Inherit User Constants Values

Question

I had a workflow with several separate workstreams in it. The workstreams make use of user constants.

To simplify the parent workflow, we want to convert each of the workstreams into a standard macro.

When a user constant value is updated in the parent workflow, the new embedded macros should use the updated value.

Is there any way to have an embedded macro inherit a user constant from a parent workflow without passing that value through an input anchor?

Qiu · Answer

@Lamboa01 
My original idea is in orde to have a global constant across workflows, we would create a input file fo that constance and save it in a accessible location.
then append it to your workflow, which of course would cause flow to be heavier then it should be.

but @apathetichell idea might better.

apathetichell · Answer

you can use a workflow to edit the constants in the underlying xml of the workflows you want to change. If you are changing a constant you would do use a replace to search for something like this xml string and then update the values inside. You would then save this in your old workflow. This uses this strategy - https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Engine-Works/Dynamic-Hard-Coding-Chained-App-Sorcery/ba-p/764585 User this_is_a_test_value xml_constant_test

Lamboa01 · Answer

Hi ACE Spotlight Series: Jifeng Qiu

Could you please explain this or provide a reference to how you can have an input file containing your desired constants. I have multiple workflows but I would like to only adjust the constants once.