- Inside the Alteryx workflow designer, head over to the left-side panel and find 'Formula'. Drag this tool onto the canvas and connect it to the Input Data tool or other sources.
- Following that, go to the right-side panel and configure the selected tool based on your preference. To get started, enter your preferred Output Column name into the provided input field and select the corresponding field type you wish to use.
- Tap the Formula field afterwards, then type 'DateTimeFormat' and choose it from the suggested results.
- Subsequently, replace DT with '[' and select the specific field that contains the data you want to use.
- Replace F with '%Y' to indicate that you wish to extract the year. Make sure that it is enclosed with a pair of quotation marks.
- Finally, the year will be extracted from the date in your Alteryx workflow according to your configurations.
How to Extract the Year From the Date in Alteryx
Try this interactive demo to learn how to extract the year from the date in Alteryx.
📌 Why this matters
Extracting years from dates lets you group and analyze data by annual periods, creating year-over-year comparisons and trend analysis. You can build cohort analyses, calculate customer lifetime values, or segment data for reporting dashboards. Beyond basic aggregation, this technique becomes powerful when combined with other date functions to create fiscal year calculations, rolling window analyses, or time-based filtering. The extracted year becomes a categorical variable that transforms time-series data into manageable segments, making complex temporal patterns visible and actionable for business intelligence.
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