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Alteryx – General Questions and Answers withComplete Solutions 100% Correct
4 Benefits of Alteryx - ANSWER 1) Transparency, 2) Repeatability, 3) Safety, 4)
Scalability
Transparency - ANSWER You have visibility of all the actions performed on the
data set; the workflow shows what steps were taken and the order in which they
were performed
Repeatability - ANSWER Use a workflow to perform manual steps in an
automated process; with a repeatable workflow, just change the input and run the
process again
Safety - ANSWER Designer offers a safe development environment for testing,
exploring, and solving; by simply inputting data into the workflow, you are not
overwriting the original file; you choose where and how to save the results
Scalability - ANSWER Accommodates multiple data sources at once in the same
workflow; there is no row limit so can accommodate large data sets; those
sources can exist in varying formats in one workflow
4 Components of Alteryx Designer - ANSWER 1) Tool Palette, 2) Configuration
Window, 3) Canvas, 4) Results Window
3 Ways to Add Tools to the Workflow - ANSWER 1) Drag and drop from tool
palette, 2) right click and insert from category menu, and 3) add from tool search
, What do red exclamation marks on a workflow mean? - ANSWER A tool is not
configured properly or an expression parse error
.CSV Configuration - ANSWER Can specify a record limit to improve run times;
can output file name as a field; manually enter delimiters; can specify 1st row as
having headers or data; default character limit is 254 but can change length to
avoid truncating values; can start import on a specific line; can ignore delimiters in
certain strings
.XLSX (Excel) workbook configuration - ANSWER Data stored in tabular format;
can specify record limit (extra files created if limit exceeded); can search
subdirectories; can start import on a specific line; can output file name as a field;
can specify 1st row as headers or data
.YXMD (Alteryx Database) configuration - ANSWER Most efficient file type to
import data; can specify record limits; can search subdirectories to import files of
a similar type or structure; can output file name as field
Tool Palette - ANSWER Contains the tools used for data manipulation;
separated into categories based on the function they perform; each have a color
and shape combo that is unique
Canvas - ANSWER Area where tools are connected to form a workflow; can
right click on canvas to search tool menus
Configuration Window - ANSWER Allows user to customize configuration
options; changes based on tools selected; if config is incorrect, a red exclamation
mark will appear below the tool
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