Alteryx Designer Knowledge Base

When trying to create a new dataset using PowerBi Tool, Designer shows 400 Bad Request error

Error: "Input Data (1117): Internal Error: Invalid parameter detected in function (null). File: (null) Line: 0 Expression: (null)." when pulling data from PostgreSQL

When connecting to Snowflake to pull data into the Input Data tool receives an error

When connecting to Databricks and querying long text fields, the data being returned is truncated to 254 characters.

When configuring an Input Data tool to access data from Google BigQuery, users may encounter the following error: Error: Input Data (2): Error SQLExtendedFetch: [Simba][BigQuery] (131) Unable to authenticate with Google BigQuery Storage API. Check your account permissions.

Error being returned via the Select Tool functionality for field names with updated case type.

Error can occurs if unsupported node.js and npm are used for creating custom Python tool.

The Run Command tool calling a batch file fails with an error if Windows robocopy command is used.

The caller workflow returns an irrelevant error message when the invoked workflow completes with warnings.

Certain maps are missing in the Base Map option after a recent Designer upgrade.

Workaround for defect TDCB-1263/DE20744 that was fixed in Designer version 2021.4.

Opening an Excel binary file (.XLSB) in an Input Data Tool crashes Designer if Windows patches are not installed.

The Alteryx License Server, or ALS, is a locally hosted license server meant to help customers with network restrictions activate in an online environment. It is built to exist outside of a company’s network and able to communicate directly with our third party licensing service, Flexera, but also communicate with user devices on secure local networks. Here are some helpful commands for working with it. 

Error when choosing Options > Advanced Options > System Settings: Method not found: 'Void AlteryxGuiToolkit.Dialogs.Licensing.ManageLicenses.ShowLicensingDialog(System.Windows.Forms.Control, Boolean, Boolean)'

Error: "An unexpected error occurred" when performing an Offline License Activation in Designer.

Information to know about connectors not connecting when a endpoint has Zscaler installed.

How to troubleshoot a blank "Product Downloads" section or versions not listed on the Downloads & Licenses page

Find and Replace function in Designer causes default annotations in matching tools to disappear.

When trying to connect to a snowflake database, I am getting the error CURLerror (curl_easy_perform() failed) - code = 6 msg = 'Couldn't resolve host name'.

"Alteryx is not installed" error can happen if InstallInfo.ini is not found.

After upgrading the Alteryx License Server to 2021.4, any commands entered using the flexnetlsadmin.bat batch script fail with the License Server asking for a valid Server Base URL.