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Potential XML Parse Tool Bug: Inconsistent Outputs and Errors

mark007
8 - Asteroid

 

Hi Community,

 

I'm encountering an issue where the XML parse tool seems to be malfunctioning, leading me to believe there could be a bug. A clue pointing to this is the error message I received: "Parse (12): 8 iterations were run" followed by "Error: Parse (12): You have found a bug. Replicate, then let us know. We will fix it soon."

 

My workflow is set up to process multiple XML files. It focuses on the XML section with the relevant data and then iterates through the parse tool using different child names, some will be present in the xml, others won't be in of them. The parse is executed within a macro, and I've attached a screenshot of the workflow and the parse macro, which also results in an error.

 

Interestingly, every 3 or 4 runs, the error vanishes, and the workflow runs. But the results are inconsistent, producing some accurate child values, some complete gibberish (like '7square' which isn't even a child value), and occasionally repeated numbers from a previous xml parse.

 

To troubleshoot, I've removed some XML files. When only one or two XMLs are processed, the glitch doesn't occur and the values are accurate (or blank where the child name isn't present). However, if I include all the XMLs but use just one child name, the glitch is back. I've also validated up to the point of the macro the data is correct.

Has anyone else experienced this, or is it indeed a bug as suggested by the error message? Unfortunately, I can't share the workflow as the data is confidential.

Thanks in advance,

Mark

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caltang
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@mark007 Mark, thanks for finding this and providing the details. I think it is better for you to write a ticket to Support to confirm your diagnosis. 

 

From there, you can share your workflow with Alteryx officially so that they can help troubleshoot and provide next steps. Once they have reviewed and confirmed + provided the solution, you can update us here in the community.

 

You can write a ticket to Alteryx by going to the Mission Control site.

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