Release Notes for Alteryx Analytics Cloud Platform
November 22, 2024
What's New
Restructure of Data Tab
Dataset Details page has information and actions available:
Schema,
RowCount at the time of dataset creation,
Live Data preview,
Share of Dataset.
Plans Delay Task
We are excited to introduce a new feature in Plans that allows users to add a configurable delay before executing downstream tasks in Plan. This delay task enables you to set a pause of X seconds between tasks, providing greater control over the sequencing and timing of your workflow execution. For more information, go to Plan View for Delay Tasks.
Data Exchange Between Tasks
You can now override the input of a downstream workflow task in Plans using the output from an upstream workflow task. The upstream output must be in CSV format, while the downstream input can be in any format.
Folders
We’re excited to announce the introduction of Folders for organizing workflows in the Designer Cloud and CEfD platforms, now available in the new All Assets section of the Platform Library.
Folders allow you to combine both workflow types in a single location and manage access efficiently through folder-level permissions, which are automatically inherited by the assets within.
You can move assets into folders from the All Assets section or create Designer Cloud workflows directly within a folder to save them there. Similarly, assets can be removed by moving them to the All Assets section or another folder, while individual assets can also be deleted based on user permissions.
Deleting a folder transfers its assets to the owner’s root directory unless the user has sufficient permissions to delete the assets, in which case a notification is sent to the asset owner. Direct asset-level shares remain unaffected during this process.
Additionally, sharing has been enhanced to support group-based permissions, dynamically granting or revoking access to shared assets as group membership changes. These updates simplify organization and ensure flexible, secure collaboration across teams.
For more information, go to Folders
Sharing of Assets with User Groups
Now you can share an asset with a group. When a new user is added to the group, they automatically gain access to the assets shared with the group. When a user is removed from the group, they lose access to those assets. This setup ensures that permissions are dynamically managed based on group membership.
November 15, 2024
What's New
Connectivity Performance for Standard Mode
This update makes it faster and easier than ever to bring data in from your connections and publish it back. You’ll notice quicker load times for tasks like listing tables and files, navigating pages, creating datasets from connections, and publishing them. Get ready for a smoother, more efficient experience!
Enable Parquet as Extract Output Format for Standard Workflows
In this release, all relational connectors will support Standard Mode with BigQuery as exception.
New Job List Interface for Designer Desktop
Modernized interface that aligns with the Designer Cloud experience and improved filtering options. Switch to the new (MFE) interface and experience the upgraded design!
Hide Webapp Dataset APIs
All Webapp dataset endpoints should be removed from AAC customer documentation.
November 08, 2024
What's New
Access-related Exceptions
We’ve resolved several access-related errors that appeared in our logs when users attempted to access resources through their connections. Error messages are now more readable and actionable, providing clearer guidance compared to previous versions that displayed end-system logs with limited context.
Connectors enhanced are Redshift, External S3, Postgres, Amazon RDS Postgres, Netsuite, Google sheets, Amazon Athena, Salesforce, and Oracle.
Self Service Google OAuth Apps
AACP now allows Global clients to use Google connectors with added flexibility. Admins can register their own tenant-based apps/clients for any Google connectors that previously required Alteryx global client apps. Both self-service tenant-based and global client options are now available.
Allow Read OAuth Client
Admins can now view the details of the OAuth client apps they register in Admin Console.
Find and Replace for Snowflake
Updated Find and replace tool can be used for snowflake pushdown.
October 29, 2024
What's New
Restructure of Data Tab:
Schema information is available without triggering preview and Number of rows in Dataset is also available.
Products column in admin workspace-list table:
The Workspaces page, found in the Account Admin Console, now shows which products have been enabled for each workspace.
Qlik Cloud Analytics Connector:
You can now publish directly into your Qlik Cloud datasets with the Qlik Cloud connector. You can only map 1 table under a Qlik Cloud dataset for every output tool, append new rows to an existing Qlik Cloud dataset-table, and also create new datasets under selected spaces and collection under your Qlik Hub.
You are able to filter based on Spaces and collection in the Output tool to publish under specific destination that you choose.
For more information, go to Qlik Connections.
Enhanced search and pagination for Oracle and SQL Server is available.
October 25, 2024
What's New
Qlik Cloud Analytics Connector
You can now publish directly into your Qlik Cloud datasets with the Qlik Cloud connector. You can only map 1 table under a Qlik Cloud dataset for every output tool, append new rows to an existing Qlik Cloud dataset-table, and also create new datasets under selected spaces and collection under your Qlik Hub.
You are able to filter based on Spaces and collection in the Output tool to publish under specific destination that you choose.
October 18, 2024
What's New
An exception is thrown for unsupported data types when the Parquet reader encounters binary data.
Currently, Blob types are not supported in Designer Cloud. If someone tries to create a Blob type in Cloud mode, the AMP Engine will throw an error saying, Unsupported type in Cloud: Blob.
Time and DateTime values are now written to Parquet files with full precision. The process has been updated to ensure that fractional seconds are preserved, preventing any loss of data when writing these types to Parquet files.
ISO 8061 string values are now generated from Parquet Time values, ensuring that no data is lost in the process.
Connectors supported in Standard Mode:
Amazon RDS MySQL
Amazon RDS Postgres
Amazon RDS SQL Server
MongoDB
MongoDB Atlas
MySQL
Postgres
Redshift
Snowflake
SQL Server
Teradata
Known Issues
Job errors but workflow runs fine on the canvas.
The Cross Tab tool generates the correct output schema based on the incoming data, even when the branch is not connected to any output tool and the "Disable All Browse Tools" option is selected.
Fuzzy Match in Standard mode - Unsupported type in Cloud: Blob.
Updated FuzzyMatch to use a string type internally rather than a blob. Blob types are currently unsupported in Cloud.
October 11, 2024
What's New
Global Search
Global Search allows you to quickly find and access specific assets, such as workflows, connections, and datasets, within your workspace through a unified search bar. See Platform Landing Page for more information.
Known Issues
New schedules created for flows in Trifacta Classic may not appear in the UI, even though they are successfully triggered and completed in the backend. This behavior is particularly noticeable when creating multiple schedules for the same flow. If a new schedule does not show up in the UI, you can verify the execution of the schedule by relying on email notifications for flow completion.
When attempting to schedule a flow in Trifacta Classic using the "File Watcher" (also called "Event Watcher") trigger type, users may encounter the error message "Scheduling service not available." This occurs even though the scheduling service is operational and available. At this time, no direct workaround exists for this issue. Users may need to monitor and manage their schedules through other parts of the platform.
October 04, 2024
What's New
The Default role no longer includes permissions to workflows. To grant access to Designer Cloud, administrators must assign users the Designer Cloud Creator or Designer Cloud Consumer roles.
Support of DesktopApp to CEfD section for Library. User with permission related to Analytic App:
Desktop Analytic App Author;
Create, update, share, execute, delete, and read Desktop Analytic Apps,
can upload, manage, and run Analytic app in the Library.
