Alteryx Tools Category Tool in Alteryx Description of tool in Alteryx

Use Map Input to draw or select the desired

Map Input map object to use as an input in a workflow.
Input/Output Tool
Use Text Input to manually enter text to
create small data files for input. This can be
useful in testing and creating Lookup tables
Text Input while you build your workflow

The Auto Field tool scans the data to

determine the smallest possible string type
Preparation Tool and length which will contain the data. This
reduces resource consumption and can
result in significant speed improvements for
Auto Field your workflow.

Use Join Multiple to combine 2 or more

Join inputs based on a commonality between the
input tables. By default, the tool outputs a
Join Multiple full outer join
The Weighted Average tool calculates the
Transform weighted average of an incoming data
Weighted Average column.

Parse The Text To Columns tool splits the text from

Text To Columns 1 column into separate rows or columns.
Use Dynamic Rename to rename columns
Developer Dynamic Rename within an input data stream.
Achievable in IICS

No

Yes, Use guide to provide input at runtime.

No automated way to achieve it. Static length for

fields defined for each component

No, Multiple joiner transformation needs to be

used to join more than 2 input sources.

No

Partially achieved. Text from 1 column can be

splited into multiple columns

No