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First added to Alteryx Designer in version 10.6, the Optimization Tool is a member of the Prescriptive Tools (included with the Predictive Tools installation) and allows you to solve optimization problems. Mathematical Optimization is the selection of the best possible option(s), given a set of alternatives and a selection criterion. In this Tool Mastery, we will review the inputs, configuration, and outputs of the Optimization Tool.
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