I'm posting this here as I notice a lot on the community that people will post questions expecting fast answers without giving any context so below I have listed a hopefully useful set of steps that I find would be useful for people to get effective and timely answers:
1. Be Clear and Concise
Example:
Bad Question:
"My workflow isn't working. Can someone help?"
Good Question:
"I'm using Alteryx Designer 2021.3 on Windows 10. My workflow fails at the Join tool with the error 'Mismatched field types'. I'm trying to join two datasets based on a common field, but one is string and the other is numeric. How can I resolve this?"
2. Share Your Work
Example:
Bad Question:
"My data isn't joining correctly. What should I do?"
Good Question:
"I’ve attached my workflow and a sample of my datasets. The Join tool is supposed to match 'Customer ID', but I keep getting unmatched records. Here’s a screenshot of the configuration and the error message."
3. Be Specific About Errors
Example:
Bad Question:
"I keep getting an error when I run my workflow."
Good Question:
"I receive the error 'Tool ID 23: Record limit exceeded' when running my workflow. I've tried increasing the memory allocation, but the error persists. The workflow is supposed to process a large dataset of 500,000 records. Any suggestions?"
4. Ask Specific Questions
Example:
Bad Question:
"How do I use Alteryx?"
Good Question:
"How can I use the Summarize tool to calculate the total sales per region? I’ve tried grouping by region and summing the sales field, but my output seems incorrect. What might I be doing wrong?"
5. Be Patient and Polite
Example:
Bad Question:
"Why is no one helping me?"
Good Question:
"Thank you in advance for your help! I appreciate the time and effort from everyone in the community."
@Deano478
thank you for posting this.
@Deano478 love this!!!
This needs to be pinned to the top of this forum.
I'm going to bump this so it stays at the top unless there's a way for an Admin to pin it?
Again trying to keep this post relevant so i'm just tryna bump it again so people can see it and get use from it