BQ billing project: As a user of AACP you can utilize a billing project to execute workflows, ensuring that the associated query costs are correctly attributed to the appropriate project. By working within the billing project context, operations like creating AACP datasets, samples, custom SQL queries, and running AACP jobs are billed to the default billing project.
Previously, the AACP files were stored in the root folder by default. You can now setup a base path when configuring AWS S3 as Private Data Storage. All the files created in AACP (uploaded files, workflow outputs and temporary files like samples) will be stored in folders after the base path. You can also block users from exploring data in S3 Private Data Storage in AACP by setting the flag in Admin Console > Storage > Hide Underlying file systems to Users to Enabled.
The Google Ads connector has been updated with the latest Cdata driver.
Read Support for XML file as an input:
XML file support released.
Support 500 MB size for direct upload and 1GB through file connectors.
Detect structure is off by default.
For Designer Cloud users it is recommended to switch detect structure off and use XML parse tool in workflows.
For Trifacta users it is recommended to switch detect structure on and then use it in flows.
End of Life Static Tokens on AAC. Going forward, all users should use OAuth tokens to access the Analytics Cloud API.
Capture audit logs for Scheduling. We have introduced Audit Events for Scheduling to enhance visibility and tracking of actions related to scheduling activities.
Account Admins now have the option to set up an audit connection to their AWS S3 bucket. For more information, see Admin.
September 27, 2024
What's New
You can now import values from Excel with and without formatting.
Workflow metadata tagging and Library (workflows) rebuild:
You can add tags to Designer Cloud and Designer Desktop workflows.
Library tables for Designer Cloud and Designer Desktop have new filtering options available.
For more information, go to Library for Assets Page.
The Email task in Plans is now available. Have your workspace admin set up the email server in their Workspace settings. Note that attachments are currently not supported.
New options are added for Dataset list page like Refresh, Delete, and Edit.
Trino connection upgraded to latest CData driver.
Gallery API Decommission
Gallery (gallery.alteryx.com) has been deprecated fully now. The site will be deleted soon. Gallery is now on Community!
September 13, 2024
What's New
Cloud Execution for Desktop: Update on the Designer Desktop Creator Role
An update that changes the name of the Designer Desktop Creator role to Cloud Execution for Desktop Creator. This is just a name change and the role maintains the same permissions necessary to upload, update, delete, run, schedule, and share desktop workflows.
New accounts will see the new Role name after promotion to production.
Existing accounts with the Designer Desktop Creator role will be migrated to the new role by September 26th or later.
September 06, 2024
What's New
You are now able to filter Jobs by Workflow name.
All Connection events are logged and available for Audit.
You can now schedule Plans from within Platform Library > Plans > More Options menu (3 dots).
Alteryx Analytics Cloud (AAC) supports running queries with or without using BigQuery OAuth credentials. You can either use files as input and BigQuery as the output destination, or use BigQuery as the input and generate files as the output.
August 30, 2024
What's New
The HTTP task now supports the ability to delete the dataset created from an HTTP response after a Plan execution, using the dataset as an input in a downstream task, without creating new datasets in your workspace each time.
Output tool is completely redesigned to be represented as a popup modal. There are no changes in the capabilities of Output tool.
Cdata connector LinkedInd Ads has been upgrade to support latest APIs.
August 23, 2024
What's New
The platform now supports warm pools that helps dramatically reduce the time to create a dataset from a relational source during design time. With this improvement, the excel upload times have significantly reduced. Overall better platform performance for users during design.
Account Admins and Billing Account Admins can now see workflow run usage data on the product page in the Account Admin Console. Temporarily, data for EU1 and AU1 regions is limited to only reflect workflow runs completed after May 24th, 2024. US1 reflects comprehensive usage against contract quotas, and EU1 and AU1 regions will be updated to reflect comprehensive usage in Q4.
In Cloud Native mode, the
ValidInt
formula function now correctly identifies strings containing integer values with a decimal separator (e.g., "10.0") or in scientific notation (e.g., "1e3") as valid integers.
August 16, 2024
What's New
Workflow Sharing with Viewer
As a user with permission to share, you can now share a workflow with another user who has the View permission.
As a user with the View permission, you cannot share the workflow or edit the sharing options.
Workflow Sharing Enhancement
The workflow sharing functionality has been upgraded with a sleek, ONYX-based UI, along with minor enhancements to improve usability.
August 09, 2024
What's New
Dataproc Engine
This feature allows workspace administrators to configure Dataproc on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). With Dataproc, you can use it as an external engine to move data from any source to any destination. Note that jobs using the external GCS connector with Dataproc may encounter failures. For more information, go to Dataproc Engine and Dataproc Engine Setup Guide.
PKCE for OAuth 2.0 Support
We’ve improved the security of the OAuth 2.0 authorization code flow by implementing Proof Key for Code Exchange (PKCE). This enhancement is designed to protect against authorization code interception attacks, offering stronger security for public clients, including mobile and single-page applications.
August 02, 2024
What's New
IP Whitelisting
Account Admins can restrict user access to their account based on source IP.
HTTP Task
The HTTP task now enables you to generate a dataset from an HTTP response. This feature also allows you to load the configuration for an HTTP request directly from a dataset, facilitating the chaining of HTTP requests. For this to work, the dataset must adhere to a specific schema, including the columns:
url,
method,
request_body,
request_headers.
For more information, see Create HTTP Task.
July 26, 2024
What's New
Power BI Connector Integration
With Power BI Connector Integration, you can now:
Publish directly into your Power BI Cloud datasets using the Power BI connector.
Map one table per Power BI dataset for each output tool.
Append new rows to an existing table in a Power BI dataset.
Overwrite existing tables in Power BI datasets. When overwriting, you can choose to update the columns/schema of the table, or retain the existing columns.
For more information, go to Microsoft Power BI Connections.
Cloud Execution for Desktop Role Requirement Update
All workspaces utilizing Cloud Execution for Desktop must ensure that users have the Desktop Creator role assigned. This new role requirement is necessary for accessing and using Cloud Execution for Desktop functionality. Verify and update user roles accordingly to maintain uninterrupted access and performance.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where the output data resulted as empty when using Snowflake to output data with at least one tool.
Previously, users had to manually refresh datasets connected to SharePoint files. Now, datasets based on files uploaded through this connection will update automatically. For example, if an app, software, or user updates "Sales.xlsx" in SharePoint, the "Revenue" workflow in Alteryx will now automatically pull the updated data without manual refreshes. This bug fix enables real-time data updates in the workflow.
July 18, 2024
What's New
Added a new Designer Cloud Consumer role with the permission to view and execute Designer Cloud workflows. To view the detailed permission, go to the Permissions Matrix.
You can now upload text files (.txt) on the Data page.
Supported column delimiters: comma (
,
),\t
, semicolon (;
), pipe (|
).Supported row delimiters: auto-infer
\n
,\r\n
, or\r
.
