How to select date using Date tool

[videet]

I have attached workflow below.

I have 2 variable From and To want to update data in from and to variable

I tried below workflow but i was struggling to update data 

Any help please?

[AngelosPachis]

Hey @videet ,

Take a look at the action tools

If the checkbox is ticked, you want that to display the value you want to replace (so that's your date). You can even leave it unchecked and point it to either value of cell 1 (c(1)) of your text input or c(2).

Hope that helps,

Angelos

[atcodedog05 · Accepted solution]

Hi @videet 

I did few changes. 

1st change: your action tool should be set like below to change value of date.

2nd change : enable your browse window when successful. To do that go to Menu>View>Interface designer>Properties and set it to show browse tool on success.

Output :

Hope this helps 🙂

[videet]

Hi @atcodedog05 ,

Thank you very much but why browse tool not showing updated value in last,

While running as analytic app its showing updated value but when i run workflow text input and browse tool still have old value.

[atcodedog05]

Hi @videet 

The values changes only when run as an analytic app (asking user for input). When run as workflow it doesnt take values from interface tools it takes values that is already present in the workflow.

Hope this helps 🙂

[videet]

Hi @atcodedog05 ,

How do i update already present value (2021-01-01) with what user have selected while run as analytic app.

Thanks.

[atcodedog05]

Hi @videet 

You can configure your action tool like below to replace the currently existing value with user input. Here its replacing from 2021-01-01.

Here is an interactive lesson which might help : https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/Using-Analytic-Applications/ta-p/243106

Hope this helps 🙂

[videet]

@AngelosPachis ,

While i run as analytic app updated value selected by users appears.

when i run the workflow its not appearing in my further tools like in below workflow text input still have old value and not what user has selected as analytic run app.

Can you please help me to get that updated value in my text input and further tools

[videet]

@atcodedog05 ,

I have checked box as replace specific string but still i am not able to get the updated value selected by user durig analytic run in my text input or further tools

I am attaching my workflow.

It will be very kind of you if you can help.

[atcodedog05 · Accepted solution]

Hi @videet 

The values will be updated only during the run as app. You wont be able to see the flow, you will only be able to see outputs. Hence you can add multiple browse tool and enable them to show as output in interface designer. And the values will remain static in the workflow. It only change during run time and later change back.

For testing purpose you change the text in text input tool and check. Changing the value in text input tool is similar to values getting changed with user input during runtime. Once you have done testing make sure you set it back to initial default values. So that action tool is able to find and replace.

Another way of testing is go to Menu>View>Interface Designer>Test View. Here select the user inputs and click on open debug.

This will open a workflow where values are changed as per users input. You can do the testing here too.

Hope this helps 🙂