# Alteryx

## Connectivity Summary

An out of the box connector is available for Alteryx. It provides support for crawling datasets i.e. dataflows, datasets, and lineage building.

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> The connectivity to Alteryx is via Created Workflow Files from Alteryx Studio, which is included in the platform. Alteryx Studio is a windows application.

## **Windows Machine Requirements**

| **Machine Requirements** | **Minimum: 64-bit**          | **High Performance: 64-bit** |
| ------------------------ | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- |
| OS Requirements          | Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) | Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit) |
| Chip                     | Quad Core (single chip)      | Quad Core (single chip)      |
| Processor                | 2.5GHz or Faster             | 2.5GHz or Faster             |
| RAM                      | 8GB                          | 16GB                         |
| Disk Size                | 500GB - 1TB                  | 500GB - 1TB                  |

The connector currently supports the following versions of Alteryx:

> **Edition:** Alteryx Version
>
> **Version:** Default version supported

## Connector Capabilities

The connector capabilities are shown below:

### **Crawling**

Supported objects for Crawling are:

| **Supported Objects**                                                         | **Remarks**                                     |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Kept **Alteryx** as static Schema. Get the workflow files from specified path | Providing the files as datasets and source code |

Please see this article [Crawling Data](https://support.ovaledge.com/step-by-step-guide-to-setup-ovaledge-crawlers) for more details on crawling.&#x20;

### **Lineage Building**

| **Lineage Entities**                | **Details** |
| ----------------------------------- | ----------- |
| Table-File Lineage                  | Supported   |
| File - Table Lineage                | Supported   |
| Column lineage- File Column Lineage | Supported   |

## **Pre-requisites**

To use the connector, the following need to be available:

* Connection details as specified in the following section should be available.
* A service account, for crawling . The minimum privileges required are:

| **Operation**                                                           | **Access Permission**                           |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| Connection validate                                                     | Should have permission for the specified path   |
| Crawl Files(only with extension of .yxdb) with source code as data sets | Should have permission for the specified folder |

### **Connection Details**

The following connection settings should be added for connecting to an Alteryx:

* **Database Type:** Alteryx
* **License Type:** Standard or Auto Lineage
* **Connection Name:** Select a Connection name for the Alteryx. The name that you specify is a reference name to easily identify the Alteryx connection in OvalEdge.\
  Example: Alteryx\_dev
* **Type of Path:** Specify the local directory path&#x20;
* **File Path:** Specify the local directory path(where ovaledge application is deployed) workflows are located.
* **Server:** IP address of an instance

## Points to note

* Only with the extension of file with **.yxdb** will get crawled.&#x20;
* Every node in the source code represents one component either source or target component (in OvalEdge, treating them as datasets)
* Providing lineage (considering target and source components) for the following components:
  * AlteryxDbFileInput
  * AlteryxDbFileOutput
  * AlteryxAmazonS3Download
  * AlteryxAmazonS3Upload
  * AlteryxLockInInput
  * AlteryxMongoOutput
  * AlteryxMongoInput
  * TableInputTool
  * CubeInputTool
  * PublishToTableauServer

> We will extend to more components based on the client requirements.

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