Add Example Link to Macro Description

[Coxta45]

Anyone know how I can add a link to a workflow with examples in my macro descriptions (see below) ?

Cheers,

Taylor Cox

Developer/Analyst

Blue Cross NC 

[PaulN]

Hi @Coxta45,

The screenshot seems to be missing from your post.

Kind regards,

Paul Noirel

Customer Support Engineer

[Coxta45]

@PaulN,  thanks for the heads up.  Should be there now.

[jdunkerley79 · Accepted solution]

 Did not this was possible but ...

Open the Macro file within a text editor and then you can add a section into the MetaInfo section like:

      <Example>
        <Description>Open Example</Description>
        <File>D:\Repos\Alteryx\Arms Exports.yxmd</File>
      </Example>

Once that is added seems to work as you'd expect:

[Coxta45]

@jdunkerley79,

Thanks for the suggestion, this is definitely the solution - I just have one question:  Can I use relative paths here?  I'd really like to let the package be "lift-and-shift" capable.  The absolute path to the example workflow is working fine, but I get errors when trying to use a relative reference.

Here's the package structure

Macro Package Folder

The 'Hover' is showing the Open Example link - which works fine with an absolute path, but I'm getting this error with a relative reference:

HoverError

And here's the Date Wizard.yxmc XML that I've tried...

      <Example>
        <Description>Open Example</Description>
        <!-- THIS WORKS -->
        <File>\\SERVER\aRootDirectory\path\to\Alteryx\Macros\Date Wizard\Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File>
        <!-- THIS DOESNT
        <File>Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File>
        <File>.\Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File>
        <File>./Date Wizard Examples.yxmd</File>
        -->
      </Example>

 Any ideas?  Or is relative referencing simply not allowed here?

Thanks,

Taylor

[PaulN]

Hi @Coxta45,

Alteryx default behaviour is to look for examples under .\Alteryx\Samples\02 One-Tool Examples or Alteryx\Samples\02 One-Tool Examples (or .\Alteryx\Samples\en\02 One-Tool Examples).

Kind regards,

Paul Noirel

Customer Support Engineer

[Coxta45]

@PaulN, Bummer!  I suppose I might submit this as a product idea.  I'm thinking that this could likely be added as a new feature in the Interface Designer settings, similarly to the way that you can reference a Help file - which, BTW, could link to an example workflow, but opens a new instance of Alteryx and doesn't show a hyperlink in the Macro description on 'Hover/Click'.

Thanks for the help.

Taylor

[PaulN]

hi @Coxta45,

These are really good suggestions for Alteryx Product Ideas (https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Product-Ideas/idb-p/product-ideas)!

Kind regards,

Paul Noirel

Customer Support Engineer

[Coxta45]

@PaulN, @jdunkerley79 -

Submitted:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Product-Ideas/Adding-Example-Links-in-Macro-Descriptions/id...

Mind voting for it?

Thanks again,

Taylor Cox