Course Code: aedpbspk
Duration: 7 hours
Course Outline:

1. Introduction

● Overview of the course

● Course objectives: Focus on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) functions and practical skills for reporting and reconciliation

2. Alteryx Overview

● What is Alteryx?

● Key features of Alteryx

● Understanding Alteryx's role in data analytics and automation

3. Input Tools

● Connecting to data sources

● Writing to a data source

● Using the Browse tool to inspect data

4. Preparation Tools

● Data Cleansing: Handling missing values, trimming, standardizing data

● Filtering: Filtering data based on conditions

● Select Tool: Choosing and renaming columns, managing data types

● Formula Tool: Creating custom formulas for data transformation

● Sort Tool

● Unique Tool

5. Join Tools

● Join: Merging data from different sources

● Union: Combining data from multiple datasets

● Find Replace: Replacing values across datasets

● Matching Data: Identifying and linking related records

6. Transform Tools

● Transpose Tool: Reshaping data from wide to long format

● Cross Tab Tool: Aggregating data and pivoting it for reporting

● Summarize Tool: Calculating totals, averages, and other aggregates

● Regular Expressions: Using regex for text matching and extraction

7. Macros and Advanced Functions (Optional, advanced topics)

● Introduction to Macros: Automating repetitive tasks