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FieldName constant in Generate Rows Tools (and others ...)

Would be nice to make it so if I change from RowCount to index it all is linked together.

 

Something like a $FieldName$ which would automatically get substituted. 

 

Also nice in other formula tools, but most useful in places where name needs to be duplicated over and over

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Community_Admin
Alteryx
Alteryx
Status changed to: Inactive
 
SeanAdams
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

Agree with James's idea - here's a screenshot to illustrate the point.

 

Screenshot 2020-11-01 071948.png

patrick_digan
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

This would a nice upgrade. People always wonder what the RowCount field represents in my workflows. I would actually set the field name in the generate rows if it updated the condition and loop expressions for me.