lock developed marco or woklflow files

[mathias_schnoor]

Hey!

Is it possible to lock my developed macros or workflow files?

So that an other person is not allowed to change my files!

[chris_love]

Hey Mathias,

yes it is, try out the Encrypt option on the File menu (v9) or Options -> Advanced Settings (v10)

Regards

Chris

[Aguisande]

Hi Mathias,

Just keep a copy of an Un-Encripted for yourself !

[mathias_schnoor]

Hey Chris,

o.k. i have found the encrypted option. But that is not what I need.

It should still be possible to work with workflow or marco. But the user should be not allowed to editing, change  the workflow.

When I open an encripted alterxy file, you only get the modal dialog ".. the document can't be open for editing".

The user has never a chance to see an to work with the workflow.

Is there an other possibility?

Regards

Mathias

[mathias_schnoor]

Hey!

I have check the feature again.

You can insert an encrypted marco and use the marco for a different workflow!

But you can not use an encrypted workflow!

Regards

Mathias

[chris_love · Accepted solution]

Encryption basically means you can't see or edit the contents of the workflow. So encrypting a workflow doesn't really have any use.

Encypting a macro is useful if you want to share the macro but not allow people to see the underlying code, e.g. if you are reselling and want to keep your IP.

It sounds like you want to share a macro/workflow but allow people to view but not edit it. To do this the only possibility is to add it to a network share where they can view, but not overwrite the original. The downside is they can copy the workflow and edit it and save it elsewhere.

Assuming this isn't good enough then can you give more details of your use case? What purpose do you have for sharing a workflow people can't edit? It may be this would make a good product enhancement but I'm struggling to see why you'd need it.

Chris

[mathias_schnoor]

Chris,

I think you are right.

But for a user it can be necessary to leave him a deployment completly. And do not accept that the user develop the workflow for his purposes

I think so.

Have a nice weekend

Mathias

[sandeep_chayanam]

Any of you know if there an option to unlock/decrypt an encrypted macro?

Regards,

Sandeep.

[Aguisande]

Sorry guys,

But once the encryption is done, cannot be undone (at least from within Alteryx).

That´s why I recommended a couple of posts ago, to keep an unencrypted version for yourself.

[fardeen9983]

I am going through the same requirement of keeping my macros secure as the input files I have exported with it needs to be encrypted. They contain auth secrets. So instead of encrypting the entire macro or file, I need the input tool to be encrypted and the rest of the macro to editable. Is there any way to achieve this