alternative of folder browse in alteryx server

[pokhan27]

hi Expert

i tried creating an app on alteryx server but am having issue with input selection 

when i try to debug the error 

the error is on input while selecting the folder 

details: 

creating an app where user can select multiple files from the folder( Please note: folder browse option is not working) 

while running the app its resulting an error

[JagdeeshN]

@pokhan27  The folder browse tool is not available on the server. But the below post discusses some of the alternatives.

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Server-Knowledge-Base/Folder-Browse-Not-Available-on-Galler...

Hope this helps point you in the right direction.

[pokhan27]

i did follow that. but am having issue with the input directory 

[JagdeeshN]

@pokhan27  can you please elaborate a little more regarding what the error is.

[pokhan27]

when i launch the app from designer is working fine but when i deploy this app to the server am having an issue

[JagdeeshN]

@pokhan27  From the path i can see that the file is on your 'C' drive. The sever being a different machine and running on a different account would not have access to your local drive.

Can you please try placing the file in a shared drive that the Server account also has access to.

Best,

Jagdeesh

[pokhan27]

if u are creating a macro to allow the user to choose the input file why should i choose a netwrok drive

[JagdeeshN]

@pokhan27  a macro and a shared drive are not necessarily related in this case.

Its more about access. Think about it this way.

You local account has access to your local drive(C:). Thereby the workflow works fine on Designer. 

But when you publish and run it on the server, the workflow is run with the service account active on the server. This account and theryby the server cannot access your local drive. This in turn results in an 'access' error.

If you put the file on a location that the server drive has access to, this will work fine.

Hope that helps.

Best,

Jagdeesh