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Workspace Settings Page

Use workspaces to share data and workflows with other users on the same Alteryx Analytics Cloud (AAC) workspace. Customize the settings on this page for the user experience in your workspace. When you modify a setting, the change immediately applies to the workspace. To access the Workspace Settings page, select Profile menu > Workspace Admin > Settings.

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Users may not experience the changed environment until each user refreshes the application page or logs out and in again.

Enablement Options:

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Any values specified in the Workspace Settings page apply exclusively to the specific workspace and override any system-level defaults.

Option

Description

Default

The default value is applied. This value might be inherited from the higher-level configuration.

Enabled

The setting is enabled.

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If the setting applies to a feature, the feature is enabled. Additional configuration might be required.

Disabled

The setting is disabled.

Edit

Select Edit to enter a specific value for the setting.

General

Skip Write Settings Validation

When enabled, write settings objects are not validated as part of job execution. Write settings are used to define the outputs for file-based results. Default is enabled.

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When this feature is enabled, no validations are performed of any write settings objects for scheduled and API-based jobs. Issues with these objects may cause failures during the transformation and publishing stages of job execution.

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Before running a job via schedule or API that produces file-based outputs, you should do a test manual execution of the job to verify the outputs.

User Messaging

When enabled, workspace users can access in-product messaging tools for assistance.

Designer Cloud Settings

Choose the experience that is available to users in this workspace. You can choose both.

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This option may not be available in your workspace. For more information, contact Alteryx Support.

Option

Description

Trifacta Classic Only

Workspace users can work with their data and assets through the Trifacta interface.

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The primary container of development is the flow.

Designer Experience Only

Workspace users can work with their data and assets through the Designer Cloud interface.

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The primary container of development is the workflow.

Both Designer and Classic Experience

Workspace users can choose their preferred experience.

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Users can switch between experiences through the left-hand app switcher. For more information, go to Funzione Cambia app.

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Flows and related assets do not appear in the New Experience. Workflows and related assets do not appear in the Classic Experience.

Display Standard Tools in Designer Cloud

Allow users to view and use Standard mode tools in the tool palette. Enabled by default.

To learn more about Standard mode tools, go to Cloud Native Mode Versus Standard Mode in Designer Cloud.

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Workspaces with Private Data Processing only support Cloud Native Mode at this time.

Plans

When enabled, users can create plans to execute sequences of recipes across one or more flows. For more information, go to Plans Page.

Recipes

Collaborative Suggestion

You can enable the inclusion of suggestion cards generated from the recent use of AACAAC. As the application gathers more information about how you or members of your workspace apply transformations to your data, the suggestions become more meaningful for the data you are processing.

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No data is shared with Alteryx or any system outside of AACAAC.

These collaborative suggestion cards can be generated from individual usage or workspace-level usage. These suggestions appear under the Recently Used heading in the side panel. When this feature is enabled, individual users can choose to opt out of sharing their usage data with this feature. Go to User Profile Page.

Option

Description

Disabled

Collaborative suggestions are not surfaced in the application.

Personal

Collaborative suggestions are based on the individual user's previous transformations.

Workspace

Collaborative suggestions are based on the transformations from all users in the workspace.

Default

The default setting for the workspace is applied.

Webhooks

When enabled, webhook notification tasks can be configured on a per-flow basis on the Flow View page. Webhook notifications allow you to deliver messages to third-party applications based on the success or failure of your job executions.

Column from Examples

When enabled, users can access a tool through the column menus that enables creation of new columns based on example mappings from the selected column.

Schematized Output

When enabled, all output columns for all types of outputs are typecast to their annotated types. This feature is enabled by default.

For non-schematized outputs, AACAAC enforces the casting of all values to the annotated data type of the column by default. For example, if the output value is -3.4 and the data type for the output column is Integer, the platform enforces Integer type casting and writes a null value instead.

  • true: All output values must match the data type of the output columns or a null value is written.

  • false: All output values are written in their output form, regardless of the column's data type.

UI for Range Join

When enabled, workspace users can specify join key matching across a range of values.

Edit Recipes Without Loading Sample

When enabled, you can perform edits in the Transformer page without loading a sample in the data grid.

