Input data from another workflow into a macro

Jesusivt

Hi all! 

I'm trying to input a database to a macro that contains different filters, but I don't know how to do that. 

This is what my main workflow looks:

The first macro in the canvas opens all files from a selected directory and add them up into a database. The second macro looks like this:

What I'm trying to do is that, the database from the first macro inputs into this macro workflow to pass all the filters and outputs the filtered database.

Thanks!

ggruccio

Hi @Jesusivt,

You will need to find a way to pass the metadata from macro 1 to macro 2. 

Typically what I would do would be to save the output from macro 1 in a .yxdb.  It only has to be one row of data if you are concerned about space.

Then use the Macro Input tool in macro 2 to map to that file (see below).  Macro 2 just needs to know the expected format of the data it is receiving from Macro 1 (the field names, the data types etc.)  As long as this doesn't change every time you are good to go.