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Enable tool container in batch macro 2021

My request is to allow tool containers to be enabled or disabled through an action on a Batch macro, just as they are with a Standard macro. This issue was originally raised in Jan-2013. 

 

At that time @MargaritaW  of Alteryx responded "the tool containers can’t be enabled or disabled through an action on a batch macro, this works fine on a standard macro (this issue has bee added to our log for a fix as high priority)."

 

It is 8+ years later and I can't find the fix. Using the Detour tool was offered as a workaround, but that is not useful in many cases. Looking at Alteryx own tools developed with macros, Tool Container activation/de-activation is used much more frequently than the Detour tool.

 

For my particular use case, we receive sets of four files from multiple customers each week. Each file in the set has a different structure.

 

Requirement:

1. Process each file in a directory, one at a time.

2. Activate/utilize one Input tool based on the file type

3. Execute a file specific workflow 

 

Here is a link to the original issue that was marked as "solved". The Detour tool workaround does not constitute a solution.

Solved: Enable tool container in batch macro - Alteryx Community

 

Alteryx please follow through on this 8-year old high priority issue.

 

Thanks,
Ken

2 Comments
CristonS
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)

hi @KOBoyle, thanks for the feedback! There is an article on Community that you might find helpful, Dynamically enabling / disabling workflow sections. Check it out and please let me know if this is what you're looking for.

 

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