General guidance on analytic apps

[Pingu]

Hi all!

We use manual inputs in our daily work (that unfortunately can't be pulled from a system directly) -  right now it happens with Excel sheets and want to transfer this to Alteryx.

As a start I want to create form where people need to enter data over time; daily, weekly, monthly. The data needs to be appended each time (like adding a new line to the dataset) and stored in a .yxdb. Nothing needs to be replaced.

For example:

Field 1 people will be selection a location from a fixed list

Field 2 people select another value from a fixed list

Field 3 people need to enter a time(phrame). Ideally this is automated based on when the form is accessed . Not sure if there's such functionality.

etc.

Is it possible that it errors if people enter data in the wrong format?

Any pointers where to start - and which (interface) tools to study?

[gabrielvilella]

Hi @Pingu, you can validate manual entries, such as from a Text Box, using the Error Message tool. On you example only field 3 would probably be a Text Field. But my suggestion here is to make this a dropdown as well, you can grab the system date for example, but you will need a chained app. First one will generate the date and the second one will present the values to be selected. 

[Pingu]

Thank you @gabrielvilella, looking into it.

A chained app is nothing different than multiple apps running after eachother?

[Akash__on]

yes.

[meins]

 @gabrielvilella

Thank you for your help. That worked for me!

[gabrielvilella]

Happy to help @meins! Don't forget to mark my answer as the solution :)