Hey gang, just another QoL suggestion from me!
Currently, when applying changes to an existing field that will take the outcome beyond the current field size, we have to use an additional Select tool to get around truncation:
![DataNath_0-1669843881761.png DataNath_0-1669843881761.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/271919iF5E0B3ABF21BA4E6/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
![DataNath_1-1669843892683.png DataNath_1-1669843892683.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/271920iB7CAA5096B374DFE/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
The usual route here is to either a) use a Select tool beforehand to increase the field size:
![DataNath_2-1669843996668.png DataNath_2-1669843996668.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/271921iFA8177670D863E03/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
Or b) create a new field and then remove the 'old' one in a Select tool afterwards, also renaming the replacement here:
![DataNath_3-1669844053088.png DataNath_3-1669844053088.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/271922i4B13B63B0FBE5323/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
Given that we could just do this in one using the Multi-Field Formula tool:
![DataNath_4-1669844091720.png DataNath_4-1669844091720.png](https://community.alteryx.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/271923iF73C930491371291/image-size/medium?v=v2&px=400)
My request is pretty simple here - can the 'Change Output Type to' configuration also be added to the standard Formula tool? The ability to also update the name of the output would be brilliant as well if possible. Cheers!