The Quick and Easy Way to Learn More about Alteryx!

Happy Halloween Fellow Alteryx Users!

I'm finding that with each release of Alteryx there seems to be more that can be accomplished with the software, and along with that comes more opportunities to learn about the product. 

You might have recently noticed an addition to the upper right hand corner of the blog. It's a button to subscribe to the All About GIS "Al-Tryx" & Tips e-mail newsletter. Dedicated to the use of Alteryx and its users, this once a week e-mail newsletter is a short and to the point offering that covers one or two Alteryx tricks or tips in brief format. This is one of the best ways to quickly provide you little "snippets" of valuable free information on using Alteryx.

I'm using Google Connect to allow users to sign in using an existing Google, Yahoo, or Twitter account, making it very convenient for you to subscribe. 

Once you are signed in, you'll see this text to the right in place of the Subscribe button, allowing you to easily make changes if needed.

Here are some examples of what to expect in the newsletter:

When working with the Spatial Match Tool and you have two polygon files as inputs, place the larger polygon file as the Target (left) input. When working with points and a polygon file, the polygon file should always be the Target input.

Or 

Did you know that the Browse Tool Table view can display up to 2 billion records? If you have more than 2 billion records in your data stream, all the records will be written to a file when exported using this Tool even though the remaining records are not displayed.

Or

There are five methods to set a custom projection with the Output Tool Edit Projection option. They are listed below:

1. Well Known Name, such as WGS84 (the default in Alteryx) or NAD83.
2. EPSG (European Petroleum Survey Group) Geodetic Parameter Dataset ID's, like EPSG:27700.
3. Well Known Text (WKT), not to be confused with #1 above, and can be defined by either OpenGIS or ESRI dialects.
4. Web Map Service (WMS) auto projection.
5. Cartographic Projects Library coordinate system definition (PROJ.4).

AND If you haven't already, I encourage you to download and PUT TO USE many of the tips and tricks in the Alteryx tips-and-tricks-2011.pdf available from the Alteryx website here. These tips will save you a considerable amount of time and effort and it is well worth reading.

So if you wish to learn more about Alteryx with minimal effort, subscribe to the All About GIS "Al-Tryx" and Tips E-Mail Newsletter!

Till next time, enjoy!

Ron House
All About GIS, LLC
http://allaboutgis.net