Alteryx Designer Desktop Knowledge Base

Definitive answers from Designer Desktop experts.
Unhandled Exception when clicking on the Browse Tool when using an R and Cross Tab in the workflow
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Fixed decimals values in Alteryx results in Null values and report the following error: Input data (1):not a valid FixedDecimal. FixedDecimal values ​​must be of the form: -nnn.nn
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Troubleshooting instructions for the error The system cannot find the file specified when attempting to use a 32-bit database connection in the Input Data or Dynamic Input Tool.\n  
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Troubleshooting Invalid Path: "Cleanse.yxmc" / Nested Macro Locations are not supported
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This error may be resolved with anti-virus settings, reinstallation, or if needed, use of the 1.09 version.
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The Email Tool is a tremendously useful shortcut when it comes time to disseminate your analyses and other results straight from your workflow.
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An Unhandled Exception occurred when opening a workflow
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If you observe an error message like Error: Salesforce Input (1) File " ", line 1 os.environ['PATH'] = r"... please read on to learn how to adjust the environment variables to resolve it. This can happen with any one of several Connector tools, not just the tool mentioned in the example.
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An "Unhandled Exception" thrown when starting Designer, appears when the user clicks on the splash screen. Looking at C:\ProgramData\Alteryx\ErrorLogs reveals the following error type: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException Message: Could not find a part of the path 'F:\.....'
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Very rarely Designer can crash with a big red X across a window. One such situation has been observed and resolved.
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A workflow that includes a Python tool may throw an error of the form "Error: unable to read data (C:\AppData\Alteryx\Engine\Engine_23200_be6a9480b4fc4e038a8668b82debdf74_\aa37b5ac-6323-472b-8f0f-5cb0b95b822e\4460abb7be83bae8f01b9bf1238a923c.yxdb)"
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The Alteryx Starter Kit for Human Resources contains improperly configured Drop Down tools in the Analyzing Employee Satisfaction sample workflows for all languages other than English
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Error: Can’t find the file: “[path\FileName]”. Make sure the file path is correct. Error text being revised from Error: File not found "[path\FileName]"
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Workflow worked in versions before 2020.3 After upgrading to 2020.3 receive error "An unknown error occurred in II_PushRecord"
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Error: "FATAL: password authentication failed for user" when PostgreSQL or Greenplum credentials contain special characters when connecting in Designer.
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In Alteryx Designer 2019.1, after adding Browse tools to all of the output anchors of a tool using Right-click > Add All Browses OR Ctrl + Shift + B, running the workflow returns an Unhandled Exception error. The workflow runs indefinitely until Designer is canceled from Windows Task Manager.
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