Reporting Tools & Reports: Alteryx Tutorial Workshop Series 5

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Alteryx Tutorial Workshop Series 5:

Reporting Tools & Reports


Bertelsmann Scholarship Challenge – Data Track

#sg_nigeria – Technical Team


@Ebinbin Ajagun, @Uzodimma, @Toxylee, @Sarumi Bolatito, @Ilufoyehabib,
@Oluwatosin, @Mandee, @Ndidi anyakora & @Ademola Oladapo

Feb. 2021
With patience, you can cook stone.
- African Proverb.
Presentation Outline
▪ Brief Recap on Previous Session
▪ Alteryx Reporting Tools
▪ Benefits of Reporting Tools
▪ Reporting Tools Palette
▪ Common Reporting Tools
▪ Using Reporting Tools
▪ Practical Session
Alteryx Reporting Tools
 Create graphs and tables.
 Export data, workflow processes results to presentable files such
as PDF, word, excel etc.

https://help.alteryx.com/current/designer/reporting
Benefits of Reporting Tools
 Generate reports at the time the workflow runs.

 Export data/results/reports to popular file formats.

 Versatile in reporting capabilities and functions.


Reporting Tools Palette
 Email  Overlay
 Image  Render
 Insight  Report Footer
 Interactive Chart  Report Header
 Layout  Report Map
 Map Legend Builder  Report Text
 Map Legend Splitter  Table

https://help.alteryx.com/current/designer/reporting
Common Reporting Tools

https://help.alteryx.com/current/designer/reporting
1. Table:
 Illustrate workflow data in formatted tables for
reporting purposes.
 Set rules for table formatting to highlight important
information on tables.
 Pivot table to output in a report.
Table
2. Interactive Chart:
 Create interactive charts to visualize workflow data
for reporting purposes.
Interactive Chart
3. Report Text:
 Create custom text or write detailed reports and add
to your report.
 Create dynamic text from datasets.
Report Text
4. Report Header:
 Place customized and consistent report header in
reports.
 Add logo to report headers.
 Give your reports a professional look.
Report Header
5. Report Footer:
 Add customized and consistent report footer to
reports for a professional look.
 Use report footers to add copyright notice and page
numbers to reports.
Report Footer
6. Layout:
 Bring in two or more reporting snippets together.
 Arrange and organize the contents/reporting snippets
to create a professional desired reports/report
templates.
Layout
7. Email:
 Send reports as emails after completed workflow
runs.
Email
8. Render:
 Transforms and exports report snippets/elements
into a variety of presentation file formats (e.g PDF,
HTML, Excel, CSV etc.).
Render
Using Reporting Tools
 Draft the desired result output/elements/snippets of workflow to be
outputted as report.
 Connect and configure desired reporting tool to data stream/tool on
workflow.
 Use a browse tool to view configured reporting tool.
 Use layout tool to arrange reporting tools snippets into desired report
template style.
 Output report in desired presentation format/file type using the Render
Tool.
*Pro Tip: Always add a browse tool after a configured reporting tool to see how
results display
Practical Session
What to Expect
 How to add & configure reporting tools in a workflow.
 How to export configured reporting tools to specific presentation file
formats.
 How to email reports as workflows are run.
Hands-on Time!!!
Moving over to Alteryx Designer

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