Split "Save Source & Description" YXDB Output option

[tom_montpool]

In the Output Data tool, when the file type is YXDB, one of the options is to Save Source & Description.

Splitting these into "Save Source" and "Save Description" -- independent options -- would be useful.

Sometimes I don't want the file recipient to know how a field was derived but I want to include a description.

Right now there is no easy way of doing this.

[Joe_Mako]

Until that feature is added, one possible way to mask the Source metadata is to use Multi-Field Formula just prior to your Output. Configure as follows:
Select: All Types of
Click All button
Un-check the check boxes
Set the Expression to:
[_CurrentField_]

This will overwrite the Source metadata with "Formula: [_CurrentField_]" for all fields.

[tom_montpool]

That was the suggestion that I got from Alteryx Client Services...it's OK, but not ideal.

I was thinking that with smaller files, I could use the Run Command tool to write the data out to a YXDB with "Save Source & Description" unchecked and then read the data right back in. This would make the source field "File:[FullPath]" -- so I'd need to be careful about where it was saved...

[tom_montpool]

Another alternative would be to allow the Dynamic Rename tool to update the Source just like you can update the Description now...

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