Hi All,
I am trying to update multiple columns without having to repeat the same formula over and over again for each column. The help files on the multi-field formula do not show an example of how to do this. I've put together a simplified example as follows:
IF MIN(ABS([Delta btwn George and Jane]),ABS([Delta btwn George and Jill])) = ABS([Delta btwn George and Jane]) THEN
IF ABS(DateTimeDiff(DateTimeTrim([Min Date Jane],"firstofmonth"),DateTimeTrim([Max Date George],"firstofmonth"),"months")) <= 12 THEN
[Relationship] = "George is dating Jane"
[Dating Started] = [Min Date Jane]
ELSE
[Relationship] = "George is friends with Jane"
[Dating Started] = Null()
ENDIF
ELSE
[Relationship] = "George is friends with both Jane and Jill"
[Dating Started] = Null()
ENDIF
How can I update both the [Relationship] column and the [Dating Started] column at the same time without having to repeat the same formula over and over again? The real world problem I am working on has 12 columns to be updated based on the same IF condition. Having a bunch of formula tools for each column, each with the same IF condition will be a pain to maintain and/or reuse in other workflows.
If the above approach is not possible in Alteryx, please confirm that first if you propose a different way to do it, like cross-tabbing or something. From what I can tell, the multi-field formula tool is only really a multi-field tool if you want to update multiple columns of the same data type to the same exact value.
Thank you all!
Thank you!