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This feature can be helpful when you know the edits that need to be performed and do not need sample data to perform the corrections. You can also use it to switch the active sample without loading.

In Flow View, select the recipe and select Edit recipe without datagrid from the context menu on the right side.

Cache Data in the Transformer Intelligently

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Note that this feature is a Beta release.

When enabled, this feature allows AACAAC to cache data from the Transformer page periodically based on Trifacta Photon execution time. This feature enables users to move faster between recipe steps.

Execution Time Threshold (in Milliseconds) to Control Caching in the Transformer

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Note that this feature is a Beta release.

When intelligent caching in the Transformer is enabled, you can set the threshold time in milliseconds for when Trifacta Photon updates the cache. At each threshold of execution time in Trifacta Photon, the output of the intermediate recipe (CDF) steps are cached in memory, which speeds up movements between recipe steps in AACAAC.

Sampling

Sample Downloads

When enabled, members can download the contents of the Transformer page at any time. For an individual step, a member can download the current sample, as modified by the current recipe up to the point of the current step.

Maximum Dataset Sample Size

Define the maximum sample size in MBs to be collected for datasets. Values between 1 and 100 are allowed. Default value is 40 MB.

Maximum Number of Files to Read in a Directory for the Initial Sample

When AACAAC generates an initial sample of data for your dataset from a set of source files, you can define the maximum number of files pulled from the sample source directory. This limit reduces the overhead of reading in a new file, which improves performance on the Transformer page.

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The initial sample type for files is generated by reading 1 file after another from the source. If the source is multiple files or a directory, this limit caps the maximum number of files that can be scanned for sampling purposes.

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If the files in the directory are small, the initial sample may contain the maximum number of files and less than the maximum size permitted for a sample. You may see fewer rows than expected.

If the generated sample is unsatisfactory, you can generate a new sample using a different method. In that case, this limit no longer applies.

Sharing

Dataset Sharing

When enabled, workspace users can share their datasets with other users. For more information, go to Share Datasets.

Plan and Flow Sharing

When enabled, workspace users can share flows and plans.

Cloud Workflow Sharing

When enabled, it allows users to share Designer Experience workflows with each other. Enabled by default.

Auto Insights Dataset Sharing

When enabled, it allows users to share Auto Insights datasets with each other. Enabled by default.

Desktop Workflow Sharing

When enabled, it allows users to share Designer Desktop workflows with each other. Disabled by default.

Scheduling

Editor Scheduling

When enabled, flow editors are also permitted to create and edit schedules.

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The Scheduling feature may need to be enabled in your environment. When enabled, flow owners can always create and edit schedules.

When this feature is enabled, plan collaborators are also permitted to create and edit schedules. For more information, go to Plan View Page.

Notifications

Email Notification Feature

When enabled, AACAAC can send email notifications to users based on the success or failure of jobs. By default, this feature is Enabled.

Email Notification Trigger When Flow Jobs Succeed

When email notifications are enabled, you can configure the default setting for the types of successful jobs that generate an email to interested stakeholders. The value set here is the default value for each flow in the workspace.

For more information on the settings, see the previous section. Default setting is Default (any jobs).

Individual users can opt out of receiving notifications or configure a different email address. For more information, go to the Email Notifications Page.

Emailed stakeholders are configured by the individual flow.

Email Notification Trigger When Flow Jobs Fail

When email notifications are enabled, you can configure the default setting for the types of failed jobs that generate an email to interested stakeholders. The value set here is the default value for each flow in the workspace.

Settings:

Setting

Description

Default (Any Jobs)

By default, email notifications are sent on failure of any job.

Never Send

Email notifications are never sent for job failures.

Scheduled Jobs

Notifications are sent only when scheduled jobs fail.

Manual Jobs

Notifications are sent only when ad-hoc (manually executed) jobs fail.

Any

Notifications are sent for all job failures.

Individual users can opt out of receiving notifications or configure a different email address. For more information, go to the Email Notifications Page.

Emailed stakeholders are configured by individual flow.

Email Notification Trigger When Plans Run

You can configure the default trigger for email notifications when a plan runs. The default setting is Default (all runs).

