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Learning Alteryx

You're reading from   Learning Alteryx A beginner's guide to using Alteryx for self-service analytics and business intelligence

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788392655
Length 228 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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The Favorites tools

The most frequently used tools in a workflow are in the Favorites category. Assigning a tool as a favorite will be helpful in building your workflow. Furthermore, create your personal tool category consisting of multiple tools from different tool categories. Alteryx has preconfigured 13 tools under the Favorites category that are used most often by many users.

The Favorites tools consist of: Browse, Filter, Formula, Input, Join, Output, Sample, Select, Sort, Summarize, Comment, Text Input, and Union. It is vital to get used to using these tools, since they are widely used in workflows.

There are currently over 200 tools available in Alteryx, and becoming familiar with the Favorites tools will be the first building block to building an effective production workflow. 

Add a tool to the Favorites category by selecting the gray star  to the right of the tool icon. The yellow star  indicates it's a Favorite tool. 
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