Alteryx Core Exam Prep UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Connect a File or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It brings in
anything that starts with the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What does entering "?" do with an input file? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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
ANSWER- ✔✔100 records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔-
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
ANSWER- ✔✔1 MB of data
How do you disable a browse tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-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 ANSWER- ✔✔"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 ANSWER- ✔✔"Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns
is unique? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"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 ANSWER- ✔✔Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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
ANSWER- ✔✔Changes the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔Using the
default sort, numeric strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Using the
dictionary sort, numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER-
✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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.
Perform validation tests on data.
What are the three functions of the Formula tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Build an
Expression, Add an Additional Expression, Reorder an Expression
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Connect a File or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔It brings in
anything that starts with the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What does entering "?" do with an input file? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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
ANSWER- ✔✔100 records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔-
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
ANSWER- ✔✔1 MB of data
How do you disable a browse tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-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 ANSWER- ✔✔"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 ANSWER- ✔✔"Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns
is unique? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"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 ANSWER- ✔✔Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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
ANSWER- ✔✔Changes the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔Using the
default sort, numeric strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Using the
dictionary sort, numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER-
✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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 ANSWER- ✔✔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.
Perform validation tests on data.
What are the three functions of the Formula tool? - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Build an
Expression, Add an Additional Expression, Reorder an Expression
