Max of Two Dates
So I am probably making this harder than it should be, but I have two fields that contain dates. Lets say Payment Received and Payment Posted. Payment might be posted prior to the information of the...
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Challenge to union 7 data sources. Please help. Thank you~
Hi Everyone, Today is my second day with Alteryx, still figure things out but excited~~. I came to a situation and would love to hear some advise to better design the workflow. Here is my situation:...
View ArticleJoin on field X Causes Error: ORA-00904: "R_Status": invalid identifier
All In-DB Controls Left outer Join on "Status". "Status" is in left and right columns. Alteryx in Config Tool just after join creates "R_Status" Column ) A formula tool right after the Config tool...
View ArticleReturn Median Value's Row from a Spreadsheet
Hi, I'm trying to identify the median value for a particular column in a spreadsheet Once identified, i'd like Alteryx to return the entire row for that median value on a different sheet. Is there a...
View ArticleJoin occasionally has no input...how to proceed
Hello. I have a join running, but on occasion, my right side of the join will have no data (null) which is causing the join (and entire workflow) to fail. I can't have that happen, as the other data in...
View ArticleAdding a Blank Column
Can anyone tell me how to add a blank column? I'm using Alteryx to do the work of an access database, and the output of that needs to have one blank column. I tried using the formula but had to add...
View ArticleChallenge: 5th grade math
Another real 5th grade math problem that is easy to solve in Alteryx: "Stretch Your Thinking: I am a number less than 3,000. When you divide me by 32, my remainder is 30. When you divide me by 58, my...
View ArticleDateTimeAdd Output in Filter Fails
When I use a formula tool to create a new field called [Last Week] using the expression = DateTimeAdd("2017-02-13",-7,"days") and then filter for records that have values in [Last Week] equal to the...
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Generate Message and Output Erroneous Data in App with Batch Macor
Hello, I have a batch macro inside inside an analytic app and "cancel running workflow on error" selected on the Runtime tab in the workflow configuration. I have a filter setup to stream out all...
View ArticleBest practice for name and address fuzzy matching
Hi, I have 2 files that contains address and names and need to produce a master list using a fuzzy matching algorithm. Steps to follow First check address if matching (if found one) is over 90% then...
View ArticleNegative Values and formulas and %
Apologies if this has been asked. I promise I have looked quite a bit and unable to find the answer I am trying to recreate an income statement. My input data is in a table format, I then crosstab...
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Filter with "OR"
Hi guys, I have follow data set: I would like to filter doctors who has choosen Product A or Product B or Product C. Which formula should I use?
View ArticleRe-Routing Data in Workflow if Column is Missing
Goal: Re-Route data down a different workflow path (building this in an intended Macro) if the Data source is missing a specific column ("Station"). If the data source is missing this expected column,...
View Articletransforming a hierarchy in to a flat file
Hi, I want to create a datasource to control access management. It should have a column per employee, and a column showing what that person is allowed to see. Today I have an HR hierarchy where for...
View ArticleUsing a mapping file based on my data set
Hello, I'm looking for suggestions on the best way to create a mapping file to add a flag to my data set. Basically I'm combining a bunch of data with the intention of filtering it later based on some...
View ArticlePutting a new column with code from other file
Hi everybody. I have two files, one file has a lot of code (1000 rows) like this: ODA TypeSCL regionalBBA domesticCPO domesticANF domestic and the second file has many column and one column...
View ArticleHelp with matching strings
Hello, My apologies if this is a relatively simple question. I'm a new Alteryx user and have been struggling with this particular problem and appreciate any help! I'm looking for a way to compare the...
View Articlehow to take a month and year column and combine them into a single date column
Hi Sorry this must be a simple question but I am new to Alteryx hence asking it. I have a date set which has two column one for month and another for year. I need to combine them into one column as a...
View ArticleComputing Annualised Returns in alteryx
Hi, I am having some trouble calculating the annualized returns in alteryx. The formula I use in excel is PRODUCT(1+range)-1The trouble here is that there are various asset classes on the same date....
View ArticleParse string into rows, then concatenate in specific order
I have a long, irregularly formatted text string field that looks like this:Cake ingredients: flour, sugar, milk, eggs. Contains: milk; wheat Frosting ingredients: sugar, butter, water, food...
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