Setting

Description

Default (All Runs)

By default, email notifications are sent to users for all plan runs.

All Runs

Emails are sent for all runs.

Failed Runs

Emails are sent for failed runs only.

Success Runs

Emails are sent for successful runs only.

Sharing Email Notifications

When email notifications are enabled, users automatically receive notifications whenever an owner shares the plan or flow with the user.

Individual users can opt out of receiving notifications. For more information, go to the Preferences Page.

Upload/Download

Plans and Flow Download

When enabled, workspace users are permitted to download their flows and plans. Downloaded flows can be uploaded into other workspaces or product editions.

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If plans have been enabled in your workspace, enabling this flag applies to flows and plans.

Cloud Workflow Upload

Allows users to upload Designer Experience workflows.

Cloud Workflow Download

Allows users to download Designer Experience workflows.

Plans and Flow Upload

When enabled, workspace users are permitted to upload downloaded flows and plans.

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If plans have been enabled in your workspace, enabling this flag applies to flows and plans.

Publishing

JSON Output Format

When enabled, members can generate outputs in JSON format.

AVRO Output Format

When enabled, members can generate outputs in Avro format.

Hyper Output Format

When enabled, members can generate outputs in Hyper format for publication and use on Tableau Server.

Parquet Output Format

When enabled, members can generate outputs in Parquet format.

CSV Output Format

When enabled, members can generate outputs in CSV format.

Jobs

Spark Engine

Select the Spark engine to run workflows. The default option is EMR Spark. To enable Databricks as the Spark engine, you must first set up a connection to Databricks. Go to Databricks Admin Page to set up your Databricks connection.

Schema Validation Option to Fail Job

When schema validation is enabled, this setting specifies the default behavior when schema changes are found.

  • When enabled, jobs fail upon detecting schema changes, and error messages are displayed in AACAAC.

  • When disabled, jobs are permitted to continue.

    • Jobs may ultimately fail due to schema changes.

    • Jobs may result in bad data being written in outputs.

    • Job failures may be more challenging to debug.

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      Setting this value to Disabled matches the behavior of AACAAC from before schema validation was possible.

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This setting can be overridden for individual jobs, even if it is disabled.

Errors are immediately reported on the Job Details page. See Job Details Page.

Logical and Physical Optimization of Jobs

When enabled, AACAAC attempts to optimize job execution through logical optimizations of your recipe and physical optimizations of your recipes interactions with data.

This workspace setting can be overridden for individual flows.

Automated Crash Reporting

Alteryx uses automated crash reporting to collect debug information from Engine runs. Alteryx uses this information to analyze issues and make improvements to the product. Crash reporting doesn't expose any of the user's data. The feature is enabled by default and Alteryx recommends leaving it enabled for faster and more proactive resolution of issues.

Schema Validation Feature

When enabled, the structure and order of columns in your import datasets are checked for changes by default before data is ingested for job execution.

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Schema validation can be overridden for individual jobs when the schema validation option is enabled in the job settings. See below.

Errors are immediately reported on the Job Details page. See Job Details Page.

Trifacta Photon Execution

When enabled, users can choose to execute their jobs on Trifacta Photon, a proprietary running environment built for the execution of small- to medium-sized jobs in memory on the Trifacta node.

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When enabled, you can select to run jobs on Photon through the Run Job page. The default running environment is the one that is best for the size of your job.

When Trifacta Photon is disabled:

  • You cannot run jobs on the local running environment. All jobs must be executed on a clustered running environment.

  • Trifacta Photon is used for Quick Scan sampling jobs. If Trifacta Photon is disabled, AACAAC attempts to run the Quick Scan job on another available running environment. If that job fails or no suitable running environment is available, the Quick Scan sampling job fails.

Schema Validation Option in Job Settings

When the schema validation feature and this setting are enabled, users can make choices on how individual jobs are managed when schema changes are detected. This setting is enabled by default.

SQL Scripts

When enabled, users may define SQL scripts to execute as part of a job's run. Scripts can be executed before data ingestion, after output publication, or both through any write-supported relational connection to which the user has access.

Ignore Publishing Warnings for Running Jobs

When enabled, a user may execute a job if the previously saved location is not available for the current IAM permissions used to run the job. Default is Enabled .

