Solutions to trigger other workflows

Question

Hello everyone,

What kind of solutions are available to trigger other workflows inside my workflow?

My requirements:

* Possible using Alteryx Server (not all macros are supported, so...)
* I want it to be possible that one workflow outputs data that can then be used as the input in the following workflow, and so on and so forth

Thank you very much!

ashishabhishek · Answer

Hi,

You can use Events from workflow configuration window to trigger an event after the workflow has completed successfully and locate a batch that would run the workflow. Regarding taking input from previous workflow, you write the output from your first worklow to a yxdb and use it as input in your next workflow. https://help.alteryx.com/20223/designer/run-workflows-command-line

1. Create a batch script using this command

AlteryxEngineCmd.exe [WORKFLOWLOCATION]\[WORKFLOWNAMEHERE].yxmd

2. goto the events tab in the workflow configuration

3. Add-> Run Command -> Run Event when: "After Run Without Errors"

4.  Locate the batch script

and then schedule it on server.

Hope it helps.

Thanks,

Ashish

AngelosPachis · Answer

Seems you are right @cutehappybear although I'm sure I've used them at some point with Alteryx Server.

Alteryx API seems like an alternative if all workflows are published on the server. Maybe this  blog helps to demystify the topic a little bit

Server Runner Macros - Alteryx Community

JarekSkudrzyk · Answer

@cutehappybear

hi, have you tried analytic apps? they allow to run other apps after successfully running the previous one
https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/Chaining-Analytic-Apps/ta-p/243120