
Sample Tool
Version:
2023.1
Last modified: May 17, 2023
One Tool Example
Sample has a One Tool Example. Visit Sample Workflows to learn how to access this and many other examples directly in Alteryx Designer.
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.
Configure the Tool
- Select the type of sample. The options are...
- First N rows: Returns every row in the data from the beginning of the data through row N.
- Last N rows: Starting from the row that is N rows away from the end of the data, returns every row through to the end of the data.
- Skip 1st N rows: Returns all rows in the data starting after row N.
- 1 of every N rows: Returns the first row of every group of N rows.
- 1 in N chance to include each row: Randomly determines if each row is included in the sample, independent of the inclusion of any other rows. This method of selection results in N being an approximation.
If you have 1,000 rows, select a random sample, and specify N as 10, you might expect to get 100 rows returned. However, you might get anywhere between 75 and 150 records returned.
- First N% of rows: Returns N percent of rows. This option requires the data to pass through the tool twice: once to calculate the count of rows and again to return the specified percent of rows.
- Enter a number in the N= box to specify the value for N.
- Group by column (optional): 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.