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Setting this value to Enabled is helpful for resolving changes in IAM permissions.

When disabled, the Run Job button is disabled if the previously saved location is not available through IAM permissions.

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Setting this value to Disabled prevents the execution of jobs that are going to fail at publication time, which can be expensive in terms of time and compute costs.

Storage

Default Storage Environment

Choose the default storage environment for your workspace:

  • S3 Private Data Storage: Your enterprise S3 environment. Additional configuration is required. For more information, go to AWS S3 as Private Data Storage.

  • Alteryx Data Storage (ADS): A storage service managed by Alteryx. For more information, go to Using ADS.

Hide Underlying File Systems to Users

When this setting is set to Enabled, the users will be blocked from exploring the Private Storage data in AACP from Import Data page and Output tool. Users also will not be able to create datasets from the Private Data Storage.

Storage Directories

Allow members of the workspace to change paths to their upload and output results locations through their user profile.

For more information, go to Storage Page.

AWS Account Configuration Mode

Chooses how to authenticate to AWS Account for this workspace. Workspace mode uses the workspace's AWS configuration settings, while User mode relies on each user's AWS configuration settings. For more information on AWS User mode, go to Set Up AWS S3 as Private Data Storage in User Mode.

Alteryx Data Storage (ADS)

Allow workspace members to access Alteryx Data Storage (ADS), a storage service managed by Alteryx for uploading datasets and generating results. For more information, go to Using ADS.

S3 Private Data Storage

Enable workspace users to connect to S3 Private Data Storage buckets. Additional configuration might be required. For more information, go to AWS S3 as Private Data Storage.

API

Static API Access Tokens

Allow Users to Generate Static Access Tokens

When enabled, individual workspace users can generate their own personal access tokens, which enables access to REST APIs. For more information, go to Manage API Access Tokens.Manage API Access Tokens

API Access Tokens

When accessing the REST APIs, you can optionally use a token for simpler use and enhanced security.

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This feature might not be available in all environments.

For more information, go to Access Tokens Page.Access Tokens Page

Maximum Lifetime for User-generated Sta Access Tokens (Days)

Defines the maximum number of days that a user-generated access token is permitted for use in AACAAC.

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To permit the generation of access tokens that never expire, set this value to -1.

For more information, go to Manage API Access Tokens.Manage API Access Tokens

OAuth 2.0 API Tokens

Allow Users to Generate OAuth 2.0 API Access Tokens

Enable non-workspace admin users to generate and use OAuth 2.0 API tokens. For more information, go to the OAuth 2.0 API Tokens Page for Users.

Maximum Lifetime for Generated OAuth 2.0 Refresh Tokens (Days)

Defines the maximum number of days that a user-generated OAuth 2.0 refresh token is permitted for use in AACAAC.

OAuth 2.0 API Tokens

Enable the OAuth 2.0 API Tokens feature for the workspace.

Connectivity

Connection Credentials Sharing

Use this option to allow users to share credentials when sharing a Connection. Enabled by default.

Enable Conversion of Standard JSON Files via Conversion Service

When enabled, AACAAC utilizes the conversion service to ingest JSON files and convert them to a tabular format that is easier to import into the application.

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This feature is enabled by default but can be disabled as needed. The conversion process performs cleanup and reorganization of the ingested data for display in tabular format.

When disabled, AACAAC uses the old version of JSON import, which does not restructure the data and may require additional recipe steps to manually structure it into a tabular format.

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The legacy version of JSON import is required if you are working with compressed JSON files or only Newline JSON files.

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Although imported datasets and recipes created under v1 of the JSON importer continue to work without interruption, the v1 version is likely to be deprecated in a future release. You should switch your old imported datasets and recipes to using the new version. Instructions to migrate are provided at the link below.

Max Endpoints per JDBC REST Connection

For a REST API connection to a JDBC source, this parameter defines the maximum number of endpoints that can be defined to use the connection.

Avoid modifying this value unless you are experiencing timeouts or failures to connect.

Enable Detect Auto Encoding

Autodetect the file encoding when a user uploads a CSV file. Enabled by default.