Move Visual Layout tool out of Beta

[TheOC]

Hello!

Currently, the Visual Layout tool (as opposed to the Layout tool) is in a Beta version and has been since I have been using Alteryx. 

I think it's a fantastic tool for (as in the name) visually laying out your reporting tools. I find the original layout tool difficult to use without great attention to detail, and it can cost a lot of time when building report-based workflows.

It would be great to get the Visual Layout tool out of Beta, similar to a lot of the other Laboratory tools (https://help.alteryx.com/20221/designer/laboratory), and increase confidence in using the tool. It is currently hard to suggest using the tool to Alteryx users, as 'BETA' creates apprehension of bugs and unstable functionality.

Thanks,
TheOC

[ddiesel]

+1 to @TheOC's suggestion.

Please bring this tool out of beta version! I strongly prefer the UX in this tool when placing multiple report components vs. stacking multiple horizontal/vertical layouts.

[ddiesel]

P.S. Please also bring Make Columns out of beta.

I posted an idea on this here:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Ideas/Make-Columns-Tool-Add-an-Example-Workflow-to...

[marcusblackhill]

Nice @TheOC !

The usual report tools work, but it would be much better if they could do the same thing in a more visual way. This tool lets me do that, and from what I've seen so far, it sometimes has a few bugs but usually works fine, which makes me think that it's probably close to being done or is done.

Reviewing this tool so that it can be released as official instead of in beta sounds like a quick win to me.

[TheOC]

hey @marcusblackhill 
Agreed!
I'll be honest, I've had a couple of issues with it in the past of it forgetting my configuration which i put down to it being a beta tool, however the time it saved to use that tool rather than the default layout tool, meant I could break and fix it in the time it would have taken to build the report using the layout tool.

[imaran_669]

+1 this tool is great. I have used it extensively and works like a charm. The only downside is the annoying msg you get when you use it that makes your workflows get flagged like "Warning" when it’s not an issue at all. 

"Warning: Visual Layout (21): The Visual Layout tool currently does not handle placement of grouped elements or elements containing multiple records."

[TimN]

Please!