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Here are time wasters that I hope to see addressed by Alteryx. Thank you.

1. The Union tool 

 

When switching to Manual method and then adding fields up stream, the result is a warning "Field was not found". I don't look for warnings. This should create a red error. Having fields fall off the workflow is a pain.

 

2. Unique tool

 

Changing fields upstream causes the tool to error out when the workflow runs. No issues are shown before the run. 

 

3. Having containers all open up when I reopen a workflow is a nightmare when you have 20+ containers all over lapping.

 

3 Comments
DultonM
11 - Bolide

Hi @TZChandler,

 

1) You can cause the Union tool to produce Errors instead of Warnings by changing the "When Fields Differ" property to "Error - Stop Processing Records"

2) I agree that the way the Unique tool handles changing fields can be improved. Feel free to add your thoughts to this idea post here.

3) I was unable to replicate this tool container issue in version 11.0.6.28907. I placed and closed 3 tool containers on the canvas, and then saved and reopened the workflow to find all 3 containers still closed. 

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Alteryx
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Status changed to: Inactive
 
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The status of this idea has been changed to 'Inactive'. This status indicates that:

 

1. The idea has not had activity in the form of likes or comments in over a year.

2. The idea has not reached ten likes.

3. The idea is still in the 'New Idea' status. 

 

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