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Challenge #46: Formatting a Date from an Integer

Tberney
8 - Asteroid
Always fun trying to balance clarity and apparent efficiency.
Question - is there any performance difference between a single formula tool with multiple steps vs the same # of individual formula tools? I would expect the difference to be small and in favor of a single tool
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MikeLR
8 - Asteroid

 I'm not sure if there will be much of a difference in performance but here's a way of finding out. I have found it really useful for improving my workflows.

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer/Performance-Profiling-in-v10/td-p/3771 

Tberney
8 - Asteroid

New to me, but I will definitely play with it

Lucatelli
8 - Asteroid

Please find attached my proposed solution.

Harkamal
8 - Asteroid

here is my solution

jsenk
7 - Meteor

Solution

pawanmalik
8 - Asteroid

My solution for this challenge.

FlorianC
Alteryx
Alteryx

The switch statement is great to manage multiple cases like this.

 

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Florian Carrier
Strategic Solution Consultant
Alteryx
gguedes1
8 - Asteroid

Completed Challenge

KevinHarrison
8 - Asteroid
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I like to mess with Regex tools.