Drop Down ToolDrop Down ToolThe Drop Down tool displays a single selection list in an app or macro to an end user. The end user's selection passes downstream.
Use the following options to configure the Drop Down tool.
Enter the text or question to be displayed: Instruction text displayed to the end user.
List Values: Drop down selection to determine how the end user list is populated.
Field Types: The list is populated with the Designer-supported field types.
External Source: The list is populated with values pulled from an external file or database connection.
Properties
Specify the file location of the External Source File.
Format the file to contain the Name and Value fields in the following configuration.
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 01 |
| Alaska | 02 |
The end user selects from the list populated with Names and the corresponding Value is passed downstream. The file can be a relative path to the saved workflow, but the end user must have the external source file saved to the same path.
Fields from Connected Tool: The list is populated with the fields found in a connected tool. A tool must be connected to the optional input anchor.
Properties
Show only fields of the following types: Select the field types to populate the list for end user selection.
Include [None]: Include "None" as a valid end user selection.
Manually set values: The list is populated by values entered manually by the App or macro creator.
Properties
Type one data pair per line in the format Name:Value. If no Value is specified, Name is returned as the Value.
Alteryx can work with a number of installed datasets. The following options cause the end user's selection list to populate with the available respective datasets. No additional configuration is required.
If the user does not have access to a dataset, the app or macro still successfully runs. However, the workflow errors.
File Browse in this Analytic App/Macro: The list is populated with the fields found in the connected File Browse Tool. A File Browse interface tool must be connected to the optional input anchor.
Properties
Show only fields of the following types: Select the field types to populate the list for end user selection.
Include [None]: Include "None" as a valid end user selection.
Fields from Macro Input: The list is populated with the fields found in the connected Macro Input Tool. A Macro Input tool must be connected to the optional input anchor.
Properties
Show only fields of the following types: Select the field types to populate the list for end user selection.
Include [None]: Include "None" as a valid end user selection.
Default Selection Name: Specify a default value for the drop down window. End users can change the selection from the default. This is an optional control.
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