Alteryx Tool IDs

Question

Hi all,
I have multiple workflows with many containers. I want to make a new Workflow with same logic replicating the containers in various workflows but with minor changes.
Is there a way to copy the content of a workflow with Tool IDs?

I tried using save as options it works but when it comes to multiple workflows into one Workflow it causes issues.

Thank you.

Sanjay_k · Answer

Hello everyone,

I appreciate all your responses.

In my situation, I have WF1 and WF2, and I'm creating a new workflow, WF3, which follows a similar logic. Is there a method to transfer the contents of WF1 and WF2 to WF3, including tool IDs, so that I can utilize the workflow comparison feature to easily compare the logic?

For instance, I need to copy a container from WF1 to WF3 and another container from WF2. Duplicating doesn't seem feasible here due to the involvement of multiple workflows.

Thank you.

caltang · Answer

One way is you can put the tools in containers and rename the containers to a specific name. Then the XML carries over the name and you can fetch it out each time.

alexnajm · Answer

I think in this case, it’s best to rename the tool name to keep consistency across multiple workflows