topic Re: record ID Tool issue in Alteryx Designer Desktop Discussions

record ID Tool issue

FuyuEric — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:56:35 GMT

Hi All,

I encountered some issues when using the Record ID tool in my workflow. After dragging it into the workflow and clicking its icon, the Configuration page loads extremely slowly compared to other tools. Regardless of how I configure it, the output always reverts to the default RecordID. Setting the starting value or position also causes the tool to reset to its default output mode. And the version is 2025.2.1.24

Re: record ID Tool issue

alexnajm — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 12:14:08 GMT

It looks like there is one known defect: Designer 2025.2 Release Notes. Maybe it's affecting you?

Re: record ID Tool issue

jrlindem — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:44:17 GMT

Wasn't aware of that known issue. Thanks for sharing @alexnajm

@FuyuEric in the meantime, if you don't want to go back a version to resolve... You can always leverage the Multi-Row Formula Tool to create your own RecordID like this:

Expression: IF IsNull([Row-1:RecordID]) THEN 1 ELSE [Row-1:RecordID] +1 ENDIF

Hope this helps, -Jay

Re: record ID Tool issue

FuyuEric — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:21:41 GMT

Hi @jrlindem,

Thanks for sharing the alternative solution! Would reinstalling Alteryx solve the issue?

Re: record ID Tool issue

jrlindem — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:08:40 GMT

@FuyuEric

I would think, an uninstall/reinstall is a good idea to try, but if it's a known issue like Alex noted, it may not resolve until Alteryx releases a patch update to that version. There's always a risk in going to the latest version so soon after release. Might be better to simply downgrade to 2025.1 until we get a little further into 2025.2.

Jay

Re: record ID Tool issue

TTMCarrieCai — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:14:57 GMT

This issue is not fixed yet, I have the same issue in Version 2025.2. Hope Alteryx can fix it soon.

Re: record ID Tool issue

alexnajm — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:51:13 GMT

This defect is an issue in 2025.2 as the link above states 👍