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Projecting data for a number of years using some parameters and conditions

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Hello All,

 

I am a brand new Alteryx user (after years on Excel) and loving it!

 

I need your help on how to project data using some parameters and conditions for a certain number of years (and report values for each projected year). To simplify the problem here is what I need help doing in Alteryx:

 

  • A record (a person) will have CURRENT AGE and SALARY. I have over 600K records.
  • SALARY needs to be projected for 50 years (basically applying a salary increase each year for each record).
  • CONDITIONAL STATEMENT: For any record salary projections should end if projected age (CURRENT AGE plus projected years) is more than 55.
  • Finally for each projected year’s salary we are multiplying this by a number (say probability) which is based on CURRENT AGE plus projected number of years. These values can be obtained by looking up a PROBABILITY TABLE.
  • I need to tabulate values of each projected year for each record.

I can easily do all of the above in Excel using conditional statements and VLOOKUP. I would build a parametrized conditional formula and drag it across the worksheet for 50 columns. Each cell would then get populated accordingly.

 

Now how do I even start all this Alteryx?? Please help!!

 

I have attached a sample Excel file with my Excel formulae built in for your reference.

 

Thanks so much!

 

Yusuf

 

PS: I could not find something similar to my problem when I searched the community – please forgive if this has been addressed somewhere before.


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