Adhoc Schedule for Alteryx programs

Question

Hi,

We have a plan to purchase Alteryx Desktop Scheduler . Iam aware that we can execute scheduled programs through this tool , but we have there many other user specific programs which get executed on a adhoc basis where there is no specific time for it .

How do i handle this through Scheduler . i cannot randomly schedule every hour because i have more than 70+ programs to be executed on adhoc basis.

Thanks

ChrisTX · Answer

I think I've read that UIPath can trigger an Alteryx workflow.  Suggest checking the UIPath website/forum.

On the Alteryx side, check out these pages:

Community > Use Cases > Alteryx Use Cases > Tecnológico de Monterrey Transforms Internal Audit with Alteryx and UiPath

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Use-Cases/Tecnologico-de-Monterrey-Transforms-Internal-Audit-with-Alteryx/ta-p/710386

Community > Learn > Blogs > Analytics > What's New In 2021.3: Strengthen Your Solving With Designer

the UiPath connector gives business users the ability to execute a UiPath Robotic process directly in an Alteryx Designer workflow

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Analytics/What-s-New-In-2021-3-Strengthen-Your-Solving-With-Designer/ba-p/794008

praneshsapmm · Answer

Hi @ChrisTX ,

Is there any way to trigger alteryx workflows using UI path robot .

Thanks

ChrisTX · Answer

When trying to add automation to a process, I know the key question is "how do I perform this task manually?"

In your example, if you manually run an adhoc workflow after waiting for an input data file to be updated, the next question is: provide some more detail.  How do you know the data file update is complete, then how do you automate that information gathering so you'll know your workflow can now be run?   Manually, do you look at the last update date on the file?

You could have a job scheduled every 5 minutes to check a file's last update date, and only continue running the rest of the workflow if the "ready-to-run" condition is Yes.

Chris