I always get a chuckle out of seeing PowerPoint presentations which, through numerous tables and illustrations show the "health" of "x" - where "x" is a customer, a market, business division, etc. - where the author spent hours creating graphical indicators such as arrows to render trends.
Recalling being provided such a deck from a senior leader who was touting how precisely the deck drew attention to areas of needed action. The deck, in this case, was a 6 figure investment from a consulting firm. My unwelcomed response was, "Pretty pictures, nice illustrations. What happens when business shifts tomorrow and we need to see this updated?" There was no response.
In a different past life, I had the opportunity to create a similar deck, but utilized PowerPoint's ability to link to Excel, and VBA that made the tables graphs - and trending arrows all dynamic based on the data.
This feature request, however, is not about me. The dynamic slide deck solution was a windfall. Alteryx workflows can certainly push dynamic data into .xlsm files to lighten the burden on the .xslm by eliminating the data pull.
BUT - not many organizations care for having production .xlsm files in use, and they're difficult to governance control.
Would be GREAT if one of Alteryx's output options was: A PowerPoint
Give the developer the same ability to render "pages" as one would to populate Worksheets in a Workbook.
Have to believe would be a game changer for the product.
