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Cannot find output file on Alteryx Server

Jose_Guilherme
6 - Meteoroid

Hey all!

 

    I'm running a simple test flow on Alteryx Gallery, and then I would like to find the output file on the server so I can work with some scripts reading them and doing some other stuffs. Anyways, I'm unable to find the output file even though I do not specify any paths (so I was expecting it to be saved in the same folder as the flow is located). Is there any configuration I should change in the Alteryx System Settings so I can achieve this behavior that I'm expecting?

 

 

Thanks in advance!

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dYoast
11 - Bolide

@Jose_Guilherme 

Workflows on the gallery are saved as packages in the MongoDB.

When they run, they are unpackaged and then destroyed after running.

As a result, when you don't specify a location, the file that is output is also destroyed.

 

In order to use the file later, you will need to specify a location.

nickdreach
9 - Comet

To add to what @dYoast  already said, if you have a shared drive that both you and the server can access, that works well for workflows which write output - starting on your machine then migrating to the server (e.g. if you want to schedule it).

Jose_Guilherme
6 - Meteoroid

Thank you both @dYoast @nickdreach ! It worked as a charm.