Drop Down Tool
Drop Down Tool
User Role Requirements
User Role* | Tool/Feature Access |
|---|---|
Full User | ✓ |
Basic User | X |
*Applies to Alteryx One Professional and Enterprise Edition customers on Designer versions 2025.1+.
Use Drop Down to display a single selection list in an app or macro to an end-user. The end user's selection passes downstream.
One Tool Example
Drop Down has a One Tool Example. Go to Sample Workflows to learn how to access this and many other examples directly in Alteryx Designer.
Configure the Tool
Use these 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.
List Value | Description |
|---|---|
Field Types | Populates the list with the Designer-supported field types. |
External Source | Populates the list with values from a specified file or database connection. The workflow reads directly from a connected file or database and pulls the latest values each time the app is run. Properties
The end-user selects a name from the list to generate the corresponding value. 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 | Populates the list with the fields found in a connected tool. A tool must be connected to the optional input anchor. The original workflow must be run manually in Designer for the values to update in the app. Properties
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Manually set values | Populates the list with manually-entered values. Properties Enter one data pair per line in the format |
| Select a dataset to populate the list. If the end-user does not have access to the dataset, the workflow displays an error when the application or macro runs. |
File Browse in this Analytic App/Macro | Populates the list with the fields found in the connected File Browse Tool. A File Browse interface tool must be connected to the optional input anchor. Properties
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Fields from Macro Input | Populates the list with the fields found in the connected Macro Input tool. A Macro Input tool must be connected to the optional input anchor. Properties
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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.