Workflow output path in Alteryx Server

[EN6924]

Let’s say I’ve created a workflow and producing the output in a temp pdf file –

File_Output: Render (26): D:\ProgramData\Alteryx\Engine\Engine_12852_18e4745761ba436db747d0d6ae6abbec_\Engine_12856_674477fb218647f882ca21bad76a8037_.pdf

Then I uploaded it in the Gallery, We can view the uploaded workflow in my workspace.

Once I click Run, this will essentially execute the workflow in the Alteryx Server architecture. But it’s showing - It’s only showing – This workflow produced no output.

But how can I get the same result/the output in browser/my gallery after successful execution? Need help.

[DataNath]

Hey @EN6924, as far as I'm aware, when using the Render tool like this you'll need to output to an actual file/location rather than to a temporary one. This can include relative filepaths, or when you publish your workflow to the gallery, you can package the assets which will publish to an externals folder by default.

[Felipe_Ribeir0]

Hi @EN6924 

One option is to configure the output like this (Output Mode: Choose a specific output file + Output File: An generic name + .pdf). With this config when the workflow run on gallery, the .pdf file will be downloaded to your local machine automatically.

[EN6924]

Hi,

I modified my workflow as suggested -

For the first time when I run it in designer, it has generated a pdf file as an output.

Then I saved it in my gallery and run it -

The workflow result -

The output file is not showing here any location indicating where it was generated, and I am unable to locate it on my local computer, whether it was downloaded automatically or not.

What will be the 

Need help

[EN6924]

Now I remodified and set an output file location -

and, uploaded in the gallery -

After uploading in the gallery, the render file location is showing like below -

What is "_external\2" path? I mentioned different path.

Then, after running the workflow from the gallery, it's showing -

But still I am not able to find the output file -

It's confusing me.

How & where can I find the generated output pdf file?

[DataNath]

Hey @EN6924, the issue here is that the machine hosting your Alteryx server doesn't have access to your local machine and therefore can't write to the specified location. When you go to save to the gallery, if you click on 'Manage workflow assets', you'll see that the (OUTPUT) will be ticked. Here, because Alteryx can't reference your local machine where assets (inputs, outputs, macros etc) are normally found, they are instead packaged into an 'Externals' folder that Alteryx then automatically points dependencies towards. If you rely on an input file, you'll also see this in there when you publish the flow.

Therefore, each time this workflow is ran, Alteryx will output the Render to this 'Externals' folder. The usual play to get around this is for companies to use a shared drive that all users have access to, as well as the machine running your Alteryx server so that you, your colleagues and the server can all access files and reference them as needed in hosted workflows.

[DataNath]

Apologies @EN6924, to actually answer your question... After the workflow has ran, click on the name of it in the job list:

That'll take you to a page like this where you can then download the output:

[EN6924]

Ok I found it -

Also found the path -

But the output file is not there.

[EN6924 · Accepted solution]

Great... Finally I found it and can able to generate the output in pdf format -

Thank you very much.

[EN6924]

What if I have a simple Macro file -

In Gallery I can't find an option to run the Macro -

After saving the macro, I connected the macro in another dataset and an output file -

Still in Gallery I can't find an option to run the Macro -

Need to know the solution. Please guide.