Question: How do I use the new map layers feature without having to join, blend or use relationships to connect my data? The answer to this question varies based on which version of Tableau you're using. To work with map layers with 2021.3 or earlier, reference...
Question: I would like my users to see the product names above the bars in my bar chart instead of having them on the left of the bar to make it more presentable. How do I achieve this? By having the field name sitting above each...
Question: I have a need to determine my Current Opportunity amount and the change from whatever date was listed prior. It could be the previous week or several weeks ago. Any tips for figuring this out? The second requirement is that I need to aggregate...
Question: I want to allow my user to easily see a custom value that is connected to a highlighted point on my time series chart. How can I do this in a way that can also interact with a dashboard action to give these values...
Question: We have a user whose role changed from a Creator to a Viewer overnight, but no one thinks they did it accidentally. Any way to tell who did this? Fun times for server administrators here… I’ve seen this question come across Assist a couple times...
Question: We are seeing this error on Tableau Server after upgrading to 2020.4. Nothing shows in Desktop, but Server throws the below. Any insight? This question has popped up a few times on the Assist desk, so thought I would share what has resolved this for...
Question: I have a parameter list, and I know Tableau can’t allow multi-select with them yet, but if I wanted to add an ALL selection, how would I do that? Maybe someday Tableau will have the option for multi-select parameters, but for now it doesn’t exist....
Question: I’d like to show the top items by a measure but allow my user to select the measure (e.g. swap between top 5 on Sales and top 5 on Profit). AND I want them to be able to change the number of top items...
Question: I need to migrate Tableau Server; what are my options? Should I be using something like Azure Site Recovery or AWS AMIs to move my cluster? The Challenges There are a few challenges to using any sort of snapshot-based technology to migrate a Tableau Server deployment,...
Question: I have multiple tables on a single Excel sheet. Can Tableau point to a specific range of cells in Excel, or do I need to make new sheets? The Challenge In an ideal situation, you will always want to structure your data so that it is...
Question: I need to script tabcmd commands but can't leave passwords in plaintext inside scripts! How can I script tabcmd commands securely? The Challenge Tabcmd requires a username and a password passed to it in order to log into a Tableau Server site. While this is fine...
Question: I renewed my subscriptions in Tableau Server, but my licenses no longer show on the server following the old key expiring. However, I see the new key in my customer portal. What happened? We’ve seen this question come across the Assist desk a few times...
Question: I’m needing to split Sales out for each member of a dimension to have separate measures. What’s the best way to go about that? This question comes up from time to time when someone has a dimension that separates out a single measure, but the...
Question: After restarting our Tableau Services due to the gateway going down, the system came back up. However, we now see that the Interactive Microservice Container is degraded. Restarts aren’t fixing the issue. Anything else we can try? In this post, we’ll talk through the troubleshooting...
Question: We just upgraded to 2020.2 and when I view the data source screen, I no longer see my joins that were in my data source before. Where’d they go? Do I have to rebuild? With the release of 2020.2, Tableau has unveiled many new features,...
Question: My workflow runs fine locally, but after publishing, it fails with the error below. Any insight into what I need to do? As we all know, Alteryx is a very powerful tool allowing for connections to a variety of systems and data for both Input...
Question: I have a dashboard where currently my filters are listed down the right side of my dashboard. I want to use the new Show/Hide buttons, but the menu option isn’t there. What am I missing? One of the newer features of Tableau Desktop includes container...
Question: I’m needing to add multiple layers of logic in Tableau, but I don’t want multiple lines of AND options written out. How can I use multiple IF statements? Logical calculations take on many forms, and each of us probably has habits that affect the way...
Question: I’m using a table calculation comparing the same month last year, and my view shows blanks due to the date range I have applied. Is there a way to fill in the blanks correctly? I’ve duplicated the user’s view somewhat using Superstore data. You can...
Tableau 2019.2 is full of new features. To name a few, vector maps, parameter actions, show/hide dashboard containers and spatial calculations are now at your fingertips. The one I'm very excited for, but not seeing a lot of chatter about, is the ability to now...
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