Issues with Analytic App

Question

I have an issue while running my analytic app. I have an interface text tool which feeds a file path to the various input tools. Flow runs well when run as a workflow. However, when I try to run as an analytic app, if I leave the text input blank (so it can use the what it was configured with), it throws errors. Looking into the errors, it seems like the flow is trying to read the inputs from the file path where the analytic app is stored as against what is configured in the various input tools.

How do I resolve this?

sufregs · Answer

thank you for this. i will try it using the update formula option.

Gaurav_Dhama_ · Answer

There are three major ways to do this, two of which are already mentioned above. Check the below image for reference.

case1: updating the path using formula in action.
case2: using condition tool to control whether Action tool works or not
case3: using optional file browse

Erin · Answer

Totally agree with @apathetichell. Generally speaking, the action tool hooked up to the Text Input will need some guardrails in place since Text Input is the wild child of the Interface palette. Something to explore depending on your use case is the File Browse tool. You might find it a little more tame and not as difficult to structure your action tool.