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View and Execute with Cloud Execution

Once you save your Designer Desktop workflow to your Alteryx Analytics Cloud (AAC) workspace, you can view and execute the workflow in AAC.

View Desktop Workflows in AAC

Once saved to AAC, you can find your Desktop workflows in AAC via Library > Designer Desktop. Here you can Download a ZIP file that contains the workflow and any packaged assets, Schedule your workflow to run in AAC, and Delete your Desktop workflows from AAC. Use the three-dot menu associated with the workflow to access these options.

Go to the Library for Assets page for more information.

Schedule Designer Desktop Workflow Runs in AAC

Once you save your Designer Desktop workflow to AAC, you can take advantage of Cloud Execution for Desktop and schedule your desktop workflows to run in the cloud environment.

Please note that at this time, Cloud Execution for Desktop allows for 6 concurrent runs of scheduled Desktop workflows per workspace. Any additional runs are queued and will run once one of the 6 concurrent runs finishes.

To schedule your Desktop workflow…

  1. In AAC, navigate to Library and select Designer Desktop in the left panel to navigate to the workflows that you saved from Designer Desktop to AAC. Alternatively, you can add a schedule directly via the Schedules page.

  2. Select the associated three-dot menu, and select Schedule.

  3. Enter a Name for the schedule.

  4. In the OCCURRENCE section, select your preferred Run type: Recurring, OnceCustom, or Event Trigger. Please note that each run type has unique configuration settings. Review the details at Add Schedule Dialog.

  5. When you finish the schedule configuration, select Schedule.

Once you schedule your workflow, you can view schedule details and make changes via the Schedules tab of AAC. Here you can…

  • View the schedule status, name, associated asset, and owner.

  • View the schedule frequency, next and last run details, as well as when the schedule was last updated.

  • Additionally, you can edit, enable and disable, and delete the schedule if needed.

Go to the Schedules help page for more information.

View Cloud Execution Status and Results

Once your Desktop workflow runs as part of your schedule, you can view the schedule results via the Jobs tab in AAC. Navigate to the Jobs tab and select Designer Desktop in the left menu.

The Jobs page contains these details (go to Job History Page for more information):

  • Status: Current status of the job.

  • Job Id: Unique identifier for the job.

  • Asset: The asset associated with the job. In this case, this is the name of your Desktop workflow.

  • Type: The type of job. In this case, this is Cloud Execution for Desktop or CEFD_DESKTOP.

  • Owner: The owner associated with the job.

  • Completed: The data and time the job was completed.

  • Output: If your Desktop workflow produces any output files, they are available here. Select the Output button to download a ZIP file of the associated outputs. The ZIP file contains these items:

    • Engine Log File (regardless of success or failure)

    • All output files associated with the job.