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Loop through Data without a Macro?

Rinearb
7 - Meteor

Is there a way to Loop through Data in Alteryx without a Macro? Or is the easiest way to use an iterative Macro?

 

Here is my predicament. I need a way to loop through a range and have each row repeat a certain number of times. An example range is below. The fields are Area, QuestionID, and Questions. I need the range to repeat let's say 3 times. How would I go about this?

 

AreaQuestion IDQuestions
structure1Who
structure2What
structure3Where
unstructured1When
unstructured2Why
unstructured3How
other1Comments 1
other2Comments 2
other3Comments 3

 

Outcome:

AreaQuestion IDQuestions
structure1Who
structure2What
structure3Where
unstructured1When
unstructured2Why
unstructured3How
other1Comments 1
other2Comments 2
other3

Comments 3

structure1Who
structure2What
structure3Where
unstructure1When
unstructure2Why
unstructure3How
other1Comments 1
other2Comments 2
other3Comments 3
structure1Who
structure2What
structure3Where
unstructured1When
unstructured2Why
unstructured3How
other1Comments 1
other2Comments 2
other3Comments 3
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gabrielvilella
14 - Magnetar

Hi @Rinearb, by looking at your outcome it seems that you just repeated the same data three times. You can simply use a union tool like this:

gabrielvilella_0-1642622774204.png

 

Rinearb
7 - Meteor

It's a good thought to do that, but my real project that I'm working on involves this to happen 21 times. Is there a formula I could use this for to save space?

gabrielvilella
14 - Magnetar

You can use the generate rows tool

gabrielvilella_0-1642623474572.png

 

Rinearb
7 - Meteor

Yes, this worked. I guess I was making this more complicated than I thought. I thought the sort tool would not work in this situation. I used the row generation tool but it repeated the first question 21 times then went to the next.

 

Thanks,

@gabrielvilella

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