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Fuzzy Match - Key Match only - Not working as expected

Hi there, I am fuzzy matching two data sources with city and country information. Source one having clean information and source two four columns with a lot of other garbage in it.In a first step I...

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Count Distinct Function

Hi, I was wondering whether there was a Count Distinct Function? I know the summarise tool has it but I need to filter my data each time and then join it back to the main dataset which is making it...

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Count formula consider blank field in count

 Please check below snap facing issue while using count function.L1M_Trans does not contain any value still count result in 1. please suggest the correct way to do this. Formula :- IF...

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Cascading Drop Down

Hi, In data, I have Region and States. I need to create an app, in the app I need to give three drop downs. 1. Select Region, 2. Select State and 3. Select Input File. Using Interface tools we can...

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Recognizing cell colors in excel

Hello! Does anyone know if Alteryx can recognize cell colors from excel? I have a report that has been color-coded and I'd like to bring this dimension of detail into my dataset. Has anyone done this...

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Inviso Macro pack - Enjoy and suggest

We have a lot of clients with good ideas and that some times ends up with new and usefull macro. This resulted in a macro pack that everybody can use. Please give feedback, come with suggestions and...

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Output two different file formats

Does Alteryx allow more than one output format at a time? I need one file with the data with.txt file ext. and the other file based off the data file details which would include the record count and...

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Select groups of records based on conditional test of fields in one record in...

I need to regularly process a large flat file (csv) containing a few thousand rows.  The data is messy, but generally organized by [unit], [group], and [activity] where each file has up to 10 units,...

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Creating a variable with paramters

Im trying to create a 1,0 variable that states if the subject is a mother.  So i am looking for something like   If Age 0<andGender = F and Kids 0< Then Mother =1Else 0  But I can't quite get it.  

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Create rows for missing hours in table

Hi,i have a table with data&colon;storedatetimepeopleA2016010113:00:006A2016010114:00:007A2016010115:00:008A2016010118:00:009A2016010120:00:0010B2016010215:00:001B2016010218:00:002 It has a few...

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Date Conversion

Hello, I need to convert the Date of Birth date from 05/28/1956 to yyyymmdd. I'm confused as to which date format to use.

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Writing multiple sources to Database

Hi, I have a Flow in alteryx that takes multiple  files then creates a Database table, updates the table once, loads more data and updates(appends the table) the table. Rather than executing this flow...

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How to convert string to a number?

Morning, I need assistance with converting string to number.  In my trailer row I have the record count. I need the count field to be  right justified, padded with zeros (8).  ex.00000732 I originally...

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Find/ match strings between 2 data sets or columns

Hey all, I need some help on how to best match 2 fields of data in the following case -Set A - 100 lines of unique invoice numbersSet B - 100 lines of a free flow text which can include a invoice...

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Simpler Find/Replace String in Field or Field Name?

In an attempt to anonymize my data, I'm using a multi-field formula with REGEX to replace customer names in the data, and a dynamic rename with REGEX to replace customer names in field headers, like...

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Brainstorming "Find Nearest" Data Prep for Tableau Map

This is a two-fold question... First, I'm brand new to spatial tools so I'm wondering if there's a cleaner/easier way to accomplish what I have in the attached workflow. The gist is, for each of my...

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Repeat Regression and Score on Multiple Groups

Hello. I have a set of data on which I would like to run the same regression model for multiple groups. The groups are defined by a column in the input data. For each regression I want to score the...

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Search used field within workflow and multiple filter usage

I have two questions.  1. I am handling a large set of data which reuqires me to calculate the cost based on certain ratio. The first step I did is to filter out required cost but it makes the workflow...

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Formula Help

So I am trying to create a status variable. It looks like this  IF [Age] > 18 AND [Sex] = 'Female' AND [Parch] > 0 AND [Salutation] != "Miss."THEN "Mother"ElseIF [Age] > 18 AND [Sex] = 'Male'...

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Grouping people together

So in my data, I have first names, last names, class (1st, 2nd, 3rd), amount of siblings somebody has with them and amount of parents or children somebody has with them. What I am trying to do is...

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