Today we’re examining the following guideline: "Watch for useless clauses, e.g. ORDER BY. Tableau is going to re-sort the data once loaded anyway." Let’s get started! SQL Overview SQL, or Structured Query Language, is designed for managing data within a relational database. It is essentially composed of two parts: Data...
Currently, we’re going through the best ways to employ custom SQL and what to avoid. Here’s what we’ll cover today: "Avoid parameters in custom SQL in Tableau. Tableau wraps the custom SQL in a subquery that many databases don’t handle well. Consider building a view in the...
The rule that we’ll cover today is: "Limit custom SQL in live connections as they can be inefficient. Where possible, create a view on the database server to implement your custom SQL and connect Tableau to your view." In other environments and in other tools, using your...
The improvements of the Visual Data Window in Tableau 8.2 gave a breath of fresh air to the Tableau community. So far, the new design has been intuitive and user friendly. However, when I went searching for the Custom SQL option when connecting to an...
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