Q2-2025 Meeting Recap

[jensroy]

Recap:

Meeting Overview

• Date: June 26, 2025

• Focus: Alteryx 2025.1 updates, DCM best practices, ODBC setup automation

Agenda Highlights

1. Welcome & User Group Leader Introduction

   • William Grenseren – Data Analyst

   • Anette Kyrre – Data Analyst

   • Jens Petter Røyseth – BI Architect

2. New Features in Alteryx 2025.1

   • Run Until Selected Tool

   • Pre/Post SQL In-Database

   • Concatenate Distinct Tool

   • Rank Tool

   • JSON Parse Tool

   • Data Cleanse Pro

   • Live demo included

3. DCM (Data Connection Manager): Why and How

   • Benefits:

     • Avoid re-entering credentials

     • Secure, centralized storage

     • Easier workflow sharing without revealing passwords

   • Demo provided

4. DCM Sharing Challenge

   • Ways to share DCM setups:

     1. Add users manually

     2. Use Active Directory (AD) groups

     3. Build a workflow with API

5. ODBC Setup Streamlining

   • Options to simplify ODBC setup:

     1. Step-by-step guide

     2. Registry file sharing

     3. CMD scripts

     4. Build a macro

6. Ideas for Next Meetings

   • There were wishes to get a deepdive into Alteryx Cloud for the next meeting, we will arrange this.

   • Date is to be decided, but will be in Septermber.

Link to presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Zy_iPdjPehQknKhT9conZjisUz7rTitDnbJAn-H_j7s/edit?slide=id.g3...

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Next Steps

• Join the Alteryx Community User Group page

• Next meeting: September (exact date TBD)

• Watch for the meeting recap

Let me know if you'd like this turned into slides, an email summary, or meeting minutes.