Are your Tableau extracts taking too long to generate? Are you getting asked interview questions about the process behind creating, publishing and updating an empty extract in Tableau? We've got you covered!
Check out this video to learn about an old-school method for quickly creating an extract on your desktop, publishing that extract to Tableau Cloud/Server and then updating the data once it is online.
Are you confused by Measures and Columns in Microsoft Power BI? Join the club! They seem so similar, but can act so differently.
Follow along with this video to go through three different use cases to observe how Columns and Measures behave differently. We cover why they act like this and which scenario each is best for!
Sick of dealing with poorly formatted data in spreadsheets? No more! Check out this webinar to learn the fundamental techniques you need to use Tableau Prep to transform your data and life. We cover:
Pivoting
Transposing
Filtering
Dealing with Nulls
Grouping Messy Values
Removing Duplicates
Ever wanted your end-users to be able to build the charts they want to see in their dashboards? You can!
... to some extent at least! Using parameters, we can give a lot of control to our end users, to control things like what measure they want to see, selected dimensions, and even chart type if we incorporate things like Dynamic Zone Visibility. It's possible to put a lot of control into our end-users hands, while not wanting to overwhelm them.
Making the jump from Power BI to Tableau can feel daunting. The interface, vocabulary and build order feels upside down. If you want guidance and someone to help translate Power BI features to Tableau, you came to the right place!
Ready to build your first Tableau dashboard? Follow along! In this video we cover connecting to data, formatting, building worksheets and compiling a dashboard.
Arrow charts make change visible at a glance by pairing a starting point with an endpoint connected by a directional arrow. They're ideal for showing before-and-after comparisons, tracking shifts over time, and communicating both magnitude and direction in a single mark, making them a powerful choice whenever movement is the story you need to tell.
Maybe the best part about them is that they're eye-catching and fun to look at! 🎨
In many Tableau Table Calculations, you can use the default Scope and Direction options to execute the calculation the way you want. However, that isn't always the case, especially if you have three or more dimensions in your worksheet.
If you're having trouble getting a Table Calculation to execute the way you want, Specific Dimensions is your lifeline! This feature allows you to have exact control over how the calculation executes.
The shorthand rules for Specific Dimensions are...
Need to get some Tableau training for yourself or your team? We've got you covered! Whether you want to dive deeper on Tableau Desktop, Tableau Prep, Calculations or Dashboarding, we've got a class for you!
This spring, we’ve got 7 Tableau classes. You can check them out here!
Telling multiple data stories at once is difficult, but not with dual axis charts!
Take your visual storytelling to the next level and tap into visual tricks that most Tableau users don’t with this week’s deep dive on dual axis charts.
If you want to learn how to build arrow charts, add labels to both ends of a bar chart and create fully customized bar-in-bar charts, this is for you!
When should you use Table Calculations and when should you use an LOD? There are differing opinions out there...
When the calculation is dependent on information in your window, use a Table Calc. When it's independent, use an LOD.
Unless... your workbook starts to show performance issues.
Tableau's parameters are variables that can take the place of constants. They are the primary tool that we use when we want to add interactivity into our views, allowing our end users to interact with sliders, drop-down menus, and type in boxes to change the values in the views.
Parameters can be used to change values in a filter, a calculation or even a reference line! In this video, we'll look at the most important things you need to know to work well with parameters.
Do you want to add multiple totals to the bottom of a worksheet in Tableau? Maybe it would be useful for your user to see both a sum and average of the values in your sheet, but Tableau won't comply.
Unfortunately, Tableau doesn't offer the ability to add multiple totals to a table out of the box, but with a little creativity, we can get there! Some key ingredients include, Level of Detail Expressions, a unique worksheet for each total and some dashboard formatting.
Ready to learn how to add multiple totals to a text table in Tableau? Check out this video!
While we have many out-of-the-box Tableau classes, sometimes custom training is what your team needs.
Here are a few benefits of having us build and deliver customized Tableau training for your team:
Want to build professional Tableau dashboards without the expensive license? Tableau Public Desktop is a powerful, free resource that's perfect for learning and showcasing your data visualization skills.
In this tutorial, I'll guide you step-by-step through creating your first dashboard from scratch:
While we have many out-of-the-box Tableau classes, sometimes custom training is what your team needs.
Here are a few benefits of having us build and deliver customized Tableau training for your team:
Tableau Prep is a powerful tool which allows users to clean and model data at will. It's infinitely customizable and allows for users to apply whatever transformations and alterations they deem necessary to build the data source they need for their analysis.
Tableau Prep provides a compelling alternative to writing thousands of lines of code or paying an arm-and-a-leg for a legacy software solution. There has never been a better time to add Tableau Prep to your toolkit of solutions!
