Display Macro Indicators & XML View
Did you know there is a quick way to identify if a tool is a macro in your workflow? You can enable a plus sign to show right on the...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 2 min
Line Chart with a Dot at the End
Do you have a line chart comparing this year to last year data? Do you want a way to outline the most current month? One way to do this...
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- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
CrossTab vs Transpose
What's the difference between the CrossTab Tool and the Transpose Tool? Both tools are found in the Transform menu of Alteryx and are on...
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- Mar 30, 2021
- 1 min
Cascading Filters
Did you know you can set filters to cascade in Tableau? Cascading filters are when the selection on the first filter causes the second...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Using Windows Character Map
Have you ever wondered where KPI arrows come from in a Tableau Dashboard? You can get these from the Character Map application in...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 1 min
Design Tips - Insert After
Do you have a workflow where you need to insert a tool before multiple connections? Perhaps you forgot to add a Select Tool after your...
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- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Send an Email Through Events
Has a client asked you to be emailed when an Alteryx workflow has finished running? You can do this by setting up an email through the...
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- Mar 9, 2021
- 1 min
Weekend Filter
A couple of people have asked me how to filter out weekend data in a Tableau Workbook. You can do this by creating a Calculated Field and...
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- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
NetworkDays Formula in Excel
Are you in a project and you would like to find the number of work days you have to schedule? Use the NetworkDays formula! You have to...
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- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Disable Auto Configure
Have you ever noticed that when you need to change your password, you may have performance issues when you open an Alteryx workflow with...
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- Feb 22, 2021
- 1 min
Adding an Apply Button to Your Filter
Do you have a multitude of filters in your dashboard? As you know the more filters you add to a dashboard, the more it will slow down...
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- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
Finding Work Days and Omitting Holidays
If you ever work with Technology on Projects, you often wonder how many days you have for a certain project. How would you go about...
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- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
Enable Performance Profiling
Does your workflow take a long time to run? The Enable Performance Profiling function will help you to narrow down which pesky tool (or...
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- Dec 8, 2020
- 1 min
Make a Combo Shape and Bar Chart
Did you know you can combine a Shape and Bar chart? The below chart is from my Dog Shelters in the US dashboard in Tableau Public. In...
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