Webinar #2: Vacation Proofing Your Workflows

[NitashaP]

Do you dream about handing off your workflows to your coworkers and leaving for vacation but aren’t sure how to do that? Then tune in to our second webinar in the Vacation Proofing Your Workflow series. In this one, we are talking about designing documentation.

You can join us for the live discussion on January 25^th at 9AM PT.  The webinar will be hosted by @MeganBowers, and our wonderful guests will be @Emil_Kos, @Kenda, and @JoshuaB (2 ACEs and 1 ACE Emeritus)! 

You can RSVP for the event here.

What questions do you have about documentation? Reply below to make sure your question gets answered in the webinar.

And if you missed the first session in this series, you can watch it and find additional resources here.

 

[Kenda]

Hey... I know them!

[MeganBowers]

Here is the recording from the event in case you missed it! Or maybe you enjoyed it so much that you just want to watch it again ;)

If you have any follow-up questions or comments, reply in this discussion thread and tag our participants to get answers.

@Kenda @JoshuaB @Emil_Kos 

[Kenda]

Thanks to everyone who joined us or catches up with the video later! Hopefully you find it as enjoyable as we did :)

[MeganBowers]

Here are some resources if you want to dive deeper into the topics discussed in this event:

Documentation Tools: You can find the help docs for the documentation tools here. 

Documentation Best Practices: Check out Ben Moss's blog on documentation best practices, which our speakers referenced throughout the call. We also have a blog series on making your workflows visually impactful. Finally, read through the responses in this discussion thread: Do you have an organizational or personal way of documenting workflows?

Comparing Workflows: If you have Designer version 2021.3 or later, check out this blog on how to compare two workflows. For older versions, here is another option for comparing workflows. 

Workflow Organization: Read more about Kenda's case for designing workflows vertically. And check out these bite-sized video tips for organizing your workspace in Designer. Our speakers also brought up reference shortcuts on the call--you can learn more about this technique in Patrick Digan's blog article.

Workflow Templates: Emil's workflow template and his change log example are attached to this post for your reference.

[Kenda]

If you were excited about the idea I mentioned regarding combining the container and comment tools, give this post a thumbs up: https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer-Ideas/Combine-the-Container-and-Comment-Tools/idi-... 

Also, this video by @Aaron_Harter & @Blake is a great resource that walks through some quick steps to take a workflow from messy to well documented: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKPquCPauMY 

[terry10]

@MeganBowers Thanks for recording the session; I am sorry I missed it live.