198: Best Practices for Integrating AI Into Your Alteryx Workflows
From Alter Everything by Alteryx
November 19, 2025 · 31 min · Episode 198
About this episode
This episode discusses best practices for integrating AI into Alteryx workflows with insights from Andrew Merrill.
In this episode of "Alter Everything," we sit down with Andrew Merrill, Alteryx product specialist and advocate, to explore best practices for integrating AI and LLMs into data analytics processes. Some topics we discuss include proven design patterns for generative AI, such as feedback loops, routing, and RAG architectures, and learn how to avoid common pitfalls like token overuse and data governance challenges. Andrew shares real-world use cases, tips for leveraging Alteryx Co-pilot, and strategies for prompt engineering to maximize workflow efficiency. Panelists: Andrew Merrill, Alteryx Consultant - @CoG , LinkedIn Megan Bowers, Sr. Content Manager @ Alteryx - @MeganBowers , LinkedIn Show notes: Alteryx Gen AI Tools Alteryx Co-pilot Alteryx Inspire Interested in sharing your feedback with the Alter Everything team? Take our feedback survey here! This episode was produced by Cecilia Murray, Mike Cusic, and Matt Rotundo. Special thanks to Andy Uttley for the theme music.
People in this episode
Guest: Andrew Merrill
Topics covered
- AI integration
- data analytics
- generative AI
- workflow efficiency
- prompt engineering
- data governance
Keywords
- AI
- LLMs
- Alteryx Co-pilot
- feedback loops
- RAG architectures
- token overuse
- data governance
- prompt engineering
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alteryx
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