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Automate EVERY DAMN THING on #Alteryx Server.Next @alteryx

Many (and I do mean many) years ago, I found myself hovering near the cube of an esteemed mentor, trying to soak up as many words of wisdom as possible.

I heard this:

If I have to do something manually more than 3 times, I write a script and automate the process in question.

– Chris, a very smart person.

Chris was right, of course. Since then I’ve always tried to automate…

  Backups are for cowards!

The other day I heard a rumor that backing up your Alteryx server.next is a good thing. 

That advice sounds fishy to me since bad things never happen to good people. For example, my personal WordPress site didn’t just get totally nuked for reasons unknown to me, but whatever.

Beta 3 doesn’t yet include a backup utility, so if you want to play…

Avoid SSL Errors With #Alteryx Server.Next

Just a quick note on a mistake to avoid when leveraging SSL with Server.Next. I didn’t. And I wasted 2 hours. And I’m bitter. 

In the settings.yml file, you’ll find the ayxserver_cert_location and ayxserver_key_location properties which you’ll use to point to your SSL cert and key. Cool.

settings.yml

When you get your certificate and key, it’s not uncommon to receive an interme…

#Alteryx Server.Next Data Sources, Credentials, and Connections

This year I’m using reverse psychology on myself. I will not blog. I will not blog. I will not blog.

Beta 3 of Alteryx Server.Next is just around the corner, so I thought I’d start adding materials that might be helpful for those who are brand new to the product. Some of this stuff will be high-level, some will be nitty-gritty technical.

Today we’ll talk about how Server.Next deals with data…