About This Class
Tableau: Mystery to Mastery I is a fast-paced workshop which incorporates the best of the following Tableau classes; Tableau Desktop I and Desktop II. This course will build a foundational understanding of how Tableau Desktop works and is great for people with little to moderate experience in the tool.
In this 16-hour class, we’ll cover connecting to data, building dashboards, and visual customization - all the essentials to get you comfortable with using Tableau day-to-day.
"Tableau: Mystery to Mastery I is a fast-paced workshop which teaches you all the fundamentals you need to be successful in your first Tableau projects. This course builds a foundational understanding of how Tableau Desktop works and is great for people with little to moderate experience in the tool."
-Eric Parker
This class is broken into three, 5-hour sessions. The class will run from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM Pacific Time each day.
Meeting links will be sent upon registration.
Course Agenda (all listed times are Pacific):
Day One: Tuesday
1. Understand the Products
Tableau Product Line
Tableau Desktop File Types
Order of Operations
2. Setting Up Data for Success
Connecting to Data Sources
Dimensions and Measures
Vocabulary
Editing Metadata
Transforming Data
3. Building Basic Visuals
Bar Charts
Scatterplots
Pie Charts
4. Customizing Visuals
Sorting
Filtering
Grouping
Hierarchies
5. Dates
Date Values
Date Parts
Line Graphs
Customizing Dates
6. Calculations
Math Calculations
Aggregation Calculations
Logic Calculations
String Calculations
Date Calculations
Day Two: Wednesday
7. Table Calculations
Percent of Total
Percent Difference
8. Viewing Specific Values
Text Tables and Totals
Highlight Tables
9. Dealing with Messy Data
Common Formatting Issues
10. Working with Multiple Tables of Data
Joins
Cross-Database Joins
Unions
11. Multiple Measure Visuals
Stacked Bar Charts
Bar in Bar Charts
Dual Axis Charts
Day Three: Thursday
12. Progress Toward a Goal
Reference Lines
Percent Achievement Calculations
Missed Goal Bullet Points
13. Geographic Mapping
Filled Maps
Symbol Maps
Shapefiles
Custom Geocoding
14. Dashboard Design
Design Sprint Process
Compiling a Dashboard
Dashboard Objects
Applying Dashboard Filters
Customizing Worksheet Titles
Design Best Practices
Sharing Options
Requirements
A Laptop
Tableau Desktop Professional 2020.1 or Later
Second Monitor (if possible)
What will you get?
A 200+ Page Digital Manual
Data files to revisit concepts
Access to class recordings for two weeks
What people are saying about OneNumber and trainer Eric Parker:
"After spending a couple days working with OneNumber, we are months, no, lightyears ahead of where we would be otherwise." - A OneNumber client to their CEO.
"Eric is one of the best instructors that I have ever had. Everything was paced very well and the content was extremely valuable. Personable, helpful and patient. Willing to explore with us students and excited about using Tableau, like we are!" -A Former Student
For questions: oliver.linley@onenumber.biz
Eric Parker
Eric has been teaching Tableau and Alteryx since 2014. He teaches all of Tableau’s Desktop classes and has helped thousands of students solve their most pressing problems.