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What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? correct answers Connect a
File or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? correct answers It brings in anything that starts
with the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What does entering "?" do with an input file? correct answers It brings in anything that starts
with the characters before the "?" plus one character
What are the limits for the data layout preview window in the Input Data tool? correct answers
100 records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? correct answers 1.) Right-click
the Output Data tool you want to convert to an Input Data tool.
2.) Select Convert To Input Data.
What are the 3 ways to add the Browse tool to the workflow? correct answers -Drag a Browse
tool to the canvas, and connect it to an upstream tool.
-Right-click on a tool on the canvas and select Add Browse After.
-Use the Shift+Ctrl+B keyboard shortcut and select the tools in a workflow.
Without the browse tool, up to how much data shows in the Results window? correct answers 1
MB of data
How do you disable a browse tool? correct answers -Select a random point on the canvas to
display the Workflow - Configuration window.
-In the configuration window, select Runtime.
,-Check Disable All Browse Tools to make the Browse tools in the workflow unavailable. To
enable Browse tools, uncheck Disable All Browse Tools.
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if a column's data type is not
compatible with data profiling? correct answers "No Profiling Available" message will display
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if there is only one value in each
column? correct answers "Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns is
unique? correct answers "All values are unique" message displays
In the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool, what are the two categories you can filter
based on? correct answers Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? correct answers 300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? correct answers No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool correct answers 1.) Right-click the Browse
tool in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Macro Output.
3.) Configure the tool.
How to convert Browse Tool to Output Data Tool correct answers 1.) Right-click the Browse tool
in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Output Data.
3.) Configure the tool.
,What does the "Append Suffix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct
answers Appends the selected field name to the end of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Prepend Prefix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct
answers Prepends the selected field name to the beginning of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Change File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct answers
Changes the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? correct answers
Changes the file name to the name of the selected field. The name must be a complete file path.
This option can overwrite an existing file if a file exists in the full path directory
What does Default Sort do to numeric string data? correct answers Using the default sort,
numeric strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? correct answers Using the dictionary sort,
numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? correct answers Use Auto Field to read through all of the
records of an input and set the field type to the smallest possible size relative to the data
contained within the column.
The tool correctly assigns a numeric field to a string data type where any record starts with zero
and not a number.
What should you do after running the Duplicates tool? correct answers Manual inspection.
Manual inspection of the results is often necessary to ensure that rows flagged as duplicates are
actually duplicates. For example, you might have 2 customers that share the same name but live
at different addresses. If you think that your dataset might include these types of outliers, you
might want to select additional columns when you configure this tool.
, What is Sample tool used for? correct answers Use Sample to limit the data stream to a specified
number, percentage, or random set of rows. In addition, the Sample tool applies the selected
configuration to the columns selected to group by
What is the option in the Sample tool to further sample the data? correct answers Group by
column: If a group or groups are specified, N rows are returned for each group.
If you select to Group by a column named City, specify N as 2, and select First N Rows, Alteryx
returns the first 2 rows for each City.
What other tools contain the Select tool functionality? correct answers Append Fields tool, Find
Nearest tool, Join tool, Join Multiple tool, Select In-DB tool, and Spatial Match tool
What is the Select tool used for? correct answers Use Select to include, exclude, and reorder the
columns of data that pass through your workflow. Excluding columns can limit the data passing
through a workflow and improve performance. You can also use the Select tool to modify the
type and size of data, rename a column, or add a description.
How do you change the supported length or measurement of data in the Select tool? correct
answers Select size and enter a number. Size varies by data types and can be edited for fixed
decimal numeric types and all string types
What are the ways you can use the Formula tool? correct answers Apply conditional statements.
Convert numbers and strings.
Format dates.
Extract file paths.
Apply financial algorithms or mathematical calculations.
Find the minimum and maximum values.
Analyze spatial data.
Cleanse string data.
What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? correct answers Connect a
File or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? correct answers It brings in anything that starts
with the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What does entering "?" do with an input file? correct answers It brings in anything that starts
with the characters before the "?" plus one character
What are the limits for the data layout preview window in the Input Data tool? correct answers
100 records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? correct answers 1.) Right-click
the Output Data tool you want to convert to an Input Data tool.
2.) Select Convert To Input Data.
What are the 3 ways to add the Browse tool to the workflow? correct answers -Drag a Browse
tool to the canvas, and connect it to an upstream tool.
-Right-click on a tool on the canvas and select Add Browse After.
-Use the Shift+Ctrl+B keyboard shortcut and select the tools in a workflow.
Without the browse tool, up to how much data shows in the Results window? correct answers 1
MB of data
How do you disable a browse tool? correct answers -Select a random point on the canvas to
display the Workflow - Configuration window.
-In the configuration window, select Runtime.
,-Check Disable All Browse Tools to make the Browse tools in the workflow unavailable. To
enable Browse tools, uncheck Disable All Browse Tools.
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if a column's data type is not
compatible with data profiling? correct answers "No Profiling Available" message will display
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if there is only one value in each
column? correct answers "Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns is
unique? correct answers "All values are unique" message displays
In the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool, what are the two categories you can filter
based on? correct answers Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? correct answers 300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? correct answers No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool correct answers 1.) Right-click the Browse
tool in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Macro Output.
3.) Configure the tool.
How to convert Browse Tool to Output Data Tool correct answers 1.) Right-click the Browse tool
in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Output Data.
3.) Configure the tool.
,What does the "Append Suffix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct
answers Appends the selected field name to the end of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Prepend Prefix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct
answers Prepends the selected field name to the beginning of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Change File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? correct answers
Changes the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? correct answers
Changes the file name to the name of the selected field. The name must be a complete file path.
This option can overwrite an existing file if a file exists in the full path directory
What does Default Sort do to numeric string data? correct answers Using the default sort,
numeric strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? correct answers Using the dictionary sort,
numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? correct answers Use Auto Field to read through all of the
records of an input and set the field type to the smallest possible size relative to the data
contained within the column.
The tool correctly assigns a numeric field to a string data type where any record starts with zero
and not a number.
What should you do after running the Duplicates tool? correct answers Manual inspection.
Manual inspection of the results is often necessary to ensure that rows flagged as duplicates are
actually duplicates. For example, you might have 2 customers that share the same name but live
at different addresses. If you think that your dataset might include these types of outliers, you
might want to select additional columns when you configure this tool.
, What is Sample tool used for? correct answers Use Sample to limit the data stream to a specified
number, percentage, or random set of rows. In addition, the Sample tool applies the selected
configuration to the columns selected to group by
What is the option in the Sample tool to further sample the data? correct answers Group by
column: If a group or groups are specified, N rows are returned for each group.
If you select to Group by a column named City, specify N as 2, and select First N Rows, Alteryx
returns the first 2 rows for each City.
What other tools contain the Select tool functionality? correct answers Append Fields tool, Find
Nearest tool, Join tool, Join Multiple tool, Select In-DB tool, and Spatial Match tool
What is the Select tool used for? correct answers Use Select to include, exclude, and reorder the
columns of data that pass through your workflow. Excluding columns can limit the data passing
through a workflow and improve performance. You can also use the Select tool to modify the
type and size of data, rename a column, or add a description.
How do you change the supported length or measurement of data in the Select tool? correct
answers Select size and enter a number. Size varies by data types and can be edited for fixed
decimal numeric types and all string types
What are the ways you can use the Formula tool? correct answers Apply conditional statements.
Convert numbers and strings.
Format dates.
Extract file paths.
Apply financial algorithms or mathematical calculations.
Find the minimum and maximum values.
Analyze spatial data.
Cleanse string data.
