Hi Guys,
Is there an option to stop/disable Alteryx from automatically converting date-related data into DateTime format upon reading/inputting a given file?
For example please see below table showing data I have in Excel and what Alteryx does upon reading this file:
| Dates (in Excel dd/mm/yyyy format) | My Comments | Alteryx automatically converts to DateTime upon reading file with below results |
| 1/1/1959 | Correct date | 1959-01-01 00:00:00 |
| 12/12/1980 | Correct date | 1980-12-12 00:00:00 |
| 80/1/1965 | Invalid date | [Null] |
| MISSING | Missing date so cell is filled in with text "MISSING" | [Null] |
| 12/9/1976 | Correct date | 1976-12-09 00:00:00 |
| MISSING | Missing date so cell is filled in with text "MISSING" | [Null] |
| 30/78/1945 | Invalid date | [Null] |
| 12/9/1978 | Correct date | 1978-12-09 00:00:00 |
| MISSING | Missing date so cell is filled in with text "MISSING" | [Null] |
So what happens as per above table is that Alteryx upon DateTime conversion converts both text values (i.e. MISSING's) and invalid dates into Nulls (empty). For my analysis I need to get the MISSING dates separate from invalid dates as different treatments will need to be applied to each group. Help!
I guess as a follow up question I should ask is there a way in Alteryx for date analysis purposes to identify from an Excel file (1) correct/genuine dates, (2) invalid dates (dd or mm out of range etc.) and (3) entries that were marked otherwise (i.e. purposely left blank as dates was missing or given a text entry to identify a missing date).
Thanks so much for your help!
Yusuf