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After used the new "Image Recognition Tool" a few days, I think you could improve it :
> by adding the dimensional constraints in front of each of the pre-trained models,
> by adding a true tool to divide the training data correctly (in order to have an equivalent number of images for each of the labels)
> at least, allow the tool to use black & white images (I wanted to test it on the MNIST, but the tool tells me that it necessarily needs RGB images) ?
Question : do you in the future allow the user to choose between CPU or GPU usage ?
In any case, thank you again for this new tool, it is certainly perfectible, but very simple to use, and I sincerely think that it will allow a greater number of people to understand the many use cases made possible thanks to image recognition.
Thank you again
Kévin VANCAPPEL (France ;-))
Thank you again.
Kévin VANCAPPEL
Currently, you have two choices for Auto Configure while working on workflows:
Pros and Cons of both:
I would love to have something in between all, kind of an intelligent Auto Configure with following features:
This idea will add quite some complexity into the logic of Auto Configure but should have quite some potential to speed up editing workflows because network access and number of re-evaluated tools in each editing step will be reduced.
When building API calls within Alteryx there are a few common steps required
1) Build out the URI for the API call (base URL plus any query parameters)
2) Deal with authentication, such as basic authentication requires taking a key and secret, base 64 encoding and passing this into the tool
3) parsing the results out and processing these downstream
For this idea I am specifically focusing on step 3 (but it would be great to have common authentication methods in-built within the download tool (step 2)!).
There are common steps required to parse out the results, such as using Filter (to check for a 200 response), JSON parse, text to columns and then cross tab to get the results into a readable format. These will all be common steps anyone who has worked with APIs will be familiar with:
This is all fine for a regular user to quickly add in and configure these tools. However there is no validation here for the JSON result being as expected, which when embedding an API into a batch macro or analytic app means it can easily fail.
One example of a failure which I've recently come across is where the output JSON doesn't have all fields (name:value pairs) depending the json response. For example using the UK Companies House API, when looking at the ceased to act field at this endpoint - https://developer-specs.company-information.service.gov.uk/companies-house-public-data-api/resources... the ceased to act field only appears in the results if a person has actually ceased to act. This is important if you have downstream tools such as a formula to create a field [Active] where you have:
IF ISNull([ceased_to_act]) THEN "Active" ELSE "Ceased to Act" ENDIF
However without modification the macro / app will error if any results are returned where there is not this field.
A workaround is to add in the Crew Ensure Fields or union on a list of fields, to ensure that the Cease to Act field is present in the output for all API calls. But looking at some other tools it would be good if an expected Schema could be built in to the download tool to do this automatically.
For example in Power Automate this is achieved as follows:
I am a big advocate of not making things unnecessarily complicated. Therefore I would categorise this as an ease of use feature to improve the experience of working with APIs within Alteryx and make APIs (as load of integrations are API based) accessible to as many users as possible.
It'd be great to have all DCM connections available in the Data connections window.
And when Use Data connection Manager (DCM) is ticked, The screen defaults to DCM Connection list.
Hello Team,
Currently, in the select tool, we have to scroll up or down to check or see the list of the fields. In case, if the user wanted to change the data type, they can scroll into the list. Like, I am working on the mid-size data, and sometimes data contain 300+ fields, if I need to change anything in the data type I have to search by scrolling up or down.
The idea here is, If you provide a search bar under Field, it will be a great help to all, in case if anyone needs to go for some specific field, the user just types the name in the search bar and make changes quickly. The select tool is important and we used much time while working on the flow.
Thank you,
Mayank
When working in the Designer, I sometimes have to undo changes. And this experience is quite often very confusing and annoying.
For every change in the workflow, you have to press undo once. However, quite often, one user interaction results in other actions such as automatic move of the donwstream tool, change of size of a tool container etc. In such cases, you have inserted a single tool but need to press undo a couple of times to get back to the original situation. It is, however, often not clear how often. In most cases, I fail using undo at the end and revert my changes by hand.
Please change undo towards undoing one user-action in one undo step.
In case there might be users who like the current behaviour, you might make this a user setting how to deal with the undo history.
Alteryx should seriously consider incorporating certain Excel features into its Brows tool, as they greatly enhance usability and functionality.
Currently, when selecting specific records in the Brows tool, users are unable to obtain important metrics such as sum, average, or count without resorting to additional steps, such as adding a summary tool or filters.
However, envisioning the integration of a concise bar below the message result window that provides these essential statistics, which are immensely beneficial to users, would undoubtedly elevate the Brows tool to the next level.
By implementing this enhancement, Alteryx would make a significant impact and establish the Brows tool as a must-have resource.
@RithiS ,
I'm a fan of using DETOUR tools in Alteryx. I often place "test" code into a standard workflow and opt to use it or not based upon a detour. The challenge is that adding a detour and detour end invariably leads to having to re-route connectors (default of adding tools is to connect to the left). Here's a picture:
What I'd like to do is SELECT the tool or tools that I want to connect around (in this case, just the formula tool). I'd like to right-click and DETOUR. The detour and detour end would be added (putting the selected tools in the path of the RIGHT option. This would greatly speed up the tool configuration process.
