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Alteryx workflow for Excel

lksfe_10
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Hello,

 

is it possible, with an Alteryx workflow process, to update an excel file and put the updated data into another excel file?

 

So that I just run the workflow and this process will happen. The best version would be if this process happen automatically every night.

 

Thank you for your help!

 

 

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andyuttley
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Hi @lksfe_10 

 

Yes, this is all possible! You can input and output to one or multiple files within a workflow (including xlsx). If you wanted to automate this process you would need Alteryx Server to schedule it - in Designer you'd have to manually kick off this process yourself. 

 

Hope that helps

Andy 

lksfe_10
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Hey @andyuttley, thank you for your reply. I want to transfer just the updated rows, not the whole file, into another excel file. Do you know how this works? Best wishes Lukas
andyuttley
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Yes, if it's unknown which rows might have changed, then I'd just compare my rows in the file at the start of the workflow with those at the end (using a join); anything that comes out the Left/Right would be a row that has had a change in it - just this flow of data could then be sent to output. 

 

Hope that makes sense - happy to send over an example if you prefer?

 

Andy 

lksfe_10
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hey @andyuttley

 

that makes sense, thank you! yes, an example would be perfect!

 

Thank you in advance!

 

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