Designer 2018.2 Release Notes
Version:
2018.2
Last modified: December 22, 2020
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| Version | Release Date | Release | End of Support | |
| 2018.2.4.47804 | May 31, 2018 | Major | December 1, 2019 | |
| 2018.2.5.48994 | July 5, 2018 | Minor | January 5, 2020 | |
| 2018.2.6.51223 | August 16, 2018 | Minor | February 16, 2020 | |
New Features
Data Sources
- Apache Spark on Databricks supports in-database connections in a Databricks cluster.
- Snowflake supports bulk write-only support for standard and in-database connections.
- MySQL supports in-database connections.
- You can now use the Input Data tool to select one or more data files stored within a GZip (.tar.gz) file.
- You can write spatial objects to .tde and .hyper files.
Tools
- The Apache Spark Code tool, previously known as the Spark Code tool, now uses Apache Spark on a Databricks cluster.
- The predictive tools now use R version 3.4.
Additional Enhancements
- The Alteryx Designer 2018.1 user interface is now available in Japanese. You can also access the online Designer Help in Japanese by clicking the Help link in Designer or by pressing F1.
- The Python SDK is now generally available for use in constructing the run-time of custom Alteryx tools.
- You can save multiple workflows as a workflow group, which can then be opened as one workflow group file (.yxwg).
- You can select a default font for tools by going to Options > User Settings > Edit User Settings > Localization.
- You can select three or more tools and right-click to distribute the tools evenly, either horizontally or vertically on the canvas.
- You can update Connect credentials from the asset tool.
- You can save all open workflows at the same time by pressing Ctrl + Shift + S.
- You can save all open workflows at the same time by pressing Ctrl + Shift + S.
- You can hover over a workflow tab to see the file path for where that workflow is saved.
- We have added fourteen new tutorials, which are available from the Help > Tutorials menu.
- We have added several new one-tool examples, including: Base64 Encoder, Block Until Done, Dynamic Input, Field Info, and Message (in the Developer tool category) and File Browse (in the Interface tool category).
New Data Connectors
As of June 13, eight new data connector tools can now be downloaded from the Data Sources district in the Alteryx Analytics Gallery.
- ADL File Input and ADL File Output tools (Azure Data Lake Store)
- Dynamics CRM Input and Dynamics CRM Output tools
- OneDrive Input and OneDrive Output tools
- Google BigQuery Input and Google BigQuery Output tools
Fixed and Known Issues
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Fixed Major Release Version 2018.2.4.47804 |
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| ID | Description | Version | Issue Status |
| DE12511 | The Python SDK uses only the main interpreter to resolve a threading error and runs an exec command after initialization to resolve a path compilation error. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Fixed |
| DE14439 | An issue preventing the installation of Python packages during .yxi package installation has been fixed. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Fixed |
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Minor Release Version 2018.2.5.48994 |
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| DE15614 | An issue with some Predictive tools caused by different versions of Admin and Non-Admin installations of Alteryx on the same machine has been resolved. | 2018.2.5.48994 | Fixed |
| DE16045 | The registry key to re-order encryption options has been resolved for non-admin users. | 2018.2.5.48994 | Fixed |
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Minor Release Version 2018.2.6.51223 |
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| DE17157 | Issues found in sample data files have been corrected. | 2018.2.6.512234 | Fixed |
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Known |
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| ID | Description | Version | Issue Status |
| DE14190 | Reports generated by the predictive tools that are more than nine records render a blank screen. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Known |
| DE14257 | Port numbers cannot be specified when adding a Promote Connection in Designer. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Known |
| DE14964 | When laptops using multiple monitors are undocked, floating windows on the secondary monitor are lost. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Known |
| DE15261 | Empty browse tools used with another browse tool with data, will populate with the data of the populated browse tool. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Known |
| DE15565 | A tool made with the Python SDK cannot have spaces or special characters in the name. | 2018.2.4.47804 | Known |