July 11, 2024
What's New
Auto Insights datasets are now included in a new Library Assets page. The Assets page for Auto Insights provides visibility of Name, Shared with, Owner and Last Updated, and access to dataset-related menu actions, including...
Open the dataset in Auto Insights.
Share the dataset with other users.
View and edit refresh schedules related to the dataset.
Delete the dataset.
Auto Insights datasets are now available in the Schedules interface to create new refresh Schedules.
A new option is available in the Data page to Use an Analytics Cloud dataset in Auto Insights.
When creating an external S3 connection, you can now set a default directory path from your default S3 bucket.
Updated the look and feel of the Designer Cloud job history page.
New user registration now supports all RFC5332-supported email formats.
July 3, 2024
What's New
You can now preview the new Data page UI experience. To try it out, select the New Dataset Experience toggle on the Data page.
June 27, 2024
What's New
Updated the Designer Cloud Creator role to include full permissions to Datasets, Connectors, and Plans. To view the detailed permission, go to the Permissions Matrix.
Admins can now invite users with email addresses that include ICANN-era top-level domains.
Users can now sign in to workspaces to which they have been invited without first accepting their invite via email.
You can now find Cloud Execution for Desktop documentation inside the AAC content.
Cloud Execution for Desktop is now available for GCP Private Data Processing. For more information, go to Cloud Execution for Desktop in GCP.
June 13, 2024
What's New
API endpoints used to assign roles now only require
user id
androle id
values to succeed. The rest of the role payload is now optional. This change affects these endpoints...*/v4/workspaces/{id}/people/batch
*/v4/authorization/roles/{id}/people
June 6, 2024
What's New
AAC now automatically disables schedules with incorrect file paths if they fail after multiple attempts.
Added dynamic identifier support for OAuth 2.0 tokens.
If a token is scoped to an account, the Scope field includes an
a:<accountid>
value.accountid
is the unique identifier for that account.If a token is scoped to a workspace, the Scope field includes a
w:<workspacegid>
value.workspacegid
is the unique identifier for that workspace.
Added a link to the Licensing and Download Portal on the Account Management page.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where Excel files with a high sheet count failed to upload. The sheet limit is now 399.
May 30, 2024
What's New
Enabled Databricks Spark to handle ADLS input and output to ADLS-mounted DBFS tables.
You no longer need to include the
x-alteryx-account-id
header for OAuth 2.0 API tokens.You no longer need to include the
x-trifacta-workspace-name/id
header for OAuth 2.0 API tokens.The
scope
field found in the token payload is now a globally unique, immutable system identifier, instead of a workspace name that can change over time.
Account Admins can now manage Workspace Admins. Account Admins can add, remove, disable, enable, and reinvite Workspace Admins.
Account Admins can now see how many users belong to each workspace under their account. To view the number of users in each workspace, look for the Users column on the Account Management Workspaces page.
Fixed Issues
Admins should now be able to invite users who have ICANN-era top-level domains.
May 23, 2024
What's New
OAuth 2.0 for Google BigQuery Connections
Added OAuth 2.0 authentication support for Google BigQuery Connections. For more information, go to OAuth 2.0 for Google BigQuery.
Updated External GCS Connections
You can now provide a Default Bucket when you set up External GCS Connections. Note that the Service Account key must at least include list and read permissions to the Default Bucket.
Recent View Added to Library
Recent view was added to the Library in AAC, which displays your workflows based on when they were last updated. Currently, this view is only for Designer Experience workflows.
Session Management for Admins
Admins can now view other user's browser sessions and end sessions that are suspicious.
Interactive Results Grid Available in Plans
The Interactive Results Grid (IRG) is a new feature in Plans that allows you to view input and output dataset previews for Designer Experience workflows without leaving the Plans canvas. For more information, go to Plan Interactive Results Grid.
Scheduling for Location Intelligence Assets
Location Intelligence assets can now be scheduled directly from the Schedule page. To schedule a Location Intelligence asset:
Go to the Schedule page, then select New Schedule.
Select the desired asset from the list and select a frequency for the scheduled task.
Select Save to enable the schedule to automate your geospatial data analysis.
May 9, 2024
What's New
Cloud Execution for Desktop in Azure
Added Cloud Execution for Desktop (CEfD) support for workspaces set up with Azure private data processing. To enable CEfD, go to Cloud Execution for Desktop in Azure.
Asset Details Page for Designer Experience and Designer Desktop Workflows
You can now view the metadata associated with your Designer Experience and Designer Desktop workflows.
The Asset Details page includes...
Workflow metadata. For example, workflow owner, description, and version number.
Access to workflow-related actions. For example, open, run, and schedule.
View and edit Schedules related to the workflow.
View workflow Dependencies associated with the workflow, including Connections and Datasets. Note that Designer Desktop workflows don't include this section.
To view the Asset Details pages, select the 3-dot menu next to your workflow on the Library page and then select View Asset Details.
May 2, 2024
What's New
Input Data Tool Improvements
Added a filter to the Input Data tool that toggles between input datasets owned by you, shared with you, and all datasets.
Added an upload progress bar when you upload a large file.
While you upload a large Excel file, you can continue to work on your workflow.
The Input Data tool now retains upload information if you select the canvas and then return to the tool.
Additional Updates
Workspaces that don't have users now appear in the account's Workspaces page.
April 25, 2024
What's New
Private Data Processing Deployment Options
Admins can now choose which AAC apps they want deployed for each workspace. This provides more control over the infrastructure and software deployed in private data processing environments.
For more information, go to Private Data Processing.
AWS User Mode: Default Root-bucket Configurations for All Users in a Workspace
Improved the experience of User Mode in S3 as base storage by reducing the effort to set up users.
The bucket that the Admin configures for the workspace applies to the user by default.
Streamlined the storage configuration process for users.
Schedule Triggers for Snowflake Databases
You can now trigger your schedules when modifications occur in your Snowflake database. Note that the trigger can't distinguish between the creation and update of Snowflake tables.
April 19, 2024
What's New
Added Tableau Connections.
You can now publish directly to Tableau from your Designer Experience workflows. For more information on how to set up this connection, go to Tableau Connections.
Added a warning to the Static API Access Tokens page that these tokens have been deprecated.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where the API Token deprecation warning link opened an iframe. The link now correctly redirects the user.
April 12, 2024
What's New
Renamed the Users page in the Account Admin Console to the Admins page. Use this view to manage admin access to your AAC account.
Added read support for Excel XLSM files to the Input Data tool and datasets you create on the Data page.
Added an account-level Single Sign On (SSO) configuration page to the Account Management page.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where AAC displayed
Dataset Deleted
on the Jobs page if a user ran a workflow from Plans.
April 2, 2024
What's New
Language Support Early Preview
Language support for AAC is currently in Early Preview! During Early Preview, you can preview AAC in 1 of the supported languages. To change your UI language, select the Profile menu and then go to User Preferences > Account > Language.
