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Recently, I have been involved in working with larger datasets. Anyone who has done extensive data preparation with datasets at scale, in order to get the data cleaned and shaped for Tableau visualization purposes, will soon realize the importance of a workbook performance budget. When I’m...

In one of its newer releases from 2024 (version 2024.2 to be exact), Tableau began to offer Viz Extensions. These are newly offered chart types, which are available as point-and-click selections from within the Marks cards area. Essentially, they are powered by web applications that...

When I teach LODs in Tableau trainings, I usually set the expectation that it will take a while (and a lot of practice) before students will understand what is going on. That still stands. Teaching the pure concept, though, we can do in ten minutes....

Disclaimer: I use Tableau Desktop for 99% of my workbooks. I have been thinking lately about being a more efficient developer with my dashboards, which goes hand-in-hand with having workbook performance front-of-mind. Along those lines, this blog post is a collection of tips and tricks that...

In the newsletter I usually send out at the end of the month for the blog (which you can subscribe to via the banner at the bottom of the page), I filled the intro with Halloween-themed puns that, quite frankly, were frighteningly spooktacular. I will...

Great dashboards engage users and encourage exploration and discovery. A great way to do this is using interactivity. Let’s look into how to achieve this with different BI tools.  Interactivity in Tableau     In Tableau this can be achieved with dashboard actions. There are a number of actions...

Oftentimes, I find myself in training or enablement sessions, showing the full list of possible functions available to use in Tableau. It’s quite a list of possibilities that starts with ABS (for the absolute value of an integer) and runs through the ZN (zero null...

If you attended the latest Tableau Conference earlier this spring, or if you’ve spent any time considering the feasibility of a migration to Tableau Cloud, you may be familiar with Tableau Pulse. Tableau Pulse leverages the capabilities of Tableau AI to deliver key insights on-the-go...

You may have the job title of data analyst, or you may work in HR or sales. Regardless, the versatility of modern data visualization tools allows everyone access to self-serve analytics. If you already have Tableau experience but are interested in Power BI, this is...

Customer Question: "When I’m using filters on my map visualization, if the filter returns null values for any state, that state disappears from the map. How can I make a map that will show state outlines even when there’s no data?" There are, as with many...

Tableau is a robust tool that allows you to build dashboards in a multitude of ways, which is part of what makes it great. The flip side is that it can be easy to let little inefficiencies pile up and affect the ultimate performance of...

This article reflects on my attempt at transforming a previously created Tableau dashboard. This transformation was greatly influenced by the insights gained from the excellent two-week Tableau data visualization training provided to me as a BI intern at InterWorks. Most humans are visual creatures. We consume...

I want you to know, my first draft of this blog post was almost entirely made up of me slipping "May" into casual sentences or trying to come up with puns surrounding the month's name. I've spared you from reading all that, don't worry. It...

Recently, Snowflake released external access integrations into general availability. This allows Snowflake admins to create secure tunnels for Snowflake to communicate with the outside world, and can therefore communicate with external APIs to complete all manner of tasks. For example – external access could be...

If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re a BI director, Tableau Server administrator, site administrator or developer who’s interested in or planning to migrate from Tableau Server to Tableau Cloud. You’re keen to take advantage of Tableau Cloud’s latest features like Tableau Pulse and reduce...

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