# Preprocessing rules

A datastream can be configured with preprocessing rules. These allow you to clean your data into a Unified Name Space (UNS).

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Per signal, you can configure

* **Output name**: a new name for the signal
* **Description**, will be added as signal metadata
* **Unit**
* **Gain and Offset**, applying the formula `new_value = input_value*gain + offset`

Additionally, you can choose the priority of a signal

* **High**: 1) the signal will be imported first when importing a file, and 2) the signal will also be loaded into hot storage automatically
* **Default**: no special treatment

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