AAC help documentation is also available in multiple languages! To view the help documentation in a supported language, select your language from the dropdown at the bottom of each page.
For more information about what AAC supports during the Early Preview, go to Language Support Early Preview.
Updated the Look and Feel of the Admin Console
Updated UI element styling in the Admin Console.
Improved the Workspace Settings page with feature grouping, product sections, and search.
Settings for products you don't have access to are now hidden. For example, if you don't have Trifacta Classic, AAC hides those settings.
March 28, 2024
What's New
Improved the User Management Experience for Admins
Account Admins can see when filters and sorts are being applied.
Account Admins can filter users based on who has or is missing 1 or more roles.
Account Admins can filter users based on status.
Account Admins can disable users, preventing those users from signing into the account while also not affecting their permissions within the account.
Account Admins can re-enable disabled users.
Account Admins can re-invite a user in the invited state.
Account Admins can copy a user's invite access code if they are in the invited state.
Account Admins can apply actions to more than 1 user at a time
Account Admins can select all users at once using a single action.
Account Admins can select individual users 1 at a time.
Account Admins can see when a user was last active.
Account Admins can sort the Last Active column.
Removed the Created column from the Admins table.
Workspace Admins can sort users by email.
Added an External GCS Connector
You can now create an external Google Cloud Storage (GCS) connection. For workspaces already set up with GCS as Private Data Storage, use this connection to connect to a different project.
Automated Crash Reporting
Automated crash reporting uses debug information collected from Engine runs. Alteryx uses this information to analyze issues and make improvements to the products. For more information, go to the Workspace Settings Page.
March 15, 2024
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where you were unable to upload Excel files containing currency symbols or the accounting number format to Designer Cloud.
March 8, 2024
What's New
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Private Data Processing
Added private data processing for your GCP projects. You can now create AAC data processing clusters in your own GCP project. Run your analytics workloads without leaving your GCP project. For more information, go to Private Data Processing.
Updated Auto Insights Roles
The Auto Insights Creator role now includes full permissions to...
Missions
Data Layers
Datasets
Plans
Connectors
The Auto Insights Consumer role now includes full permissions to Missions as well as read and execute permissions to...
Data Layers
Datasets
Plans
Connectors
Additional Updates
Account members can now generate tokens to access account services via the AAC API. To create a token, go to the OAuth 2.0 API Tokens Page for Users.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where Designer Experience jobs didn't display if the workflows ran from Plans.
March 1, 2024
What's New
Updated the CData driver for NetSuite Connections.
Added OAuth 2.0 authentication for REST API Connections. For more information, go to OAuth 2.0 for REST API.
Updated the look and feel of the Connections page and underlying pages.
The App Builder Creator role now includes permissions to App Builder applications, datasets, connections, and plans.
The Location Intelligence Creator role now includes permissions to Location Intelligence projects and datasets.
Account Admins can now view the workspaces associated with their account.
Fixed Issues
Users are no longer required to provide GCP resource manager API permissions to create Big Query connections in AAC.
February 23, 2024
What's New
Added a Connection Credentials Sharing option to the Admin console. Use this option to allow users to share credentials when sharing a Connection. Enabled by default.
You can now overwrite Excel files in OneDrive and Sharepoint.
Added JSON file support. For more information, go to Supported File Formats.
Updated Excel file import functionality. If there are blank rows at the start of a file and you select the first row as header, AAC skips the blank rows and treats the first non-NULL row as the header.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue that prevented a Workspace Admin from disabling OAuth 2.0 tokens created by other users.
Resolved an issue that prevented admins from switching from one account to another.
The Designer Creator Role now correctly includes full permissions to workflows.
January 26, 2024
What's New
Updated Search for Google Sheets Connections
You can now search large directories (exceeding 10,000 files) with real-time global search using keywords.
Added Write Support to Box Connections
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where scheduled jobs ran when Private Data Processing didn't exist.
Fixed an issue where users experienced an infinite loop after accepting an invitation to a workspace configured with SAML SSO.
Fixed an issue that prevented users from viewing their own sessions in User Preferences.
January 19, 2024
What's New
Added separate sections on the Workspace Settings Page for both the legacy access tokens and the new OAuth 2.0 API tokens. Admins now have more control over what API tokens users can generate.
Fixed Issues
Fixed an issue where AAC would hang when you used grouping with the XIRR function in the Summarize tool.
Fixed an issue where the Unique tool produced different results between the AMP and Snowflake engines.
January 12, 2024
What's New
New Schedule UI for Library Page Assets
You can now schedule your Designer Experience, Designer Desktop, and Reporting workflows from the Library page. You can also view and modify existing schedules for each workflow from the new UI. To view the new Schedule UI, select the 3-dot menu next to each workflow type and then select Schedule.
Service Provider (SP) Metadata Available for Single Sign-On
Added the option to download an SP Metadata XML file from the Single Sign-On page. Admins can use this file to make integration faster and less error prone.
Single Log Out
For AAC workspaces configured with SAML SSO, added Single Log Out support for select identity providers.
New OAuth 2.0 API Tokens Pages
Create and manage OAuth 2.0 API tokens from User Preferences. OAuth 2.0 API tokens are dynamic and provide improved security and control when compared to the legacy API tokens. For more information, go to the OAuth 2.0 API Tokens Page for Users.
As an admin, manage workspace user's OAuth 2.0 API tokens from the Admin Console. For more information, go to the OAuth 2.0 API Tokens Page for Admins.
Important
Legacy API tokens created on the Access Tokens Page have been deprecated. Please migrate your automations to the new OAuth 2.0 API Tokens by July 11, 2024.
January 5, 2024
What's New
User Preferences Updates
Updated the look and feel of the User Preferences page.
Workspace settings no longer redirect you to another page. This update affects the Storage, OAuth2.0 API Tokens, and Access Tokens pages.
Connectivity Updates
Denodo Connections are now available on AAC.
Updated the CData driver for Xero Connections.
Additional Updates
Improved job reliability, stability, and runtime performance.
Admins can now self-configure SAML SSO for a workspace.
Added Designer Experience workflow filter options to the Library page. You can now filter by workflows owned by you or shared with you.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where the
sort
function wasn't working for BiqQuery datasets.Resolved an issue where Plans were not triggering as scheduled.
Removed duplicate Auth fields from the Airtable Connections configuration window.
December 22, 2023
What's New
New users must now accept the Alteryx End User License Agreement (EULA) before they can access AAC.
Updated the look and feel of the registration page.
If you belong to 1 or more accounts, you can now directly sign in to an account when you sign in.
December 15, 2023
What's New
Added the email of the user that triggers an event to the Audit Logs Page.
December 8, 2023
What's New
Added Azure Private Data Handling
Use private data handling to process Designer Cloud workflows with an Alteryx data processing cluster that runs in your own Azure subscription. To learn more, go to Private Data Handling.
