tables with raw Medicare data into a single
view, transforming common columns to uniform type and format


## Inputs

| Name            | Type   | Default | Description                                                      | 
|:----------------|:-------|:--------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| database        | File   |         | Path to database connection file, usually database.ini           | 
| connection_name | string |         | The name of the section in the database.ini file                 | 
| table           | string |         | the name of the table to be created                              | 
| depends_on      | File?  |         | a special field used to enforce dependencies and execution order | 

## Outputs

| Name   | Type   | Description | 
|:-------|:-------|:------------|
| log    | File   |             | 
| errors | stderr |             |