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?