Engine Works

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

Alteryx Designer

6 min to read

Alteryx Obscura: Building a Workflow from a Napkin

Let’s crank the silliness up to 11 and get into… the napkinalteryxifier!!

Alteryx Designer

4 min to read

Alteryx Obscura: Becoming The Bob Ross of Alteryx

You may know how to add tools to the canvas, but do you know how to paint an Alteryx canvas?

Alteryx Designer

5 min to read

Solving the Monty Hall Problem with Alteryx

Learn how to visualize the solution to this probability puzzle with Alteryx Designer.

Alteryx Designer

2 min to read

Introducing the Alteryx Obscura Series

Learn some wacky Alteryx techniques in our new Alteryx Obscura blog series.

Alteryx Designer

3 min to read

Alteryx Tricks You Didn’t Know – Ep 1: Workflow Navigation

Level up your Alteryx game with these tips and tricks!

Alteryx Designer

1 min to read

PDF Packaging in Alteryx Designer

Have you ever wanted to package and share a workflow with not just Excel data but PDFs as well?

Alteryx Designer

3 min to read

Cut the Clutter and Run Only What You Need in Designer

Partial Workflow Execution: Speed Up Your Workflow Development!

Alteryx Designer

14 min to read

Advent of Code Tips and Tricks

Learn 10 tips and tricks to solve the Advent of Code puzzles in Alteryx!

Alteryx Designer

7 min to read

Super Searching: Alteryx Implementations for Breadth First a...

During the Advent of Code 2024, Day 18’s problem, two different algorithms were needed to achieve the optimal solution: Breadth First Search (BFS) and Binary Search.

Alteryx Designer

4 min to read

XML in Alteryx

Learn more about Alteryx Workflow XML files and parsing XML in Designer.

Alteryx Designer

8 min to read

Advent of Code: Unlocking a Mystery Multiple Ways with Hypot...

Learn about problem-solving methodology from the Advent of Code 2024 Day 14 challenge.

8 min to read

AI Meets Alteryx: Comparing Workflows via XML

This article focuses on XML analysis with LLMs, and how you can compare Alteryx workflows.

12 min to read

AI Meets Alteryx: Exploring XML Automation and Insights

This article focuses on workflow XML analysis with AI chatbots, transforming that underlying data into documentation and insights!

13 min to read

Cloud Execution for Desktop Learning Guide

This guide is designed to help new users get started with Cloud Execution for Desktop.

2 min to read

A Beginner’s Guide to Prompting in Alteryx Copilot

We've compiled a list of beginner-friendly prompts you can use with Alteryx Copilot to unlock its potential.

Alteryx Designer

3 min to read

Python Packages in Alteryx: No Admin, No Problem

Discover a simple way to manage your Python packages in Alteryx Designer without needing admin access.

Alteryx Designer

12 min to read

Preventing Workflow Warnings: A Field Guide

With this field guide, you can identify and fix workflow warnings in the wild!

Alteryx Designer

4 min to read

PDF Spatial Parse with the Python Tool

Here's one way to succeed in parsing PDFs with Python tool and Spatial tools.

Alteryx Designer

7 min to read

Efficient Approaches to Filtering Multiple Values

Discover easier, dynamic methods to filter data using lookup tables and streamline your workflow.

Alteryx Designer

10 min to read

JSON Parse Tool in Alteryx 2024.2

See how the new JSON Parse Tool features can save you time!

Alteryx Designer

19 min to read

Web Scraping a Site with a Login Using Alteryx Designer

Learn how to web scrape a website that requires log in credentials.

Alteryx Designer

9 min to read

The Customer Love Chronicles: One Whole Year of Delightful D...

I’m going to tell you a wonderful little love story about some Designer customers and all the fantastic, magical ideas they helped us bring to life in 2024!