ALTERYX ADVANCED CERTIFICATION
PREP EXAM/ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS ( A+ GRADE)
What does entering "?" do with an input file? - ANSWER-It brings in anything that starts with
the characters before the "?" plus one character
What are the limits for the data layout preview window in the Input Data tool? - ANSWER-100
records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the
Output Data tool you want to convert to an Input Data tool.
2.) Select Convert To Input Data
What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? - ANSWER-Connect a File
or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? - ANSWER-It brings in anything that starts with
the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What are the 3 ways to add the Browse tool to the workflow? - ANSWER--Drag a Browse tool
to the canvas, and connect it to an upstream tool.
-Right-click on a tool on the canvas and select Add Browse After.
-Use the Shift+Ctrl+B keyboard shortcut and select the tools in a workflow.
Without the browse tool, up to how much data shows in the Results window? - ANSWER-1 MB
of data
How do you disable a browse tool? - ANSWER--Select a random point on the canvas to display
the Workflow - Configuration window.
-In the configuration window, select Runtime.
-Check Disable All Browse Tools to make the Browse tools in the workflow unavailable. To
enable Browse tools, uncheck Disable All Browse Tools.
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if a column's data type is not
compatible with data profiling? - ANSWER-"No Profiling Available" message will display
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if there is only one value in
each column? - ANSWER-"Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns is
unique? - ANSWER-"All values are unique" message displays
, In the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool, what are the two categories you can filter
based on? - ANSWER-Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? - ANSWER-300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? - ANSWER-No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the Browse tool
in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Macro Output.
3.) Configure the tool.
How to convert Browse Tool to Output Data Tool - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the Browse tool in
your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Output Data.
3.) Configure the tool.
What does the "Append Suffix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? -
ANSWER-Appends the selected field name to the end of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Prepend Prefix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? -
ANSWER-Prepends the selected field name to the beginning of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Change File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? - ANSWER-Changes
the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? - ANSWER-Changes
the file name to the name of the selected field. The name must be a complete file path. This
option can overwrite an existing file if a file exists in the full path directory
What does Default Sort do to numeric string data? - ANSWER-Using the default sort, numeric
strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? - ANSWER-Using the dictionary sort,
numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? - ANSWER-Use Auto Field to read through all of the records
of an input and set the field type to the smallest possible size relative to the data contained within
the column.
The tool correctly assigns a numeric field to a string data type where any record starts with zero
and not a number.
What should you do after running the Duplicates tool? - ANSWER-Manual inspection. Manual
inspection of the results is often necessary to ensure that rows flagged as duplicates are actually
duplicates. For example, you might have 2 customers that share the same name but live at
PREP EXAM/ QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS ( A+ GRADE)
What does entering "?" do with an input file? - ANSWER-It brings in anything that starts with
the characters before the "?" plus one character
What are the limits for the data layout preview window in the Input Data tool? - ANSWER-100
records or fewer in wide files
How do you convert an Output Data Tool to an Input Data Tool? - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the
Output Data tool you want to convert to an Input Data tool.
2.) Select Convert To Input Data
What are the two sections of the Input Data Configuration window? - ANSWER-Connect a File
or Database AND Options
What does entering "*" do with an input file? - ANSWER-It brings in anything that starts with
the characters before the "*" and anything after it
What are the 3 ways to add the Browse tool to the workflow? - ANSWER--Drag a Browse tool
to the canvas, and connect it to an upstream tool.
-Right-click on a tool on the canvas and select Add Browse After.
-Use the Shift+Ctrl+B keyboard shortcut and select the tools in a workflow.
Without the browse tool, up to how much data shows in the Results window? - ANSWER-1 MB
of data
How do you disable a browse tool? - ANSWER--Select a random point on the canvas to display
the Workflow - Configuration window.
-In the configuration window, select Runtime.
-Check Disable All Browse Tools to make the Browse tools in the workflow unavailable. To
enable Browse tools, uncheck Disable All Browse Tools.
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if a column's data type is not
compatible with data profiling? - ANSWER-"No Profiling Available" message will display
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if there is only one value in
each column? - ANSWER-"Only one value" message displays
What happens in the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool if each value in the columns is
unique? - ANSWER-"All values are unique" message displays
, In the Configuration Window of the Browse Tool, what are the two categories you can filter
based on? - ANSWER-Fields (columns) and Data Type
What is the data profiling limit of the Browse Tool? - ANSWER-300 MB
Is record size the same as file size? - ANSWER-No
How to convert Browse Tool to Macro Output Tool - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the Browse tool
in your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Macro Output.
3.) Configure the tool.
How to convert Browse Tool to Output Data Tool - ANSWER-1.) Right-click the Browse tool in
your workflow.
2.) Select Convert To Output Data.
3.) Configure the tool.
What does the "Append Suffix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? -
ANSWER-Appends the selected field name to the end of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Prepend Prefix to File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? -
ANSWER-Prepends the selected field name to the beginning of the name of the selected table.
What does the "Change File/Table Name" option do to the output data file? - ANSWER-Changes
the file name to the selected field name
What does the "Change Entire File Path" option do to the output data file? - ANSWER-Changes
the file name to the name of the selected field. The name must be a complete file path. This
option can overwrite an existing file if a file exists in the full path directory
What does Default Sort do to numeric string data? - ANSWER-Using the default sort, numeric
strings are sorted left to right, character by character
What does Dictionary Sort do to numeric string data? - ANSWER-Using the dictionary sort,
numeric strings are sorted from the smallest to largest number
What does the Auto Field Tool do? - ANSWER-Use Auto Field to read through all of the records
of an input and set the field type to the smallest possible size relative to the data contained within
the column.
The tool correctly assigns a numeric field to a string data type where any record starts with zero
and not a number.
What should you do after running the Duplicates tool? - ANSWER-Manual inspection. Manual
inspection of the results is often necessary to ensure that rows flagged as duplicates are actually
duplicates. For example, you might have 2 customers that share the same name but live at
