Gets Message "There Were No Output Files" in the App Results

[towong]

Hi,

I am relatively new to Alteryx. I tried to create a simple Analytic App with a File Browse Tool-->Action Tool-->Input Data Tool-->Browse Tool. But every time when I click "Finish" after selecting a Excel File and worksheet it will out a message "There Were No Output Files" in the App Results window.

File Browse Tool -- I selected the "Standard Database File Formats" option

Action Tool -- I selected the "Update Input Data Tool (Default)" option

I am not sure what I did wrong. I tried looking at it and searching through the forum with no avail.

Thank you in advance.

[BenMoss · Accepted solution]

Alteryx Apps are designed to present users with a very specific output, they aren't a development tool; thus when you are developing an Alteryx application you must have some sort of output (and a browse does not count as an output).

You would need to use an 'output data' tool to write your datastream to a file; when you have done this and you run your app, this file will then be presented for the user to open.

Ben

[towong]

Thank you Ben. This helps.

[GKP]

Try this: Go to

Menu View > Interface Designer Ctrl + Alt + I 

On Success - Show Results to User > Open files From These Tools > ☑ (Click checkbox)

[jyotijyoti_dup_475]

Thanks it worked fine.

[pawel_zych]

I think there is an example app in the Academy (Using Analytic Applications) where a work flow was converted to an App. This workflow has a Browse Tool on the output.  

The results are displayed to the user as shown below:

How can I make an App to display result in a window as demonstrated in Interactive Lessons?

[njermer]

@PawelZych

GKP's response is your solution. 

[davidweisser]

This was the piece / place I was missing. THanks for pointing out the Interface designer. Critical information!

[ashishr_99]

Not helped. How?! Use "output data" tool how? Elaborate please.