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Testers Needed! - Join Live Query for BigQuery AI Tools Preview
The BigQuery AI Tools Preview gives AlteryxOne users early access to new AI-powered capabilities for BigQuery in Live Query! Designed for analysts who want to do more with governed data without writing complex SQL or creating extracts, this preview includes tools such as JSON Parse, Document Extract, Classify, Score, and…
Git Companion for Alteryx Workflows
I Got Tired of Playing Russian Roulette With My Workflows.Let me paint you a picture. You open a shared drive. You are looking for the production workflow. And you find this: 📁 Monthly_Revenue_FINAL.yxmd Monthly_Revenue_FINAL_fixed.yxmd Monthly_Revenue_FINAL_fixed_USE_THIS.yxmd Monthly_Revenue_FINAL_fixed_USE_THIS_v2.yxmd…
Ep 205: Get It to 80%: How Marketers Should Actually Use AI
This week on Alter Everything, dive into a comprehensive discussion on how AI is reshaping marketing teams, outlining what tasks AI is best suited for, and emphasizing the critical role of human oversight. This episode offers practical insights on integrating AI tools effectively while maintaining brand integrity and…

Recent Discussions

Stupid question regarding Joins
I have two data sets - one with a single field - and another with multiple versions of the same field. So if a field has 3 records - I want three resulting records. I know it is a combination of join and union - but i am just not sure. Thanks, Gary Harding
"The schedule will never run with the selected start date. Select a different start date."
When I have a workflow that has been running on a schedule for a long time, and I want to disable it, I deselect "enable this schedule" and click save. And I get the error The schedule will never run with the selected start date. Select a different start date. This is annoying anyway with recurring schedules (yes, for a…
Need installer for 2024.1.1.209 Patch 7 for rollback
Hi Team, We are currently performing a rollback of our Alteryx Server from version 2025.2 to our previous stable production version. We require the installer for: Alteryx Server Version: 2024.1.1.209 (Patch 7) This version is required to restore from our MongoDB and RuntimeSettings backup taken before upgrade. Requesting…
Tableau Output Tool Error - datatype conversion failed
Hi everyone, I'm using "Tableau Output" tool to write to multiple local .hyper files in the same workflow. The incoming data are excel files and the output tools are set to the "Overwrite" Output Option. Most of these tools work, but there are a few data streams that consistently give me the error "Datatype conversion…
How Can I Prevent My Workflow From Failing When a Company Has No PDR Data?
Hello Community, I am working on a workflow that can be separated into different cycles and enabled/disabled depending on which cycle needs to be run. However, I am running into an issue where not every company will have Punch Detail (PDR) data available for each cycle, causing the workflow to fail. Does anyone have any…
Extending Academic License
Hi all, I have been trying to extend my school's academic license to Alteryx cloud over the last couple of months. Have not been able to get anyone to reply to me (including opening cases and emailing past contacts). Did anyone else have a similar experience and does anyone have a contact that actually answers?
Challenge #491: Behind the Blockbusters
Hi Community members, A solution to last week’s challenge can be found here. This challenge was submitted by James Bevan, @JBevan89 . Thank you, James for your submission! For this week’s challenge, we will be working with the TMDB Movie Metadata dataset from Kaggle, a rich collection of information about modern films,…
Replicating IDEA's "Same-Same-Different" test in Alteryx — gap between results
Background In CaseWare IDEA, there is a test called Duplicate Key Exclusion with a Different Field (informally: same-same-different). The logic is: Group records by a key field that must be the same (e.g. customer email) Flag any group where a second field holds more than one distinct value (e.g. different names on the…
Challenge #9: Analytics Ranking
Here is the new weekly challenge. The link to the solution for last challenge is HERE. For this challenge let’s look at ranking records when multiple records can have the same rank. The objective is to determine the top 5 ranking based on the count, however since there are multiple rows with same count (similar to a round…
Anything being done about the increase in AI responses to questions asked here?
I'm noticing that more and more questions in discussions are attracting responses, usually from new users, just posting AI generated boilerplate nonsense that doesn't do anything on addressing the problem. I'm not sure the point of someone setting up bots to post that or whatever is happening but it's making it very hard…

Quick Links

Learning Tuesdays: The Favorites Tools
Date: Tuesday, June 16 Time: 9:00 AM PDT Put your skills into action using the most commonly used tools in Designer. This session focuses on solving a realistic business problem using tools from the Favorites category. What to Expect End-to-end workflow build using core tools Application of Filter, Join, Summarize, and…
DACH Region Virtual User Group Meeting | Q2-2026
Lieber Alteryx-Anwender, inzwischen sind wieder ein paar Monate seit dem letzten Treffen vergangen – Zeit für das nächste virtuelle User-Group-Meeting der DACH-Region! Egal, ob Du gerade erst angefangen hast, mit Alteryx zu arbeiten, oder bereits seit Jahren komplexe Workflows entwickelst; in den Meetings gibt es eine gute…
Learning Tuesdays: Workflow and Configuration Best Practices
Date: Tuesday, June 23 Time: 9:00 AM PDT Good workflows don’t just work—they’re efficient, organized, and scalable. This session focuses on best practices to improve performance, maintainability, and usability. What to Expect Workflow organization techniques (containers, annotations) Performance optimization strategies…
2026 Q2 Orange Couty User Group Meeting
Hey everybody! Please don’t miss our next in-person Orange County User Group meeting! Yes...IN-PERSON! It will be at the Alteryx Headquarters at 3347 Michelson Drive Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92612. Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Agenda * Welcome and Introductions * Tool Spotlight…
Learning Tuesdays: Build Your First Dynamic Workflows
Date: Tuesday, June 30 Time: 9:00 AM PDT Take your workflows to the next level by making them dynamic. Learn how to design workflows that adapt to changing data, structures, and inputs. What to Expect Differences between static and dynamic workflows Using dynamic tools (e.g., Dynamic Input, Dynamic Select) Handling schema…
Q2 User Group Meeting-In person
Come meet up with your local data nerds to discuss advanced analytics! @jadepech will take us through analysis of health care data using synthetic data generated from publicly available reports to assess the health of a targeted population! Engage and connect with other users in area to ask questions and share stories.…
2026 Q2 - (VIRTUAL) Encontro Alteryx User Group de São Paulo
E aí galera! Adiamos o evento para um dia de 'pausa' da copa, pra gente conseguir maior alcance com a divulgação, pra que mais pessoas se beneficiem das apresentações! O evento será 100% virtual dessa vez, então esperamos ver gente de todo o Brasil! Serão duas apresentações que de fato foram apresentadas por brasileiros no…
July Federal Alteryx User Group Meeting
Welcome to the Federal Alteryx Community (FAltCom). These meetings are to establish best practices and implementation strategies for the US Federal workforce that run into issues not typically experienced by the private sector. These sessions are structured to address the needs and experiences of government employees and…
2026 Q3 Orange County User Group Meeting
Hey everybody! Please don’t miss our next in-person Orange County User Group meeting! Yes...IN-PERSON! It will be at the Alteryx Headquarters at 3347 Michelson Drive Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92612. Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Agenda * Welcome and Introductions * Tool Spotlight…
2026 Q4 Orange County User Group Meeting
Hello everybody! We will have another holiday get together. Please don’t miss our next in-person Orange County User Group meeting! Yes...IN-PERSON! It will be at the Alteryx Headquarters at 3347 Michelson Drive Suite 400 Irvine, CA 92612. Date: Tuesday, December 15, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST Agenda * Welcome and…