Dynamic Detour Around

[Jason_]

Is it possible to set the detour tool checkbox option (Detour to the Right) based on data in the flow with out building a macro?

Use case 1:
I have a complex workflow that other users need to run and change this setting accordingly. I don't want end users tampering with the actual workflow beyond changing the workflow user constants. In this scenario, the user would provide a value in a predefined user constant and I would use that to turn the check on or off in the workflow

Use case 2:
I have workflows that are driven by metadata. Based on the metadata that is passed in at the beginning of the flow, I would like to use the detour control to work around certain segments of code. This method would be used for more sophisticated workflows designed to run on our Alteryx server.

I know this can be done with a macro, but it seems a bit of an overkill to build a special Detour Around macro that I then have to ensure that all end users have access to.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[ChrisTX · Accepted solution]

For use case 1, could you use an App with a radio button or other user interface tool, instead of a constant?  Here are a few related posts:

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Interactive-Lessons/Implementing-Conditional-Routing/ta-p/243117

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Radio-button-to-disable-a-container-wh...

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/How-to-supress-part-of-Workflow-using-...

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Read-multiple-file-types-with-same-mac...

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer/Radio-Button-Analytic-Apps/m-p/614756#M138451

For use case 2, can you bring your metadata into the workflow and use the same conditional options from use case 1?

related: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Discussions/Execute-detour-based-on-condition/td-p...

Chris

[Jason_]

These links are very helpful. Thanks @ChrisTX