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Fuzzy match score generated greater than 100 .And match score generated

Hi Team,I am trying to do "Company Name match" using Fuzzy match with custom style. The Key generation is based on word and Key generation style is "Double Metaphone" using best of Jaro andI am getting...

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Trying to parse excel data

Hi, I'm trying to use Alteryx to parse some data that exists in XL. Its not structured properly though so somewhere between 6-8 rows would actually be one record...then there is a blank row separating...

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DateTime_Out: Day of month value is out of range

Hello, I am trying to convert an Input String of d/-Mon.-yy to a Date/Time.  It’s working for double digit days of the month (16-Feb-16), showing Null for single digit days (2-Mar-16). I’ve been...

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Converting different string lengths and types into 5 characters

Hi all,So I have a field that has disparate length sizes and types.   output can look like:  Field 1313300016-F12200011-L  I would like to convert the field to a 5 character string and also stripping...

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Assign priority and week ending date based on row number

Hello Team, I am new to Alteryx and need help on following.I have first 2 existing coloumns samid and status. Now based on status value (only if forecast) i want to assign priority 1 to first 5...

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Processing 100s of regex for string replacement

Folks, I have a few hundred regular expressions with which to replace text in a field in a sequential fashion. One way might be to hardcode each regex into successive Expressions within a formula tool...

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Losing metadata in workflows

I have particular problems about the metadata of certain tools: 1. Some instances of the transpose tool are losing their metadata (regarding selection) upon every reopening of the workflow. 2. Cross...

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Joining 2 files to create model scenarios

Hi there, I have 2 sets of input files, a base set of locations and then a second file containing a list of potential locations.  For example:  Base Set: LocationRef     Lat         LongLocation1...

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Create a new field based on a date

I am trying to create a new field using conditional logic.  One of the conditions is that if the date in a field is less than the date specified the new field should have a particular value.  My less...

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Converting State plane coordinates to lat, long pairs and issues with map

 My data has a "Geo X" and "Geo Y" column. After a long process of figuring out what actual coordinate system this is, I was just informed it is "NAD1983 Illinois East" state plane projection. After...

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Removing Unwanted Data from a Field

Team, I have a long list of Lab Result values that need to be set to blank or Null(). What is the best method?  I thought of the RegEx, Formula, & Filter. Yet, there are so many I am not sure what...

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Remove missing/ null based on criteria

Is there a way in Alteryx to remove missing values (nulls) based on some specific condition? For example, I've just brought in a data with hundreds of variables and some of them have substantial...

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Need to count how many values of a list are between two other given values

Hi gurus, this is my problem: I need to count how many holidays are between two dates, I have a list of events with a start_date and end_date and another list with holidays. I'm ready counting the...

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Need help parsing 1 field containing County names and Zips codes

 I need a way to parse out the values in a field that contains multiple county names on some lines, along with Zip codes.  I also need to match these county names and zip codes with their associated...

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combine a field and text

Hello Alteryx fans, I have two very simple questions for you, and I would be grateful for some guidance. I would like to create a formula that references field 1, if this is null, then it returns field...

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"Guessing" Age

Hello all,I am new here and to alteryx so pardon me if I ask some real obvious questions.  I have a data set that contains ages of passengers but not all the ages are populated.  I was wondering is...

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DateTimeToUTC Function

Hi,I'm working on a ETL project and I thought I can use Alteryx but pretty soon I noticed two major flaws in Alteryx. Alteryx doesn't support date time with millisecond  e.g. YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS  ,...

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Parsing XBRL

Hi there, So I am looking for the ability to parse xbrl. I was told, that an R-package for Parsing XBRL, could be the problem solver - does anyone have experience with using such a package in alteryx?...

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Raw data to Pivot table

Hi everyone, I am trying to change the following data into a pivot table. I am totally lost on how to do this. Any ideas? I have attached the book1 file where there is a raw data format and the desired...

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Alteryx 11 - inputs and outputs to a tool

In previous versions of Alteryx - every tool on a canvas had one or two little icons on the configuration pane that allowed you to see the input columns with their types; and the output columns and...

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