Updated OAuth Connections Sharing Behavior
If a user shares a Connection with Viewer
privileges, you can now longer further share that Connection with another user. To further share a Connection, you must have Editor
privileges.
Fixed Trifacta Classic Behavior for Workspaces Using ADLS
Workspaces that use Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) for private data storage don't support Trifacta Classic. Updated AAC behavior to not allow you to launch Trifacta Classic.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where some valid Snowflake connections failed with an error such as
no metadata produced
ordataset is taking longer than expected
.
December 1, 2023
What's New
Workflow Sharing Updates
Request Dependency Access
You can now request access to a workflow dependency if you don't already have access. View which dependencies you have access to in the workflow sharing dialog, or in the workflow sharing notification email.
Dependency owners receive an email notification for each dependency request.
UX Improvements
Added new icons for Connection and Dataset.
For datasets created from connections, you can now view the full path to the dataset.
Library Page Updates
Added support for duplicating Designer Experience and Designer Desktop workflows.
UX Improvements
Aligned Library sections with the App Switcher, based on user access.
The Open in option is now available for all asset types (except for Designer Desktop).
Error notifications now include workflow name if applicable.
Added Download and Upload options to the Plans section. Use these options to move Plans between workspaces.
Note that the Upload option requires the
Author
permission.
Added Data Type Inferencing for All Connectors
You can choose to infer the data types of a dataset in your workflow. AAC uses either the source's data type or infers the data based on the current sample. For JDBC sources, inference includes Data and DateTime data types.
Note that for JDBC connections, AAC only supports inferencing for Snowflake, Oracle, Databricks, and Postgres.
Limitations
AAC doesn't correctly infer Date and DateTime data types from flat files.
For JDBC connections, when the
day
component is<=12
, inferencing swaps themonth
andday
field for Date and DateTime data.To avoid this limitation, please disable data type inferencing when you import your dataset.
Float values truncate when you turn off data type inferencing.
Date data type publishes as timestamp datatype in Oracle connections.
Additional Updates
Added DateTime Type Support for MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres, and Oracle Connections.
AAC now creates a dataset for each Output tool in Designer Experience whenever a workflow runs.
For Databricks on AWS, added support for Databricks SQL pushdown when you bring data from a CSV file to Databricks.
When you use Databricks as an engine, added support for Designer Experience workflows that include Mode operations.
Added support for NULL values when you use Snowflake as an input or output.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where users whose permissions went from
Workflow Author
down toWorkflow Editor
were still able to see the Duplicate and Delete buttons, even though they could not use those functionalities.
November 17, 2023
What's New
Support Case Portal Now Available
All paid AAC users can now access the support case portal and log support cases at MyAlteryx. Nonpaid (Trial and Looker users) can still access Mission Control at MyAlteryx but don't have access to the case portal.
For new AAC users...
You'll receive an invitation email from AAC after an admin adds you to a workspace or billing account.
MyAlteryx then creates an account for you and you'll receive an invitation email for My Alteryx SSO.
You can then go to MyAlteryx to use Mission Control.
For current AAC users...
You'll receive an invitation email from AAC after an admin adds you to an additional workspace or billing account.
You won't receive a MyAlteryx invitation email but can still access Mission Control at MyAlteryx.
Connectivity
Updated the MYSQL driver for MySQL Connections.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where you could select Snowflake as an execution engine when using inputs that aren't supported for Snowflake pushdown processing.
Resolved an issue with Job failures for sources from Unity catalog and writing to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS).
November 10, 2023
What's New
Support for Private Data Storage through Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage
AAC now supports private data storage through Microsoft Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS).
To set up ADLS as private data storage, go to ADLS as Private Data Storage.
Snowflake Execution Support for Azure Workspaces
Support added for Snowflake execution on Azure AAC workspaces:
Snowflake > Snowflake pushdown
Files > Snowflake pushdown
Snowflake > Files pushdown
Output Data to New Sheet in Existing Excel Workbook
You can now select a sheet in an existing Excel workbook to output the data to a new sheet.
For the first run, the name of the sheet is whatever you select. If the selected name already exists, the new sheet name will be the name selected with an added timestamp.
Other Updates
On the Platform landing page, the Auto Insights tile is now shown in the Available in Your Workspace section with a Contact Admin button for when you are in a workspace with Auto Insights access and you have a sufficient user role to access Auto Insights.
A confirmation dialog was added to the User Preferences page if you attempt to leave the page with unsaved changes.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where users with multiple workspaces that bypassed workspace selection and navigated directly to the Platform landing page saw unexpected errors.
Resolved an issue that caused multiple UI errors when a target schema was added to a recipe in the Trifacta Classic experience on AAC.
November 3, 2023
What's New
Workflow Sharing
By default, workflow sharing is enabled now in production workspaces. Both Cloud and Desktop workflows (if Cloud execution for Desktop is enabled).
October 27, 2023
What's New
Dataset Management
You can now replace an existing dataset with a new dataset on the Library for Data Page.
Deleting a dataset now also deletes the initial dataset sample.
Additional Updates
Updated the CData driver for LinkedIn Ads Connections.
October 20, 2023
What's New
Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Added support for Two Factor Authentication. For more information, go to Getting Started for Workspace Users.
You must provide a One Time Passcode (OTP) every 14 days or on next sign in if you deleted the OTP cookie.
Single Sign On (SSO)
Admins can now self-configure SSO using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocol. For more information, go to Single Sign-On.
Configuration applies to a single workspace.
Single Log Out is optional.
User Sessions Updates
Sessions now timeout after 12 hours of inactivity, with a maximum lifespan of 30 days.
Admins can no longer adjust the session idle timeout setting on a workspace-by-workspace basis.
The Session Duration setting has been sunset.
To apply a custom session idle timeout setting to a workspace, admins should enable Single Sign-On.
You can now view a session’s location details, in addition to IP, operating system, browser and timestamp details.
You can have up to 10 browser sessions active at a time.
UI Improvements
The sign-in flow has a new look and feel.
The password reset flow has a new look and feel.
The Sessions page has a new look and feel.
The Roles page has a new look and feel.
Expanded Regional Availability of Private Data Processing on AWS
Expanded regional availability of Private Data Processing on AWS beyond the US and Europe.
Added 9 new regions in Canada, LATAM, and APAC.
These private data handling regions are available from any regional AAC instance (Oregon, Frankfurt, Sydney).
For more information on available regions, go to AWS Private Data Processing.
Additional Updates
Databricks Spark and Databricks SQL are now available on Azure.
All JDBC sources now publish DateTime and Date data types with the appropriate data types for that database.
BigQuery to BigQuery Pushdown is now available.
You can now write a new sheet to an existing Excel workbook when you output data.
Admins can now re-invite users from the Users page in the Admin console. For more information, go to Manage Users.
October 13, 2023
What's New
Box Connections
Added Box Connections with read-only support for CSV and Excel files. For more information, go to Box Connections.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where random sampling sometimes didn't work when you executed the workflow in Snowflake.
