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Submission GuidelinesThis is a QoL-request, and I love me some QoL-updates!
While I'm developing I often need the output of a workflow as input for the next phase of my development. For example: an API run returns job location, status, and authentication ids. I want to use these in a new workflow to start experimenting what'll work best. Because of the experimenting part, I always do this in a new workflow and not cache and continue in my main flow.
Writing a temporary output file always feels like unnescesary steps, and tbh I don't want to write a file for a step that'll be gone before it reaches production. Esp if there is sensitive information in it.
Thanks.
I surprisingly couldn't find this anywhere else as I know it's been discussed in person on many occasions.
Basically the Formula tool needs to be smarter in many ways, but this particular post focuses on the Data Type component.
The formula tool, should not always default to V_String as the data type when entering data or a formula into the formula tool, it should look at the data type and estimate the most likely option.
I know there are times where the logical type might not be consistent in all fields, but the Data Preview and the Function of the formula should be used to determine the most likely option.
E.G. If I type a number or a date directly into the formula tool, then Alteryx should be smart enough to change the data type from the standard V_String to Int, Double or date.
This is an extension to the ideas posted here:
I often need to create a record ID that automatically increments but grouped by a specific field. I currently do it using the Multi-Row Formula tool doing [Field-1:ID]+1 because there is no group by option in the Record ID tool.
Also, sometimes I need to start at 0 but the Multi-Row Formula tool doesn't allow this so I have to use a Formula tool right after to subtract 1.
So adding a group by option to the Record ID tool would allow the user not to use the multi-row formula to do this and to start at any value wanted.
We have 'CountDistinct' and 'Concatenate' options within Summarize tool.
But 'Concatenate' displays all the instances of value for a Grouped field, this might include lot of duplicates.
It would be great to have an option like 'ConcatDistinct'.
For example -
Group by 'Branch' and 'ConcatDistinct' Customer should result as Figure 1 instead of Figure 2 -
Figure 1-
Figure 2-
While this is achievable in different ways currently with a set of tools, but it gets tedious when number of fields is large from which distinct values are to be captured.
Thank you,
Rohan.
As each version of Alteryx is rolled out, it would be much easier for our users and admin team to validate the new version, if Alteryx allowed parallel installs of many different versions of the software.
So - our team is currently on 11.3 - if we could roll out 11.5 in parallel then we could very easily allow users to revert to 11.3 if there are issues, or else remove 11.3 after 2-3 weeks if no issues.
The same goes for versions which are in BETA.
This would be a huge help!
cc: @avinashbonu ; @Deeksha ; @revathi
Please add ablity to globally, within a module, forget all missing fields.
When creating a workflow I generally open a "TEMPLATE" first and then immediately save it to the "NEW WORKFLOW NAME". My template includes all my preferences that aren't set naturally within the user settings and won't get RESET by them either. It has a comment box and containers as well as logos and copyrights. It would be nice to have ready access to this feature. Maybe others have standards that they want applied to all users and their workflows too.
Thanks,
Mark
I always get a chuckle out of seeing PowerPoint presentations which, through numerous tables and illustrations show the "health" of "x" - where "x" is a customer, a market, business division, etc. - where the author spent hours creating graphical indicators such as arrows to render trends.
Recalling being provided such a deck from a senior leader who was touting how precisely the deck drew attention to areas of needed action. The deck, in this case, was a 6 figure investment from a consulting firm. My unwelcomed response was, "Pretty pictures, nice illustrations. What happens when business shifts tomorrow and we need to see this updated?" There was no response.
In a different past life, I had the opportunity to create a similar deck, but utilized PowerPoint's ability to link to Excel, and VBA that made the tables graphs - and trending arrows all dynamic based on the data.
This feature request, however, is not about me. The dynamic slide deck solution was a windfall. Alteryx workflows can certainly push dynamic data into .xlsm files to lighten the burden on the .xslm by eliminating the data pull.
BUT - not many organizations care for having production .xlsm files in use, and they're difficult to governance control.
Would be GREAT if one of Alteryx's output options was: A PowerPoint
Give the developer the same ability to render "pages" as one would to populate Worksheets in a Workbook.
Have to believe would be a game changer for the product.
It is my understanding that hidden in each yxdb is metadata. The following use case is common:
As an Alteryx Developer/Designer I want to know the source of a yxdb.
Ideally, I would know as much about the workflow (name, path, workflow version, AYX version, userid) as possible.
It would be awesome to be construct a workflow that would allow me to search the metadata of yxdb's on my client computers quickly.
Cheers,
Mark
Currently both the formula and summarise tools round to 6.d.p for finance calculations such as IRR. People coming from Excel will be used to a higher precision then this. It would be great to up the precision in line with other platforms to 8.d.p +
The idea is to have a Run option, where the workflow runs everything up to the selected tool (Like the Cache functionality does).
You select the tool, hit Run Up and the workflows executes everything "before" the selected tool.
That'll make developing much easier, specially when dealing with big workflows and constant changing data.
At present, users can create a new field or update an existing one within the formula tool.
When making changes to an additional column, I often have to then add a select tool to rename this (or remove the original column if I make another with the correct name). Therefore, it'd be great if there was an option to rename the output of the formula as part of the configuration. Perhaps a tick box to 'Rename column upon output' along with a text box, where the Data Type selection is.
This is a fairly minor QoL thing but it could definitely trim down the number of tools used in some cases. In terms of referencing the field itself, maybe the formula tool could use [This field] or something descriptive to dynamically reference it, rather than the actual name which will be edited.
As an aside, I'm not sure if it's a technical limitation, but it'd also be brilliant if the field size could be changed for existing columns (within the limitations of the data type), rather than being static.
