Free Trial

Alteryx Designer Desktop Discussions

Find answers, ask questions, and share expertise about Alteryx Designer Desktop and Intelligence Suite.

Add X columns based on value in cell

ramkrau
5 - Atom

I have a workflow where a column is created to count the number of times something happens.

 

I need alteryx to look at that column, find the highest value, and then add that number of columns to my output file.

 

For example, the column has values:

 

1

1

3

5

2

19

3

 

I need the output file to create 19 new columns with column-header 1 through 19.

 

Thanks in advance!

 
 
 
 
3 REPLIES 3
Luke_C
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Hi @ramkrau 

 

Here's an example on how to take the max value, generate a row up to the max, then crosstab those to columns. Hopefully gets you started on the right path.

Luke_C_0-1666300847899.png

 

 

binuacs
21 - Polaris

@ramkrau One way of doing this

 

binuacs_0-1666301131313.png

 

danilang
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Hi @ramkrau 

 

If you need to add the new columns to your existing data, Use an Append Fields tool and connect your input table to the T input and the output of @binuacs workflow to the S input

 

Dan

Labels
Top Solution Authors