Resolved an issue where some workflows failed when using Photon to run a workflow that output to a Snowflake database.
October 6, 2023
What's New
Improved Databricks Experience
Moving data across Databricks is now faster. AAC converts your workflow into corresponding SQL and then runs it on a SQL warehouse in Databricks.
Source and destination must be a Databricks table.
AAC can't transform some tools into SQL. In this case, AAC uses the normal job cluster.
This process is automatics and doesn't require additional setup.
Excel Overwrite Support
You can now overwrite existing Excel files in your configured storage locations (for example, ADS or Amazon S3).
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where some flows succeeded with Photon but failed with Spark with a memory allocation error.
Resolved an issue where some REST API connection calls failed with this error:
HTTP protocol error. 500 Server Error.
September 29, 2023
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where workflows using the DateTime tool failed in Designer Experience when Snowflake was used as an execution engine.
Resolved an issue where Snowflake was listed as an execution engine when Snowflake accounts with different roles were used in a workflow.
September 22, 2023
What's New
Plans Added to the Library Page
Added a Plans section to the Library page. You can now open or delete your plans from the Library page.
API Documentation Link
Added a link to the AAC API documentation in the global header. Select the question mark icon and then select Alteryx APIs.
September 14, 2023
What's New
Workflow Import and Export
You can now import and export your Designer Desktop and Designer Experience workflows between your workspaces. To learn more, go to the Library for Assets Page.
Workflow Sharing
Added the option to share your Designer Desktop and Designer Experience workflows with other members of your workspace. To learn more, go to the Library for Assets Page.
Integration of Plans and Reporting
Added Report Tasks to Plans. You can now generate and then download PDF reports in Plans. Use the output of Designer Cloud Workflow Tasks to generate a Report from new data.
Audit Logging
AAC now logs audit events for licensing and billing. These audit events are available upon request.
New Data and Connections Tiles
Added Data and Connections tiles to the landing page. Use these tiles to quickly view your Data page or set up a new Connection.
Parquet File Support
Added Parquet file support to AAC. The maximum file size supported is <1 GB. For information on encoding support, go to Parquet Data Type Conversions.
September 7, 2023
What's New
The Default role no longer includes permissions to Flows by default. Instead, the Designer Cloud Creator role now includes Author permissions to Flows.
You now have access to your Reports on the Library page. Use the 3-dot menu next to each Report to open, schedule, or delete a Report.
Improved performance for users with over 1000 files and folders.
AAC now restricts file uploads to supported file types only.
Added Parquet file support to the Data page. You can now upload Parquet files and then use them with the Input Data tool in Designer Experience.
Added support for Excel output to an external S3 location.
Added the option to append data to a sheet in an existing Excel file.
Connectivity
Updated the Oracle driver for Oracle Database Connections.
Updated the CData driver for ServiceNow Connections.
Fixed Issues
The Flows tab was sometimes hidden from users that had sufficient permissions.
Designer Cloud Workflow runs sometimes failed after changing engine selection.
An option to export Designer Cloud Workflows was exposed, even though the user could not use it.
August 31, 2023
What's New
Added a Browse Data button when you hover over your connections on the Connections page. Select Browse Data to go to that connection's Import Data page.
Added a Connect to Data link to the Input Data tool configuration panel in Designer Experience. Select Connect to Data to go to the Data page, then select a dataset for the Input Data tool.
August 24, 2023
What's New
Alteryx Analytics Cloud is now hosted within the EMEA and APJ regions. This regional availability supports EU and Asia Pacific customers who have tightly regulated data. Additionally, this availability helps customers conform to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Australian Privacy Act requirements, along with other rules and regulations on data usage.
Connectivity
Updated the CData driver for Authorize.net Connectionsand Airtable Connections.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where you could create a Plan with an empty Flow task.
August 17, 2023
What's New
Location Intelligence assets now show on the Library page.
Select the asset link to go to the Location Intelligence asset.
Workspace admins can now view the job history of Designer Cloud and Designer Desktop workflow jobs from all users on the workspace.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where the Connections page could not be opened in Firefox.
August 3, 2023
What's New
Excel File Support for Designer Cloud Input Data Tool
You can now upload Excel files with the Input Data tool in Designer Cloud. Available through Input Data tool > Upload File.
Support for XLSX and XLS files.
You can create 1 dataset per workbook per sheet.
You can select if the first row includes headers or not.
Maximum file size of 500 MB. For larger files, upload your data through the Data page.
Auto Encoding for the Designer Cloud Input Data Tool
The Input Data tool in Designer Cloud now automatically detects the encoding of your CSV files during upload (for example, UTF-8). Admins can enable or disable this feature from Admin console > Workspace settings > Enable detect auto encoding. Note that AAC enables this feature by default.
Single Sign-On (SSO) Using OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Use SSO to apply authentication and security policies to individual AAC workspaces. SSO provides a seamless and secure login experience for workspace users. To enable SSO, admins can go to the Single Sign-On page in the Admin Console. Coordination with an admin of your Identity Provider is necessary to enable SSO.
Connectivity
Updated the CData Driver for Apache Impala Connections.
July 28, 2023
What's New
Event Triggers for Schedules
Added an event trigger Run option for your Schedules. Use event triggers to schedule a Workflow, Flow, or Plan when an application creates or updates an existing file. Use this capability for real-time responses to external events. To learn more, go to Add Schedule Dialog.
Connectivity Updates
Updated the CData driver for Zoho CRM Connections.
July 21, 2023
What's New
Databricks Unity Catalog
Added integration with Databricks Unity Catalog:
Data Input from Databricks—Use the Databricks Connection to access data stored in your Databricks workspace. Connect to Databricks tables, views, and other data assets. You can then pull these assets into your AAC workflows for data preparation and analysis.
Data Output to Databricks—Push your AAC results back to Databricks for further collaboration and exploration.
Databricks AWS Spark Support in Designer Cloud
You can now use Databricks as your Spark engine to run workflows. Leverage Databricks' advanced capabilities for distributed data processing while you work in your familiar AAC environment.
Other Connectivity Updates
Updated the CData driver for Microsoft Advertising Connections.
July 14, 2023
What's New
For Workspaces using a Private Data Plane, you can now run Spark jobs in Amazon EMR. To learn how to enable EMR, go to Private Data Processing.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where you couldn't use datasets as Designer Cloud inputs when the datasets came from relational connections and the columns had duplicate names with numerical suffixes (for example,
column
andcolumn1
).Resolved an issue where the
number of columns
attribute was sometimes incorrect for input datasets in Designer Cloud.Resolved an issue so that you can now create an AWS connection when aws mode is set to
user
.
July 7, 2023
What's New
We now support the Google Analytics 4 connector. Use the new connector to create a GA 4 connection to one of the two schemas: Universal Analytics and Google Analytics 4.
The Shopify connector now supports both an API key and a new Access Token authentication method. We recommend that you move to the new Access Token authentication method.
