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Learning Alteryx

You're reading from  Learning Alteryx

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788392655
Pages 228 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages

Filtering


There are instances where data should be limited to only where to focus the analysis on. For example, instead of viewing all the cities in your analysis you may want to view only a couple cities. The ability to filter data is useful for limiting data to the desired output and not all data coming through the workflow downstream. It's also helpful for troubleshooting by filtering down to a specific area or row in the dataset to narrow down where a problem may exist. If only certain fields are needed before filtering data, it's good practice to use the Select tool. The Select tool can select or deselect fields, rename fields, change data types and sizes, add a description for the fields, and save/load field types. Let's add the Select tool to the canvas, continuing from the Data Cleansing section:

Step 1Select the Select tool from the Preparation tool palette and drag it onto the canvas. Connect the Select tool to the Data Cleansing tool:

The Select tool includes, excludes, and reorders...

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