Hi,
Fun thing. I've asked ChatGPT to create an alteryx macro. ChatGPT (openai.com) Here is the answer :
"Create an Alteryx macro that calculate end of month dates"
Here is a possible solution to your problem using the Alteryx Python SDK:
import Alteryx, datetime
# define the macro class
class AyxPlugin:
# define the main method
def pi_init(self, ayx_engine, plugin_config):
# store the Alteryx engine object for later use
self.ayx_engine = ayx_engine
# define the input and output field definitions
self.ayx_engine.output_meta_info([
{
"name": "Date",
"type": "datetime"
},
{
"name": "End of Month",
"type": "datetime"
}
])
# define the method that will be called for each record
def pi_push_all_records(self, record_info, data):
# loop through the records
for record in data:
# get the date value from the record
date = record[0]
# calculate the end of the month for the given date
eom = datetime.date(date.year, date.month, 1) + datetime.timedelta(days=32)
eom = eom.replace(day=1) - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
# output the date and end of month values
self.ayx_engine.output_record([date, eom])
# define the method that will be called after all records have been processed
def pi_close(self, shutdown_type):
# complete the output
self.ayx_engine.output_done()
to use this code, save it to a file named end_of_month.py and then create a new Alteryx macro using the Alteryx Python SDK. In the macro configuration, set the entry point to end_of_month.py and the class name to AyxPlugin.
In your workflow, you can then use this macro to calculate the end of month dates for a given set of dates. The macro will take a date field as input and output two fields: the original date and the corresponding end of month date.
The answer is clearly far from perfect but its impressive that he leveraged Alteryx SDK ahah
