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Alteryx does not recognize number

martinhugo
6 - Meteoroid

Dear community, 

I am currently working on an Excel (xlsx) database containing waste quantity by type of waste. Numbers are in tons, so with 4-5 decimals. 

 

When inputting the file in Alteryx, Alteryx does not recognize some numbers that are below 1 (e.g. 0,876) and put a 0 instead. The errors happen for some numbers only, starting with the input tool. 

 

Would you have any clue?

 

Please note I am using the online version of Alteryx (on Mac), so with limited tools & number formats. 

 

Thanks a lot,

Hugo

2 REPLIES 2
alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

If the number looks like 0.876, then you'll need to Replace the comma with a period so it can convert into a number properly! Typically a Replace or ReplaceChar function will do it.

apathetichell
18 - Pollux

This should be in the Designer Cloud forum - not the Designer Desktop. I'm mentioning that because Designer Cloud has a different internal architecture entirely and may have issues where Designer Desktop does not. Usually I'd check localization to see if I was reading , or . as my decimal separator. That may work on Designer Cloud - but this also could just be a Designer Cloud issue.

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