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Under the hood of Alteryx: tips, tricks and how-tos.

Displaying articles for: June 2022

Prep and Blend

How to Dynamically Remove Columns with Zeros or Nulls from A...

Recently, I learned how to remove columns with zeros or nulls from Alteryx workflows using the Auto Field tool, and I want to show you how easy it is.

Alteryx Auto Insights

5 min to read

Converting Business Questions into Answers with Auto Insight...

You want to answer your question, “how is my revenue performing over time, and what’s driving it?” You know you have revenue data and Alteryx Auto Insights (AAI). But how exactly d...

Alteryx Designer

2 min to read

How to Reduce the Size of an Alteryx Data Set

This post will share two tips to reduce the size of your Alteryx output and increase the speed of data loading in BI applications.

Alteryx Server

5 min to read

Workflow Orchestration with Alteryx Server 2021.4 (and beyon...

Alteryx Server received a number of enhancements with the 2021.4 release. Many of these updates introduced new capabilities to the Server REST API.

Alteryx Auto Insights

4 min to read

Data Storytelling with Auto Insights

In 2019, the New York Times published materials from their data training program. In their tip sheets, they outlined the seven types of data stories. Alteryx Auto Insights (AAI) ex...

Alteryx Auto Insights

4 min to read

Auto Insights: What Makes a Good Use Case?

This post will cover the three main components of a good use case and some business examples to give you an idea of how to use Alteryx Auto Insights (AAI).

Apps and Macros

3 min to read

Filter Locked Files Macro

By using the Filter Locked Files macro, you can easily pre-remove file paths that will cause a Dynamic Input error.