Hi
Please can someone explain what the difference is between the Worker and the Engine. From the documentation it says:The Alteryx Service Worker is responsible for executing analytic workflows ; The Alteryx Engine consumes Alteryx workflows and provides high-speed data processing and analytics functionality."
Is executing and consuming different?
Hi @LJP ,
That is an interesting question and I needed to do some research to understand it and to try to answer it.
Briefly, from my readings, I conclude that
1. The Engine is the one responsible to get and manipulate the data according to the tools
2. The Worker (which contains an engine inside) controls the workflows from outside as a whole such as timing it or queueing workflows based on its configuration. It can also select the jobs that will run, based on QoS (Quality of Service)
Thank you for your question, it helped me understand a little more about both of them.
Best,
Fernando Vizcaino