How does Alteryx "read in" dates and assign date data type for Excel input files
Hello All, I am sorry for the rather long post – but I had a bit of a struggle getting my thoughts across on pen and paper! Please grab a coffee as you read this! I need some help in understanding how...
View ArticleConverting Time (5:30 P.M.) to Alteryx Time Format
Hey All, I just received a data set that's not in the typical excel format I'm used to converting. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much to this community! Original (String):5:30...
View ArticleError Message by running the Field Summary Tool
Hi experts, When using the Field Summary tool I get the subsequent error message: Error: Field Summary (28): Tool #275: Tool #105: The external program "cmd" returned an error code: 1 Any idea why and...
View ArticleConverting time stamp field
Hi,I have a situation where I have 2 fields.One field is coming in as for example - '2017-07-07 00:40:08'I want to be able to convert it so that it becomes '2017-07-27 00:00:00'.I have searched on the...
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Field name changes dot "." to underscore "_" after transposing
As shown in the picture and example workflow below, after transposing a table, Alteryx changed "." in the field name to "_" automatically. Is there any way to keep the original format? Thanks
View ArticleSimple Fuzzy Match challenge
Trying to fuzzy match below names KUMAR, MR. JOHN TKumar, John Please help me with Fuzzy Match Tool configuration to match the above names. Attached workflow.
View ArticleUpdating Filter using List Selection
Hi there, I am a new Alteryx user and I am trying to implement a dynamic filter that updates an original filter based on the selection from the first. I understand that I will need to create a list box...
View ArticleFlow of volume between a baseline and a scenario
Hi I am looking at production volume for a given set of products allocated to a given set of sites. I have a data set that contains a baseline set of data and a scenario set of data. The total...
View ArticleFlow of volume between a baseline and a scenario
Hi I am looking at production volume for a given set of products allocated to a given set of sites. I have a data set that contains a baseline set of data and a scenario set of data. The total...
View ArticleHow to skip the header row
Hello, I need to run 5 sql scripts and write to 5 worksheets within a single excel file. I am using the "In Database" tools (Input, select, Data Stream out, Block until done) and Output tool to write...
View ArticleFiltering by specific number of characters
I was wondering if it is possible to filter based on a specific number of characters? I have a product id field in my data and the id's are all 6 digits. There are also some cells in the field though...
View ArticleQuestions around best practices in terms of efficiency (run time, machine...
I have some questions around "Alteryx best practices" - in terms of process runtime and machine resources used. One example: Begin with file #1, containing X million records. This file needs to join to...
View ArticleRegEx_Replace and In-DB formula (SQL Server)
This is a followup next step to this post:https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Data-Preparation-Blending/Stripping-away-parts-of-text-reg-ex/m-p/80169#M15292 This formula works nicely, but I'm now trying...
View ArticleSummarize and Joining back
Hi All -- I have been working on a workflow and have run into a bit of an issue. Here is what I am trying to do. I have a data source where I have: YearClientCountryAmount The analysis I am trying to...
View ArticleWhy do addresses coded to ZIP5 have census block IDs?
Hi, I'm interested in getting census block IDs for an address list. I thought that the US geocoder would only assign a censusID to the appropriate geographic scale: ZIP5 = County, ZIP9 = Block, etc,...
View ArticleNearest Point workflow with very large large data set
Hi there, I have 2 spatial datasets. One with about 600 points (my stores), and another with about 1.7 million points (my customers). I'm trying to find each customers nearest store (within 50 miles...
View ArticleHow to delete all files in a directory after a batch macro is complete
This solution by worked for when deleting one file:https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Knowledge-Base/Batch-Files-in-Alteryx-Part-3-Deleting-Files/ta-p/15701Thank you, Dan! Now I have a workflow...
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Changing fonts based on conditions
I would like to change the font of the field based on the conditionFor example, in order to make the character of a field containing a specific wording redHow can I do it?Red letters in the field...
View ArticleDates with 2-digit year - a comment
Hi All, This post is more of a comment on the Alteryx help page for Date Time Functions. Please click link below to see the help page:...
View ArticleChoice between two inputs
I have three inputs (yes I know the header says two but please read on). A location that is a point and two polygons. One is a CBSA and the other is a State boundary. What I'm trying to do is in a...
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