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SIGN Function

calvincarr29
8 - Asteroid

Is the SIGN function available to use in Alteryx?

 

I've tried searching for it but no luck.

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alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Is this not it? SIGN Function (alteryx.com)

alexnajm
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

 Ah shoot, this was for Trifacta. Here's the workaround: Solved: Detection of Positive and Negative Amount - Alteryx Community

calvincarr29
8 - Asteroid

It's not popping up in the formula tool.

CoG
14 - Magnetar

Cool Formula to mirror the Sign function:

 

([Number]<0) - ([Number]>0)

 

^suggested by ChatGPT

patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

@calvincarr29 For what it's worth, @jdunkerley79 built a sign function into the alteryx abacus which is something you can add in to designer.

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I've installed the abacus in my designer, so I can use the sign function: 

 

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Looking under the hood of the abacus functions, James is using this formula:

IIF(ISNULL(Field1),NULL(),IIF(Field1=0,0,IIF(Field1<0,-1,1)))
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