Hello all,
As of today, Alteryx proposes the Intelligence Suite with amazing tools never seen in a data tool, even OCR, image analysis etc.. https://www.alteryx.com/fr/products/intelligence-suite
But... these wonderful tools are part of a paid add-on. And this is what is problematic :
-Alteryx is already an expensive tool. With a huge value but honestly expensive.
-The tools in Intelligence Suite are not common in data tools because you won't use often. And paying for tools you use once or twice in a month is not easy to justify.
So, I suggest to incorpore Intelligence Suite in the core product. The Alteryx users benefit is evident so let's see the Alteryx benefits :
-more user satisfaction
-a simpler catalog
-adding a lot of value to Designer, with the ability to communicate widely on the topic.
-almost no cost : most costumers won't buy the Intelligence Suite anyway.
Best regards,
Simon
After multiple years of using Alteryx, The tabbed document feature was left out of 2022.1. This feature allows for a much cleaner canvas for exploring workflow and output data. I view this feature as a basic function of Alteryx, I was surprised to find out that the development team intentionally omitted this function. I really don't want to revert back to older versions but it may be only the way to have a more comfortable feel of Alteryx.
@NicoleJ recently asked a question about what default save options that we might want to apply to when we save to SERVER. I'll answer for both SERVER and to DESIGNER here as ideas.
SERVER: When I save a workflow to the server, I'd like to have Alteryx automagically do the following:
If any settings or rules (e.g. dependencies) don't match default, please WARN me or give option to reset automagically.
For DESIGNER saves, please do the same as SERVER plus:
If anyone wants to chime in with more settings, please do so.
Cheers,
Mark
It would be oh so nice to be able to copy a container's properties and paste those formatting options onto other containers. It could be accomplished through a Paint Brush icon on CTRL-Copy and Right Click to paste format. either way it would save setting the Color (multi-step select), Margin, transparency.
Cheers,
Mark
A "Filter" that would work like a "Formula" - where you can add multiple criteria in one space, and for each criteria, you would get an output anchor. I use Alteryx to manage master data from several factories - each needing to have separate workstreams. Stacking Filter criteria functions, but it would be much cleaner to have it managed within a single tool.
Often I need to add filters or other tools early on after the workflow is already been mostly built. If a tool connects to one tool I can drag the filter over the connecting line and add the filter seamlessly. However in large workflows there is often this situation:
The Filter will only connect to one of the lines I'm hovering over. If I could connect to all lines simultaneously and drop in the connection to achieve this (would be awesome):
I believe many have voiced out this as their pain point within the Community. Essentially, there is no straightforward method to import multiple Excel files which are password protected.
I understand that there is an R solution suggested by several users, however, that is not ideal as it can be difficult to obtain permission from internal Tech team to install the package on the users' computers.
Re-saving them without password is not only a hassle, but also raises concerns for data protection and security.
This may have been raised before, but we would like to see the equivalent of PRICE and YIELD formulas from Excel in Alteryx's Formula tool. I believe many users in the finance industry are using formulas like these frequently and it would be helpful to be able to replicate the formula in Alteryx.
Manually building the formula is possible, however it is unnecessarily complicated especially if you are working on different calendar basis e.g. 30 /360 European.
Thank you!
Hello!
Currently i develop on a 2560 x 1440 monitor, and it is great for development of Alteryx workflows.
However, from an accessibility perspective (and for demonstration purposes), the whole of the Alteryx Interface text and icons are far too small for anyone to read. For instance, this is what Designer looks like at the most common monitor size, 1920 x 1080:
And at my native resolution (2560 x 1440)
And 4k resolution, for comparison:
As you will notice - virtually everything is smaller, and unreadable at higher resolutions. It doesn't appear that this is a setting within Alteryx, and so I have to resort to windows settings to change the size:
Or as @CharlieS mentions here change the size of text across all applications.
It would be useful within Alteryx to have a 'scaling' slider/dropdown, so I do not have to change the resolution or size of applications within windows, to be able to easy read or demonstrate data from Alteryx Designer.
Thanks,
TheOC
To add the capability to hard rename the columns in all modes
This year, Microsoft updated improve their API (GraphAPI) to access Office365 enviroment.
Alteryx have launched on Microsoft District in Public Gallery the Dataverse , Onedrive & Sharepoint Connectors.
Alteryx must develop as soon as possible an connector/email with same authenticator options as connectors Above and improve the emails settings.
It´s important to release and documentation to show wich permissions on Azure it's necssary to send the emails.
References:
https://docs.microsoft.com/pt-br/lifecycle/announcements/exchange-online-basic-auth-deprecated
Azure Permissions:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-sendmail?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=csharp
Under the Runtime setting, there is an existing option to "Disable All Tools that Write Output". This is incredibly useful when developing workflows when you don't want to overwrite existing files.
But this option doesn't disable all outputs, like Publishing to Tableau!
I suggest adding the option to disable ALL kinds of outputs, uploads, and publishing (except possibly logging and caching).
As an analyst in a large team, there has been occasions when multiple users are editing the same workflow resulting in duplicated efforts and overwritten work.
This is particularly an issue with remote working when it's not so easy or instant to ask your colleagues "Are you working on X?"
Having a notification pop-up (like the MS example below) would be extremely helpful in order to know if another user is already accessing the workflow so multiple users do not end up editing the same workflow independently.
Alteryx is very quick already but it world be useful to know the computational cost of different approaches to building a workflow using a lot of data. This would make it easier to know if your optimization to the workflow is working as expected and also which tools in particular are doing the work best. Other software such as Power BI has a performance analysis section which breaks down how each action impacted performance.
It would be great to get a similar breakdown of how long each tool is taking to run in the results window.
Please build individual *Unknown fields, one from the Left and one from the Right, into the Join tool. One *Unknown field cannot cover both side of the Join leading into the J output.