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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
I received a "string variable switched type" error on the filter tool performing a basic filter on the value column of "is not empty" after a transpose tool. The value column is datatype of V_String 255. So even though the values are null, blank, number, text, it is all string as per the data type column flowing in. When switching from basic to custom with formula: IsEmpty([value]) same error. BUT, when using the Formula Tool to generate a new column for true/false there is no error. Also the Fitler Tool works as expected with IsNull on this dataset.
Please look into the isEmpty code in the Filter tool so that it behaves correctly.
Please note that pre-splitting the data with the isEmpty flag column using the formula tool, applying IsEmpty Basic Filter to the True and To the False both worked without incident.
What would be nice is if there is an error in the filter tool that it would output those to it's own stream. Something like - True (T), False (F), Error (E).
Alteryx is great for for forecasting but it would be useful if we could use it for back casting (predicting historically). Might have fewer use cases than forecasting but would still be useful.
Hey it would be great if we could use alteryx designer on macs (without needing to use VDIs or splitting the hard drive)
Hi Team,
I understand there is no .dmg i.e. direct macOS installation package is available to install directly on Mac instead we have to use other third party apps to install WindowsOS and then use it.
However I would suggest that if Alteryx can have a web version or something called Alteryx Public (similarly that Tableau has for their users) which users can use and explore the tools with limited to basics functions and to understand the UI and experience the tool itself by having hand-on it.
Please find the below Tableau Public snapshot for reference purpose.
I am looking forward as I am keen on exploring Alteryx as a beginner and become expert one day :)
Thanks,
Sachin
Hello all,
As of today, the error message when trying to activate a license doesn't give any useful information :
I want to know :
-do I manage to access to the Alteryx Licensing? (so maybe a security/proxy issue.. so I have to contact my IT)
edit : for that there is another message usually
-is the key correct but not more seats? (so I have to contact the Alteryx License manager) Or another issue?
Here, I perfectly know the license key is correct so the error message is really misleading.
-also displaying the machine id as it appears on the License portal would help.
-and anything that can be helpful to debug.
Best regards,
Simon
I am using Alteryx as an ETL Tool and then QlikSense for data visualization.
Alteryx only gives QVX outputs which are the old version QlikView files. It works for QlikSense but it slows down the system. So, the QlikSense support suggested using QVD outputs.
I want to suggest supporting QVD files as QlikSense is being used more widely instead of QlikView, most users are migrating to QlikSense.
It would be more useful and efficient if Alteryx supports latest file format.
When a workflow runs on the server and the server tells me there was an error with Tool ID 103, I'd like to be able to open that workflow in my designer and search for that Tool ID 103. We have some really large workflows and it takes a long time to manually locate that tool.
It would be great if you could include a new Parse tool to process Business Glossary concepts formatted using the SKOS (W3C) standard in the next version of Alteryx.
SKOS is a widely used standard for the representation of concept and term relationships. It provides a consistent way to define and organize concepts (including versioning), which is essential for the interoperability of these data.
We believe that supporting SKOS in Alteryx would be a valuable addition to the product. It would allow us to:
We understand that implementing support for this standards requires some development effort (eventually done in stages, building from a minimal viable support to a full-blown support). However, we believe that the benefits to the Alteryx Community worldwide and Alteryx as a top-quality data preparation tool outweigh the cost.
I also expect the effort to be manageable (perhaps a macro will do as a start) when you see the standard RDF syntax being used, which is similar to JSON.
SKOS, which stands for Simple Knowledge Organization System, is a W3C Recommendation for representing controlled vocabularies in RDF. It provides a set of classes and properties for describing concepts, their relationships, and their labels. This allows KOS to be shared and exchanged more easily, and it also makes it possible to use KOS data in Semantic Web applications.
SKOS is designed to be flexible and extensible, so they can be used to describe a wide variety. They are both also designed to be interoperable, so they can be used together to create rich and interconnected descriptions of data and knowledge.
Here are some of the benefits of using SKOS:
Here are some examples of how SKOS and DCAT are being used:
As the Semantic Web continues to grow, SKOS is likely to become even more widely used.
SKOS
RDF
This is a question which is somehow in between Designer and Gallery ideas.
When saving a workflow to the Gallery, the user can select the Assets (elements which are also copied to the Gallery). The point in time during the save process is a bit questionable from my perspective.
Often, I develop workflows locally until they reach a state in which I want to move them to the Gallery so that they can be included in Schedules or be made available to other users. I would like to be able to select which macros or datafiles are copied to the Gallery as well much earlier in the development process. From my perspective, it would be great if the user could set the Assets settings in the "Workflow Dependencies" window as well. I propose 3 possible values for each element (macro or data file):
It could look like this:
Hi, as a person with a mapping background, I love that Alteryx added zoom & pan abilities. The hold ctrl + mouse wheel zoom is great! Also, the hold space to pan is great as well. My only issue is this function should still work if the process is running, can you implement?
