"Replace All" not working on designer desktop

[cwaletzko]

Does anyone have any ideas how to fix?  I'm trying to do a simple EDIT > Replace menu,    find / replace all with specific text in my workflow.  It highlights all the results that it finds, but it doesn't apply the replace.  Any ideas would be appreciated. 

Thanks!

[ChrisTX]

Use a text editor like Notepad++ on your YXMD file.  Of course create a backup first.

Which version are you using?  Haven't seen that problem before.  Have you tried closing Alteryx completely then re-opening?

Chris

[cwaletzko]

The Notepad++ find/replace did succesfully make the changes as a workaround.  But, I don't know why it wouldn't work in the Alteryx designer.  It appears to replace everything when attempting to do the find/replace, but no changes are made.  Please advise if other users are experiencing this issue as well.  Thanks!!

Alteryx Designer x64
Version: 2023.1.1.336 Patch: 5

[cjaneczko]

You could use a MultiField Tool and use the following.

replace([_CurrentField_],'_2023','_Prior_Year')

Edit: I didn't realize you are updating comments and configurations as well. This would only work with data in the workflow.