Cheat Sheet: Alteryx to KNIME

GENERAL DIFFERENCES IN/OUT PREPARATION IN-DATABASE

ALTERYX KNIME Nodes for building SQL
Node FILES DATABASES Create queries to extract the data
The basic While Alteryx has one tool Samples Tool Row Sampling: Extracts a from the database. The
Excel Reader CSV Reader JSON Reader DB Row Sampling
computation unit to open all sorts of data While Alteryx relies on the Input Data tool and on the Connect sample from the input data final SQL query is formed
sources, KNIME has several In-DB tool, in KNIME you need to build a small segment with the following nodes: according to a sampling by the sequence of SQL
Tool strategy. To split the input queries implemented by
Reader nodes, each Input - <database> Connector: Connects to Sample Tool
dedicated to a specific data the database. DB Table Selector DB Reader data into two subsets use each node.
Full execution. Only Data Tool
Step by step execution. Input source, e.g., Excel Reader - DB Table Selector: Selects the table the Partitioning node.
execution of the full XML Reader File Reader Table Reader DB Insert DB Update

You can execute the Data Tool for .xlsx, CSV Reader for to work on. Random %
workflow is possible.
Execution workflow fully or node by .csv, JSON Reader for .json, - DB <database operation>: Builds the Sample Tool Write
You need tools like XML
node. You can inspect etc. To parse textual SQL query Data
Control Paramter to Writer
DB Merge

the node output after content you can use the - DB Reader: Imports the data into the In-DB
...
Connector
stop/pause execution
each node’s execution. Tika Parser. Reader nodes workflow according to the SQL query Data Column Expressions: Performs Tool
and inspect results. Connect
have an optional input port (Data Stream Out tool in Alteryx). Cleansing string, logic, and math operations
In-DB Tool
Table Creator Table Creator: to read files from remote - DB Writer: Inserts the data into the Tool on values in columns for multiple
Parameterization Control Containers Flow Variables file systems. selected database from the input table rows and fields. For more focused
Lets you Column Expressions
DB Column Rename DB Column Filter
Text Input The same concept applies to (Data Stream In tool in Alteryx). string-based operations use the Select
create data A
Components; Tool the Output Data tool: KNIME Formula Tool String Manipulation or String In-DB B
Collecting within an Excel KNIME has dedicated
Macros; Include a workflow style table. has several Writer nodes to SQLite Connector Snowflake Connector MySQL Connector OrientDB Connection
Manipulation (Multi Column) Tool
functionalities in Connector nodes that
More specifically the segment, can have its own write data to a specific file. nodes. For missing value
one single S connect to specific SQL (e.g., Multi-Field
Standard Macros. configuration dialog, and Column Expressions: Performs string, logic, and SQLite Connector), noSQL imputation use the Missing Value
element Column Expressions Formula Tool
its own interactive view. math operations on values in columns for DB Connector (e.g., MongoDB Connector), node. For math operations only Row Sampling
Amazon Athena Amazon Redshift
Date Time multiple rows and fields. To create the current Connector Connector Impala Connector Hive Connector
or big data (e.g., Hive use the Math Formula or Math Sample
Looping. A number of Now Tool date, use the now() or getDate() function. The Connect Formula (Multi Column) nodes.
Repeating a A R I Connector) platforms, or Multi-Row In-DB Tool
Batch & Iterative different loops can be Create Date&Time Range or Date&Time In-DB Tool
workflow establish cloud connections Formula Tool
Macros implemented in KNIME Configuration nodes achieve similar results.
segment (e.g., Amazon Athena
using the loop nodes. KNIME has several specific Filter
Connector). They require a
PostgreSQL
MongoDB Connector
nodes. The generic Row Filter node
H2 Connector Connector Vertica Connector

limited number of settings, DB Joiner

KNIME Analytics P V filters rows in or out of the input
e.g., hostname and Join
Designer & Platform: Free & open Get the free From Alteryx to KNIME Row Filter table according to a filtering rule.
Pricing credentials. In-DB Tool
Intelligence Suite: source. booklet from the KNIME Press: The rule can match a value in a
as of April 2024 Filter Tool selected column, numbers in a
For paying KNIME Business Hub: If you don’t find the specific
For paying Google BigQuery
Connector node, use the numerical range, logic operations,
Connector
Google BigQuery Connector: RowID, and progressive row
Google generic DB Connector to DB Concatenate
Creates a connection to a numbers. To split the input data into
Comments & BigQuery BQ
connect to an arbitrary
Comment Tool Annotation Box Google BigQuery Server via its two subsets according to a specifc Union
Descriptions Input Tool JDBC database.
JDBC Driver. rule, use the Row Splitter node. In-DB Tool

