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Getting Years -- Multiple Excel Workbooks

Hey Again -- So you have all been awesome in helping get a single year in a dataset. I figured out how to bring in multiple workbook sheets into a single stacked dataset, so now the workflow breaks....

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Replacing multiple values in one string

Hello. Being new to Alteryx I'm having some trouble figuring out how to replace multiple values in one string.  The column that I'm trying to clean up will have values like this: Value...

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Transpose question

Hi there,  I am trying to transpose rows of data into columns. The catch here is that multiple rows are assigned to the same Request ID number as there are multiple roles (steps) taken within each...

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Total by each group of rows

Is it possible to group data by multiple columns, and then adding 'two-level' Total rows on each group?  Example for it is attached.There is count on each row (easy to add), and at the end of each...

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How to fill null values with data in a later row

Hi all, fairly new to Alteryx. I have a set of data with thousands of Company names, each company name having multiple rows of data. I currently have done a summarize and union function to create new...

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simplify find and replace

hello guys,  i am still new to alteryx and i need your help to simplify the workflow that contains 8 find and replace. i want at least remove some of them and make modification in the formula. please...

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Data Append and Delete using Alteryx yxdb

I came across one requirement where there is around 23 M records at source((MS SQL) and every time i need to pull the data from SQL Server for alteryx workflow which is very time consuming .I am...

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Replacing specific cells

Hi.Please see table below. I want to move the information for parts c and d from Field 2 to Field 1, replacing the existing information.  From   To        PartField 1Field 2 PartField 1Field 2agnull...

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Oracle db read REALLY slow

Hi All, I am trying to conform data from tables across several databases and am having real problems with one of the databases being really slow.  All of the other data sources work fine and the...

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Using Text Input for a date Filter

Hello everyone!  I have an issue I need help with.  I run a workflow daily but it is only a monthly view.  Currently, there are multiple date filters that I use (> 2017-07-01, < 2017-07-01, etc.)...

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URLDecode

Hi, I am trying to find a solution to decode an URL string. for example, if I have a string %28White_Background%29 I would like to decode it in (White_Background). I had a look around the community...

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Merging multiple rows into one

Hi there,  I have a data set where there are multiple rows for the same request number. Each row details provides a sequence step and time processed. I would like to combine all of the sequences and...

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Trim function on a string ?

Hi, How do I get from:  1234567890 To:  456 ? Thanks in advance.

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Sample Data with Fractional Percentage

I'm trying to figure out a way to sample a set of data with an unknown number of rows with a fractional percentage (e.g. 99.5). The sample tool only allows for integers for the N value. Is there a way...

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Find and replace with null fields remaining null (No data)

Hello, I am looking to find and replace specific data within a field to remove trailing commas/space from a concatenation. The Find and Replace tool in Alteryx seems to require a 2nd field to replace...

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Combining multiple sets of data

Hi. As with most things I am sure this is easy! I have 3 separate sets of data: PartField 1 PartField 2 PartField 3A1 A4 A6B2 B  B7C3 C5 C  I want to combine so it reads: PartField 1Field 2Field...

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create duplicate field / column

I have a column i want to duplicate (for the purposes of union and creating a new column with the common fields so that i maintain the integrity of the original data). I know that creating new columns...

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Switch syntax error

I try to switch the month number to the month name as below, but the result is empty....... what's going on??Please note that the month numbers bare int 16   Thank you.  Switch([MONTH],...

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Adding space in between a string ( UK post code) - please help

Hi guys, a quick question, my post code data came to me without spaces in between.  For example: AB101AF, but I want it to be AB10 1AF ( added space after AB10). I tried to use pad-right in formula...

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How to Bin string data into defined categories

Hello, I´m trying to bin data into defined categories to cleanse de info i got. For example, I have different names for US states with typos on them:Texas, TX, Texxas, teas, texass, etc.Ohio, ohhio,...

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