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Submission GuidelinesWhen making any type of macro, it's important to test the functionality of the macro via a debug. This is accomplished successfully with normal tools, however there's a bug that will not allow the user to debug In-DB macros that use either of the following standard Alteryx tools:
- Macro Input In-DB
- Macro Output In-DB
If either of these tools are included in the macro you are building, an error message will appear not allowing you to open a debug.
Error message: Question Tool Load Error: A question tool with a tool id of XXX is missing the associated question data.
Of course, Macro input and output tools do not require any specific action/question tool associated with it. This is a bug. A user pointed out the XML issue almost 3 years ago here:
In summary: "It appears that the tool itself inserts a hidden Question attribute into the XML which can also be seen in Workflow Configuration"
Source:
Examples....
A normal macro, using standard tools:
After debugging a standard macro, the Macro Input/Output tools correctly change to a Text Input and a Browse tool. This allows the macro author to test the macro.
However, when trying the same thing with In-DB tools in a macro, an error message appears:
In-DB macro 1:
In-DB Macro error message (after clicking "Open Debug"):
