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Load and use multiple file types from folder

Hello everyone. Fairly new user here.I've created a workflow that runs a bunch of tests using different input data files (.txt, .accdb, .csv). (Each test uses only one file, but each file (data input)...

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Using two inputs in a formula tool - Help!

Hopefully someone on here can help me. I have two files. One of which contains numerical data that needs to be assessed against certain limits. The other contains values that need to be added to the...

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How to find prior day

Is there a way to Find the day prior to today using DATETIMENOW() ?

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Delete Rows in File 1 based on unique ID match in file #2

Hi all, I've got 2 files that i'm trying to cross check. File #1 contains a large amount of data, inclusive of rows of data (identified via a Unique ID) that are irrelevant for my purposes. File #2...

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Regex for everything between ALL CAPS phrase

Hey there! New to RegEx and can't seem to produce the correct combination of expressions to create two new columns from an existing string field. The field is data from manually entered description...

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Output vs List box

I created a list box which contains 30 different clients. After that I have a set up calculations depending on the choice.  Let's say my list box is:Client AClient BClient CClient D Calculation is  a...

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R Tool error

Hi. I'm trying to do some simple ABC Analysis on my inventory and the code was working pretty well on R / R Studio. However, when trying to replicate that on Alteryx R Tool, it gives me this error...

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Filter Troubles

I want to capture this: ([State] = "ID" OR [State] = "WA" OR [State] = "CA" AND [Plan_A] = "X")       OR      ([State] = "ID" OR [State] = "WA" OR [State] = "CA" AND [CHAIN] = 100 Or [CHAIN] = 200 Or...

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Spatial Match: How to output the number of Intersects per polygon?

Hi there, I have used the spatial match tool to calculate count of matched and unmatched data points. Straight forward enough.Now, I would like to export all of these polygons, with the count of all...

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Run a batch file from Run Command tool

Ok, so because the email tool doesn't include authentication I've been forced to write my own email workaround - I have a workflow that spits out a report in HTML- I wrote an EXE that takes in the HTML...

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Batch Macro - Control Parameter Issue

Hello All, I am a relatively new user and - thanks to a great deal of help at the recent Alteryx Inspire conference in Las Vegas - have been motivated to create a workflow that utilizes a batch macro...

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Hours in time slots

Hi, I basically have Start time and End time. I need to calculate how many hours belong to specific time slot 06-18, 18-22 and 22-06.  Example:Start        End06:27:00 14:28:0006:27:00 15:28:0006:29:00...

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PROBLEM WITH MY REGEX IN IN-DATABASE FORMULA-IN DB

Hello everyone,I am pretty new in Alterys,the problem i am facing now is about regular expression in IN-Database tooli am using a regular expression in IN-FORMULA IN DB TOOL ,but at the end in the...

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error in the Run as Analytics App

I am attaching part of my model.  When I run as workflow, it works fine. When I run as Analytic App it gives me an error which I do not understand why it is there. Error is indicating that Formula...

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Crosstab/Transpose qustion

How can I go from this: Store_NumNtwk_ANtwk_BNtwk_C1X  1 X 1  X2 X 2X   to this: Store_NumNtwk_ANtwk_BNtwk_C1XXX2XX  Thanks in advance for your help.

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Capture delimiter type

We receive data files from vendors who sometimes switch field delimiters from one file submission to the next.Is there any way to capture the delimiter type from the input tool so that it can stored in...

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XML Parsing: Reading XML description not clear from Alteryx Help document

Hi, I'm going through the XML parsing help in Alteryx as I don't use this type of data much and came across the Reading XML page and have a question. Based on the sample XML data at the top of the...

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Dynamic Removal of Un-needed rows.

Hi, I am bringing in 5-6 PDF files and parsing out the top part of each file (a table with a random number of rows on each file). Anything after the main table is basically junk and is not needed. Is...

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Finding combinations of numbers adding to a given sum

Here is my dilemma.  I have a large file of data...maybe a millions rows (I'm sure I can narrow this down).  One of the fields is a value.  I want to find combinations of records where the sum of the...

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Saved Formula Expressions

Is there a way I can find my saved formula expressions from past Alteryx versions?  It seems as if each time I have updated versions of Alteryx my saved formula expressions has been lost.  I would like...

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