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yxdb metadata retrieval

Status: Accepting Votes Submitted by 20 - Arcturus on ‎03-30-2021 10:45 AM
5 Comments (5 New)

yxdb.  It would be AWESOME to either right-click on the Input tool or use a new tool to get:

 

  • Engine Version
  • # of Records
  • Writing Workflow (Path + Filename)

anything else would be icing on the cake.

 

Cheers,


Mark

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patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
‎04-01-2021 07:53 AM

It would be great if this information was stored with the yxdb and was able to be retrieved somehow.

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus
‎04-01-2021 08:10 AM

@patrick_digan ,

 

 my first vote!  

it sure would beat scanning all yxmd files for that Output name as a string. 

I've spoken to product managers that tell me to open the YXDB with notepad to see which engine version created the file.  Good luck with a 6 GB file. 

😞

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CristonS
Alteryx Alumni (Retired)
‎04-01-2021 01:10 PM

hey ACEs, we love your feedback! As soon as this meets the criteria, we will get this to the Product team. Thanks for the idea.

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AlteryxCommunityTeam
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team
‎08-31-2022 05:28 PM
Status changed to: Accepting Votes
 
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SeanAdams
17 - Castor
17 - Castor
‎06-05-2023 04:44 AM

:-) I'm super curious about what data is actually contained within the YXDB Metadata as you have mentioned Mark - it would be useful to expose all of this.

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