Hi there,
The select tool writes a different configuration to the underlying XML file for the Alteryx flow depending on whether the "Unknown" value is selected.
- if unknown is true:
- Only fields that are deselected (or renamed /modified) are written to the XML file. This is understandable since if no field is de-selected, and "Unknown" is true, then whatever goes through the tool is passed on
- if unknown is false:
- Only fields that are selected (or modified) are written to the XML file. Again, this is logically understandable.
However - we are hoping to scan our Alteryx jobs to spot where fields are not used and should be trimmed out earlier - and because of this behaviour of select-type tools (Select; join; etc), we cannot get a full view of all the fields known by the tool.
Can we please give the user an option to write ALL fields to the XML file irrespective of the "Unknown" flag? This will give the added benefit of enabling every tool to know its fields on a fresh reload without having to rerun.
Example:
![2017-09-26_9-03-55.png 2017-09-26_9-03-55.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22087i1EBDF55FD71D63E8/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
Desired State:
![2017-09-26_9-12-27.png 2017-09-26_9-12-27.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22088i094E3B5B17A12BDD/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999)
cc: @Ned