Per Shopify, the use of API key authentication has been deprecated. Shopify now only supports the Access Token method. However, CData continues to provide backward compatibility for existing connections. It is highly recommended to move to the new Access Token authentication method. There is no guarantee provided by CData and Alteryx to support the old authentication method.
In the Designer Cloud Output tool, you can now browse through a list of your files and folders. You can also perform a search within a particular directory. The search keyword only applies to files and folders under the directory you are currently in, it won't continuously search for downstream folders.
Connectivity
Early Preview (read-only) connections available with this release:
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where newly uploaded files were not immediately visible in the list of datasets in the Input tool in Designer Cloud.
Resolved an issue where Snowflake datasets created from XLSX files couldn't be used in the Designer Cloud Input tool.
Resolved an issue where workflows failed when Snowflake was the selected engine and the workflow included an input imported via an SFTP connection.
June 30, 2023
What's New
You can now create a dataset with parameters to import multiple CSV files at once (go to Create Dataset with Parameters for more information). Use the parameterized dataset with the Input tool in Designer Cloud to get results from all the data that match the parameters.
You can now share datasets with other users in your workspace.
Dataset sharing is enabled by default. To disable dataset sharing, admins can go to Profile Menu > Admin Console > Settings.
To share a dataset, go to the Data tab, then select the Share button next to your dataset.
You can share datasets through the API as well, this includes bulk operations.
You can also share datasets within the Flow canvas in Trifacta Classic.
When you share a dataset, you can grant Viewer or Editor permissions. Workspace roles and privileges can't be overridden with this functionality.
If you have sufficient access to a dataset, you can view and manage sharing.
To avoid sharing data credentials unintentionally, AAC validates the source data permissions at the point of sharing a dataset.
Added a new Dataset privilege within user roles. Admins can now manage the level of dataset access for each user.
Fixed Issues
Resolved an issue where workflow jobs showed "Dataset deleted" instead of the asset name.
Resolved an issue where workflows could be run in Designer Cloud when the output tool wasn't configured properly. An appropriate error is now shown.
Resolved an issue where the Designer Cloud output tool didn't retain publish settings when incompletely configured, using a connection, and closed by clicking somewhere else on the canvas.
Resolved an issue where files saved directly under the S3 bucket were incorrectly displayed under a folder with a blank name.
Resolved an issue where characters were not allowed in an output file name, but were accepted until a workflow was run, then it failed. Now an error is displayed when the incompatible characters are entered.
June 23, 2023
What's New
Updated the Auto Insights tile on the landing page to directly go to Auto Insights, rather than opening a pop-up window. If you are eligible, you will automatically sign in to Auto Insights, or a new Auto Insights trial will be created for you.
Added functionality to the Switch Workspace list in the Profile menu. If you have access to multiple workspaces, you can now search and scroll through a list of the workspaces. Additionally, a checkmark next to a workspace name indicates your current workspace.
Connectivity
Updated the CData driver for QuickBase Connections. For more information, go to QuickBase Connections.
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where the Run button was available for Workflows with a misconfigured output tool on the Designer Cloud canvas.
Resolved an issue where the scheduling window disappeared when the hourly frequency field was displayed but the start field was manually emptied.
Resolved an issue where the default storage showed as N/A when AWS credentials were already set up for the workspace. Default storage now reflects the AWS connection defined for the workspace.
Resolved an issue where S3 connections could get into a bad state when
aws.mode = 'user'
.Resolved an issue where Dataset imports were failing for Redshift IAM connections.
June 16, 2023
What's New
You can now pushdown to Snowflake and then output to a file. Pushdown provides faster processing and lower compute costs. These are the supported file types for Snowflake pushdown:
Avro
CSV
JSON
Parquet
Hyper
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where the Logout button didn't work on some pages when SSO was enabled on the workspace.
Resolved an issue where
ValidInt
returned false positives when using Snowflake pushdown.Resolved an issue where Snowflake pushdown was sometimes incorrectly recommended by default when multiple output tools to multiple locations were used in a single workflow.
Resolved an issue where users were able to run a Snowflake full pushdown job with an External S3 source, resulting in a job failure. This isn't supported at the moment; AAC only supports the admin/user level S3 for full pushdown.
Resolved an issue where Avro previews sometimes failed to display.
Resolved an issue where some production workspace admins couldn't view all jobs.
June 9, 2023
What's New
You can now Browse and Publish XLS or XLSX workbooks on these file stores:
Alteryx Data Storage (Previously TFS)
Customer S3 Bucket
External S3
You can now use the Designer Cloud Output tool to define a Sheet Name when you output an Excel file.
Added a Contact Admin button to apps on the landing page that you don't have permission to yet. To request permission, select Contact Admin to view a list of active admins on your workspace.
Updated the Auto Insights tile on the landing page to directly go to Auto Insights, rather than opening a pop-up window.
Connectivity
Early Preview (read-only) connections available with this release:
Support for creating these additional connections:
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where job run options included Snowflake when it wasn't a valid option.
Resolved an intermittent issue where auto-linked tasks prevented successful Plan runs.
June 2, 2023
What's New
Machine Learning Upload Task
Use the recently released Machine Learning Upload task in Plans to train an ML model in an existing project. The ML Upload task connects to existing task outputs.
Note that using this task removes the old training data from the project but doesn't automatically retrain the model.
Save CSV Files to S3 Storage
You can now use the Output tool in Designer Cloud to save CSV files to customer-provided Base S3 Storage or Alteryx Data Storage, which is an Alteryx-managed S3 storage. Use this capability to easily output a CSV file to Alteryx Analytics Cloud. You can then use this file as input for another workflow or application without downloading data onto your physical machine or leaving Alteryx Analytics Cloud.
Improved Asset Table UI Loading Times
Improved load time for asset table UI when displaying more than 100 records.
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved a vulnerability where some of the connectors we support might have been able to access unauthorized resources that were available in its container or within the cluster.
Resolved an issue where some errors were rendered as empty when editing a Dataset name or description from within the Designer Cloud Input tool.
Resolved an issue where an error was incorrectly shown in the tool config of a newly added output tool after a former job run had already been completed. Now, messaging indicates that the user needs to run the job to see the output.
Incorrect error: “We can’t load the tool’s configuration. Please delete and re-add the tool."
Resolved an issue where users of the Designer Cloud Input tool were unable to select a dataset that was uploaded on the Import Data page.
Resolved an issue where CSV output differs from its input when ToNumber is used.
Resolved an issue where some previously successful Snowflake connections were unable to connect, with the error: "SSLPeerUnverifiedException: Certificate doesn't match any of the subject alternative names: [*.drtst.org, drtst.org]."
Resolved an issue with ingesting data via an Oracle database connection with SSH tunneling when running a Designer Cloud workflow.
Resolved an issue with ingesting data via configured Snowflake connection with an OAuth client when running a Designer Cloud workflow.
Resolved an issue where Plans were failing, even though associated flows were succeeding.
