Anyone know how I can add a link to a workflow with examples in my macro descriptions (see below) ?
Cheers,
Taylor Cox
Developer/Analyst
Blue Cross NC
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Hi @Coxta45,
The screenshot seems to be missing from your post.
Kind regards,
Paul Noirel
Customer Support Engineer
@PaulN, thanks for the heads up. Should be there now.
Did not this was possible but ...
Open the Macro file within a text editor and then you can add a section into the MetaInfo section like:
<Example> <Description>Open Example</Description> <File>D:\Repos\Alteryx\Arms Exports.yxmd</File> </Example>
Once that is added seems to work as you'd expect:
Thanks for the suggestion, this is definitely the solution - I just have one question: Can I use relative paths here? I'd really like to let the package be "lift-and-shift" capable. The absolute path to the example workflow is working fine, but I get errors when trying to use a relative reference.
Here's the package structure
The 'Hover' is showing the Open Example link - which works fine with an absolute path, but I'm getting this error with a relative reference:
And here's the Date Wizard.yxmc XML that I've tried...
<Example> <Description>Open Example</Description> <!-- THIS WORKS --> <File>\\SERVER\aRootDirectory\path\to\Alteryx\Macros\Date Wizard\Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File> <!-- THIS DOESNT <File>Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File> <File>.\Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File> <File>./Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File> --> </Example>
Any ideas? Or is relative referencing simply not allowed here?
Thanks,
Taylor
Hi @Coxta45,
Alteryx default behaviour is to look for examples under .\Alteryx\Samples\02 One-Tool Examples or Alteryx\Samples\02 One-Tool Examples (or .\Alteryx\Samples\en\02 One-Tool Examples).
Kind regards,
Paul Noirel
Customer Support Engineer
@PaulN, Bummer! I suppose I might submit this as a product idea. I'm thinking that this could likely be added as a new feature in the Interface Designer settings, similarly to the way that you can reference a Help file - which, BTW, could link to an example workflow, but opens a new instance of Alteryx and doesn't show a hyperlink in the Macro description on 'Hover/Click'.
Thanks for the help.
Taylor
hi @Coxta45,
These are really good suggestions for Alteryx Product Ideas (https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Product-Ideas/idb-p/product-ideas)!
Kind regards,
Paul Noirel
Customer Support Engineer
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Mind voting for it?
Thanks again,
Taylor Cox