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Find Missing Macro

Idea: Prompt the user to find a missing macro instead of the current UX of a question mark icon.

 

Issue: When a macro referenced in a workflow is missing, then there is no way to a) know what the name of the macro was (assuming you were lazy like me and didn't document with a comment) and b) find the macro so you can get back to business.

 

When this happens to me know, I have to go to the XML view and search for macros and then cycle through them until I find the one that's missing. Then I have to either copy the macro back into that location or manually edit the workflow XML. Not cool man.

 

Solution: When a macro is missing, the image below at the right should be shown. In the properties window, a file browse tool should allow the user to find the macro.

 

 

 

FindMissingMacro.png

 

 

 

 

 

33 Comments
cgoodman3
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

I've recently posted a similar idea 

 

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Ideas/When-opening-a-workflow-with-a-macro-having-... 

 

I think a great addition will be to maintain the xml configuration so users don't need to guess how to set up the macro again.

KylieF
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team

Hi @Hollingsworth and @cgoodman3 !

 

I've merged your ideas to help give product a concise view of interest. The likes were also merged so the count should be accurate. If you run into any other ideas that need to be merged as duplicated feel free to ping me directly or use our Notify a Moderator feature!

cgoodman3
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

Thanks @KylieF looking forward to seeing where this goes.

KylieF
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team
Status changed to: Revisit

Hi all! 

 

Our product team has recently reevaluated this idea and provided an update. As of current, we're unable to include this idea on the near future road map. However we are very interested in this idea and would like to keep it in mind for future roadmap decisions. We'll do our best to update this idea with any changes in status as soon as provided.

ToddNT
7 - Meteor

Yes, very frustrating! Glad to see it went revisit, hopefully coming soon.

Samanthaj_hughes
ACE Emeritus
ACE Emeritus

Bring it. This is so frustrating for all users new and old. Would love to see the designer ask where it is situated and to ask if you want to unc path that bad boy. 😍

Thableaus
17 - Castor
17 - Castor

How come there are no updates?

NicoleJ
Alteryx
Alteryx
Status changed to: Accepted
 
cgoodman3
14 - Magnetar
14 - Magnetar

@NicoleJ  This has made my day!

 

NicoleJ
Alteryx
Alteryx
Status changed to: Coming Soon

Stay tuned, coming soon!!! 😁

(PS. Check out announcements about our Public Previews for the 23.2 release if you'd like a sneak peek of this functionality!)