Resolved an issue where Schedules could not be opened from the Plans UI.
Resolved an issue where the POST /v1/schedule endpoint was unresponsive.
Resolved an intermittent issue where auto-linked tasks prevented successful Plan runs.
Resolved an issue where jobs failed when using Snowflake only and
feature.enableEMRExecutionViaJPL
was set to true.Resolved an issue where only 25 records were displayed on Library pages when a higher limit was selected.
May 30, 2023
What's New
Admin Console: Bulk User Operations
Admins can now assign roles to users while inviting those users to the workspace.
Admins can now select multiple users at once and apply an action such as adding roles or disabling users.
Admins can now sort and filter their users.
Added these updated operations to the Alteryx Analytics CloudAPI.
May 19, 2023
What's New
ML Upload and ML Prediction Task Types Supported in Plans
Use the ML Upload task type upstream of a task with a CSV output. Note that uploading a new CSV input to an existing ML project will not automatically retrain your model. To retrain your model, go to the Auto Model stage in Machine Learning.
Use the ML Prediction task type downstream of a task that outputs a CSV file. The CSV file must be compatible with the model session selected.
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where Plans failed even though the underlying workflows were succeeding.
May 12, 2023
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue with imported plans where the nodes were placed in a different order on the canvas.
Resolved an issue where downstream plan tasks were not executed after a workflow task failed.
April 26, 2023
What's New
Private Data Handling:
Introducing Private Data Handling, a new capability for the Alteryx Analytics Cloud that allows you to run data workloads on your own AWS infrastructure. Private Data Handling enables you to deploy a private data processing cluster into your virtual private cloud environment secured with your own permissions and backed by your own dedicated S3 storage. For more information, see Private Data Handling.
April 21, 2023
What's New
S3 available as default storage environment:
By default, the Alteryx Analytics Cloud uses ADS as the default storage environment. ADS is a managed storage service provided by Alteryx. If preferred, you can configure your workspace to use your own S3 bucket as default storage, relying on your IAM roles for an extra layer of control.
Note
If you are already using ADS as your default storage environment, you can migrate to using S3. You should retain access to ADS so that you can continue to use assets that you may have already created. Some assets, such as samples, must be recreated in the new storage environment.
For more information, see Configure Storage Environment.
Plans:
Access to the Plans feature has been moved from the global header to the platform landing page and the App Switcher, where it is available from anywhere in the Alteryx Analytics Cloud. See App Switcher.
Platform Landing Page and App Switcher:
Workspace roles are respected in Platform Landing Page and App Switcher. The Applications and services available to your user account are displayed in the Landing Page and App Switcher.
Note
Some applications and services may be available in your workspace, but you do not have access to them. For access, contact your workspace administrator.
See App Switcher.
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where the Analytics Cloud link didn't open from the empty state of the "Available to You" section of the landing page.
Removed the
Use in flow
option when working with datasets. This option applies only if the Trifacta Experience has been enabled.
April 11, 2023
What's New
Job History page:
Workflow jobs are now available for tracking and review in the Job History page. See Job History Page.
April 6, 2023
What's New
A new landing page is available! Users can now see all the apps that are released in their environment. Launch your available applications as soon as you login.
Note
The Available to You section lists all applications within the workspace. You may not have access to some of these applications. For more information, contact your workspace administrator.
For more information about the applications listed under Other Alteryx Analytics Cloud Products, contact Alteryx Support.
Connectivity:
Support for the following Early Preview (read-only) connections under OAuth 2.0 authentication:
Pinterest
For more information, see Early Preview Connection Types.
March 31, 2023
Key Bug Fixes
Resolved an issue where users were not automatically redirected to their original URL after logging in.
March 24, 2023
What's New
You can now view and expand the history of jobs to debug errors and view job-related metadata details.
Note
If you own Designer Cloud workflows, you can see the job history of job executions of your workflows.
For more information, see Job History.
The schedule modal and its page have been updated to simplifies schedule creation. For more information, see Add Schedule Dialog.
Key Bug Fixes
The Learn more link that was broken in the Data page is now fixed.
New Known Issues
Designer Cloud workflow names are currently shown as Dataset deleted
. However, the Job Group ID on the Job History page is the same as the Job Group ID in the Job Run details found in Designer Cloud.
March 17, 2023
What's New
The New Library page displays all workflows, flows, and Machine Learning models.
Note
Flows are displayed only if Trifacta Classic is enabled.
For more information, see Library for Data.
Users with multiple workspaces can now select their preferred workspace through the Profile menu.
The icon in the header can now be selected to open the Home page of your current application.
A Help menu has been added to the header, which includes links to documentation, Community, and Alteryx Support.
Key Bug Fixes
Issues during logout when multiple tabs are open are now resolved.
Resolved issues where users with multiple workspaces were redirected to another workspace when they tried to log out.
Execution across a large number of parallel plan runs has been improved.
The schema drift job queue shutting down before the active job completion is now resolved.
The behavior of the error banner, even if all API requests succeeded whenever users shared flow in Trifacta Classic, has been fixed.
Resolved a problem that prevented a plan from running after the plan had been transferred to a new owner.
Resolved an issue with saving the Default user role. With or without making any changes, saving the Default role overwrote hidden privileges and left assignees unable to create or access folders.
March 14, 2023
What's New
Connectivity:
Support for the following Early Preview (read-only) connections under OAuth 2.0 authentication:
LinkedIn Ads
For more information, see Early Preview Connection Types.
Changes in System Behavior
Application roles:
When an application role is added to a user and there are insufficient seats available for the application license, then a Failed to save role changes
error is displayed. See Users Page.
February 16, 2023
What's New
Library for Workflows:
Create and review Designer Cloud workflows from the Cloud Portal. See Library for Assets Page.
Connectivity:
Support for the following Early Preview (read-only) connections under OAuth 2.0 authentication:
SalesForce
Smartsheet
Xero
For more information, see Early Preview Connection Types.
Change in System Behavior
Required user roles:
Warning
Beginning in this release, all existing and new workspace users must be assigned roles through the Cloud Portal in order to access the platform and applications. For more information, see Users Page.
S3 encryption:
Amazon has announced that as of January 5, 2023, all S3 buckets now have server-side encryption with Amazon S3 managed keys (SSE-S3) applied as the base level. This change is being rolled out across all S3 services across all regions and does not impact cost or performance.
Note
In Designer Cloud, you can still select None
for your choice of server-side encryption. While the product does not apply any additional encryption when None
is selected, AWS S3 automatically applies SSE-S3 as the default encryption on your stored assets. This change has no impact on cost or performance.
For more information, see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonS3/latest/userguide/default-bucket-encryption.html.
February 2, 2023
New Known Issues
Ticket | Description |
---|---|
TCMAN-176 | Column output order is not as expected when publishing to relational databases other than Snowflake. |
January 27, 2023
This is the initial set of release notes for the Alteryx Analytics Cloud.