Repository Tool Palette Node Repository Missing Value Missing Value: Define and apply a
strategy to replace missing values
Imputation DB Query
DATA INVESTIGATION JOIN TRANSFORM Tool
in the input table - either globally
Complex Data App. An interactive on all columns, or individually for Formula
interactive visualization framework Statistics: Calculates a variety Row Aggregator: Groups the rows of a
Analytic Application Statistics Rule Engine: Row Aggregator
each column separately. In-DB Tool
visualization from the composite view of basic statistics for each table by a selected category column and
Performs logic Count
framework of a component. Basic Data selected column, including aggregates columns using an
Rule Engine
operations Records
Profile Tool minimum, maximum, mean, and Make aggregation function, including counting.
according to a list of Tool
standard deviation. This node Group The GroupBy node offers more DB Row Filter
user-defined rules. Multi-Field
Auto-Binner
Auto Binner: Allows to group
also generates histograms for Tool sophistiacted functionality.
You can also use the Filter
PARSE each column.
more generic Pivot: Extends the aggregation functionality Binning Tool numeric data in intervals (= bins).
Data Explorer Use the Numeric Binner node if In-DB Tool
Data Explorer: Summarizes and Column Expressions
Pivot of the GroupBy node by creating an output
data table with columns and rows for the you want to define custom bins.
KNIME has dedicated nodes Field displays statistical properties node. Cross Tab
unique values in selected input columns. Tile Tool
Extract
for handling Date&Time Summary of the input data in an Tool
String to Date&Time Date&Time Fields
Tool Concatenate: Stacks The unique values of the grouping column
objects. You can convert interactive view. Table Manipulator: Performs
DB GroupBy
two or more data become rows and the unique values of the
Strings into Date&Time tables vertically by several column transformations Summarize
Concatenate pivoting column become columns.
objects (String to Histogram piling up cells in on the input table, e.g., renaming, In-DB Tool
DateTime Date&Time), parse them Histogram: Displays the Union Unpivot: Stacks the cells of the selected Table Manipulator
columns with the filtering, re-ordering, and type
Tool (Extract Date&Time Fields), Histogram frequency distribution of a Tool Unpivot value columns into one column. The cells
Date&Time Shift Date&Time Difference same name. Cells in changing of the input columns.
shift them in time Tool numeric variable, identifying Transpose of the selected remaining input columns Select Tool
not overlapping For case-specific operations you
(Date&Time Shift), or patterns and anomalies. Tool are appended to the corresponding output DB Table
columns are filled can use one of the dedicated DB Table Creator
calculate the difference to rows. To simply convert the rows to Creator:
with missing values. nodes like Table Cropper, Column
another Date&Time object columns and columns to rows use the Creates a
Filter, Column Resorter, Column
(Date&Time Difference). Value Lookup: Table Transposer node. new
Renamer, String to Number, etc.
Pearson Linear Correlation: Matches values in database
Linear Correlation Moving Aggregator: Aggregates column
Correlation Calculates for each pair of selected columns Sorter: Sorts the table in ascending table.
Value Lookup
Moving Aggregator
values for a defined moving window based
Tool selected columns a with dictionary
Sorter
or descending order based on the
Column Expressions: Performs string, Find Running on various aggregation functions. The DB Loader:
correlation coefficient, i.e., a values and appends values of one or more columns.
Column Expressions
logic, and math operations on values in Replace Total Tool window length is user-defined and can be Allows for
measure of the correlation Sort Tool
RegEx columns for multiple rows and fields. Tool the matching values any number from 2 to the maximum number String-compatible columns can be database
Association of the two variables. as a new column. To
Tool The String Replacer and RegEx Split of rows in the table. The aggregation values sorted in alphanumeric instead of DB Loader specific data
Analysis Tool replace matching
nodes represent a more focused version are appended as new columns. lexicographic order. checks when
Box Plot: Displays the distribution values use the Cell loading large
for string-based operations only. of a numeric variable with GroupBy Duplicate Row Filter
Box Plot Replacer node. GroupBy: Groups the rows of a table by the Duplicate Row Filter: amounts of
quartiles, median, and outliers. unique values in selected columns and Detects duplicate rows data into an
Cross Joiner Summarize Unique Tool
Plot of Useful for comparing Cross Joiner: calculates aggregation and statistical and allows removing or existing
Tool
Cell Splitter Means Tool distributions and identifying Append Performs a cross measures for the defined groups. keeping them. database
Cell Splitter: Splits String values using outliers. For box plots by class Fields join of two
Text to table.
a user-specified delimiter character. value use the Conditional Box Plot Tool tables.
Columns
To split at a specific position use the (JavaScript) node.
Tool
Cell Splitter By Position node.
Violin Plot (Plotly) Violin Plot (Plotly): Creates Joiner: Joins rows INTERFACE SPATIAL
violin plots to visualize the from two data tables
Violin Plot  distribution of based on common Widget nodes provide input parameters for other nodes in the workflow KNIME has a full
Tool multiple numeric variables values in one or more and are shown as widgets in the composite view of a component. extension of nodes
Joiner
REPORTING using the Plotly library. key columns. The These nodes enable user interaction through web-based forms for for processing,
Join output - inner join, left selection, filtering, and value input, such as text box, radio button, and analyzing, and
Report PDF Writer
Scatter Plot: Visualizes Tool outer join, right outer download menus. The output of a Widget node is a Flow Variable that visualizing
Scatter Plot
Report PDF Writer: Transforms the relationships between two join, full outer join, or can be used to overwrite configuration settings of downstream nodes. Geospatial data,
Render composite view of a component into a report Scatterplot numeric variables through points the respective named Geospatial
Tool and writes it to a PDF file at the specified Tool on a plane, identifying antijoins - can be Accordingly, Configuration nodes offer the same functionality for use in Analytics Extension
location. correlations, clusters, and split into multiple the configuration window of a component. for KNIME.
patterns. output tables.
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This cheat sheet was created as of 04/12/2024.