ACT NOW: The Alteryx team will be retiring support for Community account recovery and Community email-change requests Early 2026. Make sure to check your account preferences in my.alteryx.com to make sure you have filled out your security questions. Learn more here
community Alteryx IO MyAlteryx
alteryx Community
Search
cancel
Turn on suggestions
Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Close
Start Free Trial

Alteryx Designer Desktop Discussions

Find answers, ask questions, and share expertise about Alteryx Designer Desktop and Intelligence Suite.

Combine letters and numbers to make a Unique Identifier

calvincarr29
8 - Asteroid
‎04-30-2024 12:11 PM

I'm using the formula tool to try to make a new column that adds "R" + [RecordID] = R1, however it's not allowing me.

Reply
0 Likes
1 REPLY 1
ChrisTX
16 - Nebula
16 - Nebula
‎04-30-2024 12:27 PM

If RecordID is a numeric data type, you have to convert it to a string.  Try 

 

"R" + ToString([RecordID],0)

 

Chris

Reply
Labels
Top Solution Authors
View All