If you want to go for extra credit, you could modify the GUI to express which direction a detour is travelling in a standard workflow (e.g. make connections wireless or dashed when not selected).
Cheers,
Mark
Hi
I'm really missing a search in the medata phane?
If I am on data phane:
If im browsing though metadata:
Hello!
I like to annotate my workflows when finished, and it can be a bit of a pain to add more and more comment tools by searching for them, or going through the current right-click menu:
What would be nice is the option to right click anywhere on the canvas, and have the option of 'add comment', similar to how we have the option for 'add container' when selecting tools on the canvas.
Cheers!
Currently, if you download and Alteryx package from an alternative version it doesn't allow import into a newer version.
Workflows allow this with a warning it would be good to allow it on packages too.
When numerous formulae exist within a single formula object, being able to "Expand All / Collapse All" would be most welcomed. :-)
Also - the ability to Disable/Enable a single formula in the formula object - also very nice to have.
I would like to propose a more interactive results window. The reason is that if you click on any of the tool hyperlinks next to the messages while the output is compiling, you get trapped inside that tool's output for the entire time that the workflow runs. You do not get to see any additional workflow result/detail as it compiles until after the entire workflow is run. It would be great if a user could escape back to the main workflow's results.
For instance if I am running a fairly long or complex workflow that does not all fit on one screen...I may want to zoom in on a tool if it has a warning or error before the workflow finishes. By clicking on the hyperlink "Union(5)" the palette will zoom to Union (5) so I can see which tool is a problem.
I can see any messages attached to Union(5), however I am stuck with this view the rest of the time the workflow runs. Clicking on the canvas (or really any other action I try to take) does not take me back to the overall workflow result window.
Granted if I have an error I may want to stop the workflow altogether, but sometimes warnings may prompt further investigation once the workflow is run and I may want to get an immediate read on where in the workflow the problem is while it is still running...which inputs might I have to check etc.
Having the ability to call-out via ARROWS/SYMBOLS (gold star) would be nice without requiring the user to create images and call them to the canvas. This makes the workflow even more readable.
Watermarks (e.g. DRAFT, AMP, Do NOT AMP, FINAL) would be useful on the canvas as well.
Cheers,
Mark
Hello!
Currently when you share a workflow that contains a Directory tool, it will instantly fail if you do not setup the directory tool to point at a similar folder structure. This is expected, but can make it painful to share workflows between multiple users, especially when a shared network drive and dynamic paths cannot be used.
What I propose as an addition to Alteryx Designer would be the option to 'convert to yxdb' / 'cache and replace' any tools that are at the start of a workflow, similar to the cache and run workflow option:
What i expect this to do is to containerise the tools previously used, and create a new file within a temporary location, and replace the containerised tool connection with a new data input to that file:
Why this would be fantastic, is that it would allow me to now export the workflow, including the file that has been created:
and I could then share that with a colleague.
Kind Regards,
Owen
I find it annoying that the count records and heat map macros have file inputs which point to a W drive. This will show up in workflow dependencies and can cause false alarm warnings. Since these are packaged with Designer, simply change the macros to text inputs instead of file input.
Thanks!
When viewing results of a workflow that has Errors, could we add External error resolution data if the user clicks on the error message? Like browse everywhere it could lookup the error in help and in community posts.
cheers,
mark
I know that the container title/label should or can be short, and as much descriptive as possible. Also, adding extra comments inside the box helps to a more detailed explanation on regards what process is run inside the container. Visually, if I collapse the container, the "Short" title given can't be of much help.
Could it be possible to enhance the "caption" for the "Container" title? I mean to allow to type 2, 3 or more lines of text?. This will make the Container title more descriptive and visually will allow to have the containers collapsed but with a reasonable amount of text that describe (as much as possible) what happens inside the container.
At the moment, If I type certain amount of text, the container expands according to the length of the text
Below is the typical container Title
Below is the current situation if a person would like to give a bit of more description in the "Container" header (The container expands)
An dream would be to have the workflow with all containers collapsed and with titles that tell you what they do (see image below)
It would be great to increase the size of the content displayed in the results window. I use it primarily to exlore data and with my insufficiently good eyesight this is a challenge. Some non-Alteryx solutions were proposed before but I feel they are not sustainable in the long run.
Best
Teba
Containers are a great feature. They allow us to create larger workflows in smaller canvases, and manage the flow and appearance of our work. However the design whether intentional or flawed that allows the container window to interact with the layers behind it is annoying. Connection wires should not redirect within a container because of things on the canvas behind the container. Likewise if I have a container open, I should not be able to grab a tool or container behind the open container through the container canvas. Please fix this flaw.
One of the common issues when you build macros is the error "the schema of macro output XXX has changed between iterations"
So the next step that we commonly follow is to put a select tool into the flow just before the macro output - and convert all the fields to a specific type; untick the "unknown" field; and then sometimes have to go into the XML to add the "Forced = true" flag into the XML so that it doesn't change over time:
Please could you add an option under the "Options" tab to force / lock down the type of every field with one click? That would eliminate dozens of clicks on every creation of a macro.
Thank you
Sean
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