When I open I'd workflow, I'd like the option click on "something" to see content previous created for the workflow. The content I'd use most frequently is: How was the INPUT data obtained? ALL of the Alteryx workflows I will be creating with my current employer will require some level of pre-build of the data sources. I would like to document the pre-build requirements (could be pages of text, so "comments" aren't optimal) and be able to ask for them as needed.
Optimally, this feature would accept .docx, .pdf and other standard formats. Another option would be to support a URL that would link me to the content. For my purposes, this would be even more advantageous as all of our knowledge content is on-line.
One of things I like to do is select a bunch of tools and to see the collective performance of particular part of a workflow. It would be super cool if these stats were aggregated.
I could imagine then you could run alternative solutions side by side and then just select the tools involved to compare.
Currently, Control Containers only report in case they are activated:
Info: Control Container (3): Control Container Activated.
...
Info: Control Container (3): Control Container Completed.
It would be very helpful to also get information on disabled Control Containers:
Info: Control Container (3): Control Container Deactivated.
Currently, Cache and Run Workflow cannot be used if there's a second branch of data which goes around the tool which you want to cache. This slows down intermediate runs especially in complex workflows with a lot of inter-dependencies.
For example:
If you want to cache at the formula "Do something", Alteryx will not allow this because a single temporary cache file at this tool will not be sufficient:
My suggestion is that Alteryx allows multiple cache files for one single cache event. In this case:
Proposed process:
This way, I could use Cache and Run Workflow much more often which would save me a lot of time.
When the user has no internet connection or when the Help > Source setting is set to "Offline", clicking on a custom tool's help icon will always navigate to
which is practically never desirable for custom tools.
Specifying an offline help URL
Developers should have a way to (optionally) specify an offline help URL. This configuration could behave the same as `help_url` which already supports specifying both URLs and local files. If the offline help URL is not set, it would fallback to the `help_url` configuration.
{
"tools": {
"MyCustomTool": {
"configuration": {
"help_url": "https://mywebsite.com/help/my-custom-tool",
"offline_help_url": "file://help/my-custom-tool.html"
}
}
}
}
All built-in tools have their names, descriptions, help URLs, etc. localized to the currently selected locale. Custom tools should also be able to do this.
Specify localized configuration values
Developers should have a way to specify localized values for any locales they choose to support. Similar to the deprecated .yxlang files, this can be done with supplementary `ayx_workspace.[locale].json` files that redefine a subset of configurations which support internationalization.
/* ayx_workspace.jp.json */
{
"tools": {
"MyCustomTool": {
"configuration": {
"long_name": "カスタムツール",
"description": "これは日本語です",
"help_url": "https://mywebsite.com/help/jp/my-custom-tool"
}
}
}
}
All built-in Designer tools have an associated example workflow that can be opened by right-clicking a tool and selecting Open Example. This feature is invaluable in helping users familiarize themselves with a tool and explore all of its features. Custom tools should be able to specify example workflows of their own.
It is currently possible to specify an example workflow, but
Specifying an example workflow
Developers should have a way to specify the example workflow associated with any custom tool. This would likely be done in the `ayx_workspace.json` file.
{
"tools": {
"MyCustomTool": {
"configuration": {
"example_path": "configuration\\MyCustomTool_1_0\\example.yxmd"
}
}
}
}
Note that a workflow may depend on some external files as well. It would be ideal if an `assets_path` could be defined to easily allow any arbitrary assets to be included with your tool. (This is currently possible, but must be done by manually modifying the .yxi archive; it isn't handled by the SDK). This would easily allow for example workflows to be specified as a path relative to `assets_path`, and if the workflow contains any relative paths to files within the assets folder, they can be resolved.
{
"tools": {
"MyCustomTool": {
"configuration": {
"assets_path": "configuration\\MyCustomTool_1_0\\assets",
"example_path": "example\\example.yxmd"
}
}
}
}
Localization of the example workflow would also be supported when localization of the plugin configuration is supported.
When a plugin is created, it can be labelled with any tool category, existent or non-existent. If the category does not exist, Designer will create it and give it a default icon. It would be nice if a category icon could also be specified, specifically for this case.
Specifying a tool category icon
Developers would have a way to (optionally) specify the tool category icon for their plugin. This would likely be part of `ayx_workspace.json`.
{
"name": "My Plugin",
"tool_category": "Custom Category",
"tool_category_icon_path": "configuration\\tool_category_icon.png",
"package_icon_path": "configuration\\package_icon.png",
...
}
Behavior when installing a plugin
If a plugin has a tool category icon specified, Designer should do the following when installing the plugin:
This prevents changing the icons of existing categories (including built-in categories), but would prevent subsequent plugin versions from updating their tool category icons.
Use case
The company Acme Corporation develops a plugin for interfacing with Acme-related products, and would like all its tools to be grouped in a new category called "Acme" whose icon is the Acme icon.
It would be nice to create our own custom categories to be able to organize tools. It would be similar to how the Favorites category works, but any number of additional categories can be created.
Creating a new category
The user would have a way to create a new category and enter the following information:
Adding and removing tools from custom categories
The user would have a way to add tools to or remove tools from the custom categories.