Tools

Drag a tool from the Tool Palette on to the workflow canvas to begin building a workflow. To connect tools, select an output anchor and drag the connector arrow to the next tool's input anchor.

The Favorites category includes the most common tools used in workflow creation. To add a tool to the Favorites category select the star in the top right of the tool icon on the Tool Palette. A yellow star indicates a tool is already added to the Favorites category.

Tool Categories

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Connect

Tools for Connect.
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Text Mining Category Icon

Text Mining

Analyze text data.
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Machine Learning Category Icon

Machine Learning

Create machine-learning models.
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InOut tool category icon

In/Out Tools

Provide inputs and outputs for workflows.
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Preparation tool category

Preparation

Prepare data for downstream analysis.
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Join tool category icon

Join

Join two or more streams of data by appending data to wide/long schema.
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Parse tool category icon

Parse

Separate data values into a standard table schema.
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Transform tool category icon

Transform

Summarize or rearrange data.
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InDatabase tool category icon

In-Database

Connect to a database and blend and view data.
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Reporting tool category

Reporting

Aid in data presentation and organization.
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Documentation tool category icon

Documentation

Improve workflow presentation, annotation, and tool organization.
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Spatial tool category

Spatial

Spatial data manipulation, processing, and object editing.
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Interface tool category icon

Interface Tools

Design user interface elements for apps and macros.
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Data Investigation tool category icon

Data Investigation

Understand the data to be used in a predictive analytics project.
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Predictive tool category

Predictive

Predictive modeling, model comparison, and hypothesis testing tools
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AB tool category

AB Testing

Carry out A/B testing experiments.
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Time Series tool category

Time Series

Regular, univariate times series plotting, and forecasting tools.
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Predictive Grouping tool category

Predictive Grouping

Group records or fields into a smaller number of groups.
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Prescriptive tool category

Prescriptive

Determine the best course of action or outcome for situations.
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Connectors tool category icon

Connectors

Retrieve data or push data to the cloud or Internet.
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Address tool category icon

Address

Standardize mailing lists and geocode to the 9-digit ZIP Code level.
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Demographic Analysis tool category

Demographic Analysis

Extract data utilizing the Allocate Engine within Alteryx.
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Behavior Analysis tool category icon

Behavior Analysis

Extract data using the Solocast Engine.
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Calgary tool category icon

Calgary

Retrieve list count data and perform analyses on large scale databases.
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Developer tool category icon

Developer

Create macros and analytic apps and run external programs.
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Laboratory tool category

Laboratory

Tools that are not for production use.
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SDK Examples tool category

SDK Examples

SDK Example Tools