Alteryx Designer Core

Training Overview

This training provides foundational knowledge for using Alteryx Designer to create breakthroughs with your data. 

During training, you will learn essential steps & best practices for preparing, blending, transforming, & analyzing data. You will also practice building workflows & solving challenges that occur when analyzing data.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to attending this training other than having Alteryx Designer installed

Audience Profile

This training is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to use Alteryx Designer to perform analytics tasks.

Learning Objectives

Learning initiatives are effective when the training design supports the desired results for the business. The methodology in this training uses principles of adult learning, including the following: 

• Conceptual lectures 

• Guided instruction 

• Hands-on activities 

• Case studies 

• Collaborative discussions 

• Capstone projects

Content Outline

• Navigate the Alteryx Designer interface. 

• Identify different Designer windows. 

• Describe workflow components. 

• Build a simple workflow that can connect tools. 

• Identify & locate resources embedded in Designer. 

• Locate resources available in the Alteryx Community. 

• Find resources using the search bar.

• Connect to data using the Input Data tool. 

• Add data manually using the Text Input tool. 

• Differentiate the features of the Input Data & Text Input tools. 

• Recognize the types of data files the Designer can read. 

• Comprehend log messages from the Results window. 

• Differentiate the meaning of data profiling colors. 

• Understand the pros & cons of using Browse tools in the workflow. 

• Organize tools in a workflow into logical groups using Tool Container. 

• Create annotations to document each step in the process. 

• Identify data types in Designer using metadata in the Results window. 

• Differentiate available data types in Designer. 

• Change data types in Designer. 

• Identify issues within datasets that require data cleansing.

• Describe the importance of cleaning & transforming data prior to analysis. 

• Apply basic data cleansing principles to an example dataset.

• Use tools to perform processes that help eliminate bias. 

• Compare tools’ functionalities & configurations. 

• Use formulas to perform basic calculations. 

• Organize data values in ascending & descending order. 

• Understand why sampling may be an important aspect of workflow development. 

• Understand the methods that can be used to combine columns of data using the Join tool. 

• Know the options available to align fields in the Union tool. 

• Match values in a Lookup table to values in an existing dataset. 

• Interpret the results of each tool. 

• Use the Text to Columns tool to separate delimited data. 

• Use the DateTime tool to change date & time data in Designer.

• Explore a variety of summary processes available in the Summarize tool. 

• Perform operations on numeric & string fields. 

• Understand the roles of the Transpose & Cross Tab tools to pivot data vertically & horizontally. 

• Configure the tools according to the desired outcomes. 

• Compare the two different ways to pivot data. 

• Create new files from workflows in Designer. 

• Export & share workflows with their included dependencies. 

• Differentiate Alteryx file types & extensions

FAQs

A: This training provides foundational knowledge for using Alteryx Designer to create breakthroughs with your data.

A: To attend the training session, you should have operational Desktops or Laptops with the required specification, along with a good internet connection to access the labs. 

A: We would always recommend you attend the live session to practice & clarify the doubts instantly & get more value from your investment. However, if, due to some contingency, you have to skip the class, Radiant Techlearning will help you with the recorded session of that particular day. However, those recorded sessions are not meant only for personal consumption & NOT for distribution or any commercial use.

A: Radiant Techlearning has a data center containing a Virtual Training environment for the purpose of professional hand-on-practice. 

Professionals can easily access these labs over Cloud with the help of a remote desktop connection. 

Radiant virtual labs provide you the flexibility to learn from anywhere in the world & in any time zone. 

A: The professionals will be enthralled as we engage them the real-world & industry Oriented projects during the training program. These projects will improve your skills & knowledge & you will gain a better experience. These real-time projects will help you a lot in your future tasks & assignments.

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