As an Alteryx Expert, I have developed and implemented a highly effective template that has been adopted by numerous teams, which I share with you here.
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The only Alteryx template you will ever need
14 November 2023
Want to send HTML emails using Alteryx?
02 March 2024
Ever wanted to send HTML emails 📧 from Alteryx? Me too.
That is why I have coded up a mobile-friendly HTML email template and added it to a macro to help us all out.
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AYX CODE — A style guide for Alteryx
28 May 2024
PEP8 is a well-known 🐍 Python design standard that promotes consistent code formatting and organization.
While Alteryx is a low/no code solution, engineers frequently express concerns about its implementation.
Conventional coding practices may not apply directly in Alteryx workflows; however, I thought it would be beneficial to establish guidelines specifically tailored to building Alteryx workflows with developer collaboration in mind.
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Really really useful stuff
15 June 2024
You know when you come across those things on the internet that are just really useful.
This is where I store those tidbits. It is more for me but please do also help yourself.
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Download Tool+ — it's the Download tool, but souped
27 February 2024
Sometimes websites and APIs fail, this tool will help with that. It's the same old Download tool but with the additional functionality, to:
🚀 Retry calls if they fail, and;
🚀 Issue an alert for overall failure.
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Want to receive instant alerts when your Alteryx workflows fail?
03 July 2024
Q: If an Alteryx workflow fails on Gallery and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?
The answer is no.
Follow these instructions to setup live alerts for Alteryx failures on MS Teams.
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Want a smarter way to organise your calcs in Tableau?
16 March 2024
When using Tableau to create calculations, it can be frustrating to find them later on, as they are not very clearly marked. The calculations are shown with a small "=" symbol before the field type, which can easily be overlooked, especially if you have many fields.
Well, I have a solution for that.
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A couple of practical Run Command tool examples in Alteryx
18 April 2024
Want to move or delete 📁 files programmatically?
Alteryx has an easy way to do this by utilizing the (somewhat unintuitive) Run Command tool.
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Want to flag surprise data when it's detected in places it ought not be?
07 January 2024
Sometimes, you don't expect values in one part of a workflow — say leaving a join, or after a filter, on one of the anchors.
This macro is easy to add and will error if values are detected.
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The only Tableau template you will ever need
23 August 2024
As an experienced Tableau developer with a proven track record of building over 100 dashboards for diverse clients, I am excited to share the latest Tableau template that I have designed.
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Want to union multiple files even if they have different fields?
08 May 2024
Sometimes you want to union a load of files even if they have different field names.
This macro will help you do just that.
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Buen camino d'alex.
05 January 2025
Follow me walk as I spend October walking the Camino de Santiago — an 800 km pilgrimage starting in France and ending on the North West coast of Spain.
Buen Camino.
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