Macros and Apps

So far, we have worked with straightforward workflows within Alteryx. In this chapter, we will explore recipes to take Alteryx functionalities to another level, creating and reusing pieces of logic.

Alteryx’s help page defines a macro as follows:

“A macro is a workflow or group of tools built into a single tool that can be inserted into another workflow. Create a macro to save an analytic process you perform repeatedly. Use the macro within a workflow without having to recreate the analytic process each time.”

There are four types of macros:

• Standard macro: This macro is designed to package a process into a workflow to be used as a tool.
• Batch macro: This macro runs multiple times in a workflow and creates an output after each run. The macro runs once for each record or a selected group of records in data. The macro requires at least one control parameter tool as an input.
• Iterative macro: This macro runs in the workflow...