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Useful queries for finding things in MongoDB

If your mongo database seems to take up a lot of disk space, you're not alone. You do need to allocate sufficient space for it. But you can take some steps to compact it as well. Read on for more information on how to proceed.

The AlteryxServerUsageReport.zip available on the Downloads Portal is for versions 2019.3 and below. In versions 2020.1+, Tableau output fails with error “Error: Alteryx Server Usage Report (8): RunBatch (695): Tool #1: The external program ".\CollectionCheck.bat" returned an error code: 1”.

Is it possible to query the data on the "View Schedules" tab of the scheduler?

Migrate between Embedded and User-Managed Mongo

How to understand SID and how it is associated with users and AD groups in the Alteryx gallery

This article goes over some of the most commonly asked question about Alteryx Server and MongoDB 4.2.

When running a restore of the MongoDB in Server, it may fail with an error about insufficient memory. This issue could be resolved by increasing the paging file size on the Server machine.

How to downgrade Alteryx Server

This article will walk you through how to restore DCM connections that fail after performing a Server Host Recovery or migration/restoration of a MongoDB to a different Controller than it originated on.

This article outlines the steps to connect to an embedded server UI MongoDB using Robo 3T.

It is not uncommon for customer to migrate existing users from old domain to new domain. This article explains how to achieve this manually.

This KB will help you work around a specific type of case where rebuilding Gallery indexes returns a 500 error message and FIPS are enabled on the Alteryx Server

Page Not Found after login to gallery when using SAML authentication

Application to be run prior to upgrading Server. Checks for common causes of upgrade failures.

One of the three database options when setting up the Alteryx Server is to connect into a User-Managed MongoDB instance. Why would you want to set up your own implementation of MongoDB? The main benefits are to take advantage of the features of MongoDB that are not included with our embedded instance.

When migrating a MongoDB to a new machine all the relevant steps in https://help.alteryx.com/20201/server/server-host-recovery-guide (use document for your Server version) should be followed. Skipping steps can cause issue occurring later.

How to connect to Alteryx Server MongoDB using the command line

How to Connect to a User-Managed MongoDB with Studio 3T

How to Connect to a Server UI MongoDB using Studio 3T

AlteryxService did not create a database after running the System Settings