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Alteryx Designer Desktop Knowledge Base

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XML Parse tool does not detect specific child
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How to fix an error during installation that says "The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable".
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When attempting to activate Alteryx Designer or Alteryx Server through the product, an error message "an internet connection is required for activation" prevents online activation.
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Adding or overwriting a worksheet in a workbook that contains a pivot table, corrupts the file and an attempt to repair the excel sheet removes the pivot.
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When using Simba Snowflake 2.23.02.1012 some NULL values are transformed into encoded values
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Python tool is not able to create misc files (JSON, YXDB) in the temporary location if the workflow is stored in a file path that is too long. This fails when running the workflow via the command line as the temporary location is created in the workflow location.
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A Cross-origin token redemption error is thrown with the Dynamics CRM Connector after creating a new app registration in Azure.
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"Timeout Error: IPC_NamedPipe::Select(WaitForMultipleObjects)" occurs when attempting to connect to a data source, or create and/or refresh extracts with Tableau Desktop.
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This article contains the steps required to get the Box tools to connect using the JSON Web Token (JWT) authentication method. This authentication method is required to schedule a workflow using the Box tools in Alteryx Server.
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Identify and remove invalid entries that are resulting in an Unhandled Exception error within the File menu of Alteryx Designer.
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Associating Alteryx file types to automatically open within the Designer application.
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Configuring the SharePoint Files Tools
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Tableau data source names resulting in an error via the Publish to Tableau Server Tool
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How to set up a DSN-less connection to Salesforce that allows you to specify which version of the API you'd like to use when outputting data.
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When user tries to input CSV file that has delimiter character encapsulated in quotes (so that it should not be considered a delimiter), connector will not consider the file valid.
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This article helps connect to Azure Data Lake (ADLS) Gen2 using ADLS connector
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This article describes the process for changing your email in Designer, also known as the serial number in Designer. This will change your licensed email.
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How to collect Wireshark traces to troubleshoot network-related issues.
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Some of the tools Alteryx Designer uses require proxy to be enabled and setup. This document will advise how to check if a proxy exists on a system.
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Receive error "ORA-00942 - table or view does not exist" or "ORA-00903 - invalid table name" using output mode to "Append Existing" even though the table exists
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Receive "Error SQLPrepare: [Teradata][ODBC Teradata Driver][Teradata Database] (-3706) Syntax error: expected something between .. " in input Data Tool
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