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Error: The process cannot be access the file because it is being used by another process.

Yaseen7
5 - Atom
Hello Users,

 

I'm getting this error when trying to get the data into Output for multiple excel sheet tabs. I am new to Alteryx and I'm working on a workflow which someone else has built but keep getting error.  I have added multiple Block Until Dones before the Output tool but still that doesn't seem to be working. Can someone please advise me. It looks like quite a big workflow so I put it in 2 images 

 

 

Request you to please advise asap.  Thanks!

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alexnajm
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Control Containers will be your best bet: Control Containers: Take Control of Your Workflow - Alteryx Community. Use Case #1 should apply to you!

Yaseen7
5 - Atom

Thank you, looking at this and comparing it to mine. Would I just move my outputs into control containers and connect them? EG 

  • Container 1: Outputs for Req 1–6
  • Container 2: Outputs for Req 7–12
  • Container 3: Outputs for Req 13–18
  • Set each container to run after the previous one.
alexnajm
19 - Altair
19 - Altair

Yes exactly - but each output would have a control container. Aka if you have 12 outputs, you should have 12 control containers, all linked together!

Yaseen7
5 - Atom

Thank you and I assume it'd be something like this? I've got about 25+ outputs so would have to do that many. I've just made a start with the first 4

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