When building our dashboards, one of the best ways for us to visualize positive and negative values is through the use of shapes and colors. But what if our data doesn't have both positive and negative values? And what if we’d also like to ensure...
article.post img { max-width: 760px; } Sometimes Tableau puts mark labels exactly where we want ‘em… But sometimes the default positioning of mark labels leaves class participants asking: “Can I pick where my mark labels go?” The answer is yes! You have two options for adjusting positioning for your mark...
I was working with a client recently, and they asked me a seemingly simple question: “How do you compare quarterly performance across a single time frame in Tableau?” They were looking for this: My first thought was that this is very straightforward – all you should need to...
Last Thursday, InterWorks Director of Strategic Innovation Dan Murray presented a webinar with Carahsoft on discovery and ad hoc analytics in Tableau. The webinar was targeted specifically to government organizations, but the topics covered can be applied to a wide variety of organizations. Specifically, the webinar details: The...
Today, I got a really interesting request to create a Venn diagram in Tableau that showed the overlap in customer segments. I had seen the 3 Way Venn done by Rob Austin here at InterWorks; however, I needed something that allowed me to select the intersections...
Here's another question I hear from time to time during Tableau training: “How do I make a URL action open inside of the dashboard rather than in a new window?” You may know how to make dashboard URL Actions in Tableau that link to various webpages based...
A few weeks ago, during one of the Tableau sessions we like to do between BI consultants at InterWorks, Dave showed a Tableau trick he used to make map visualisations in Tableau more dynamic and intuitive for the end user. The trick was a smart use of...
At the start of this Deep Dive series, I stated that there were four standard use cases for parameters: filters, bins, reference lines and calculated fields. What about other areas, such as table calculations? Why can’t we use parameters there? The answer is: You can! You just...
From my Melbourne Advanced class last week, I received the following question from one of my students, Arpan: "Can I manually set the colors of a stepped gradient?" The quick answer is: Yes, you can! Let’s learn more about this question and potential use cases for the solution. Stepped...
Tableau 10 includes new functions in the JavaScript API that give access to underlying data and summary data in a worksheet. As of this version, you can build dynamic web interfaces or custom visualizations using data from Tableau. I have previously showed how to integrate...
In the next article of our Deep Dive on Parameters, we will examine reference lines. Remember, there are a lot of ways to add reference lines to your view: the Analysis drop-down menu, the Analytics pane or right-clicking on the measures axis. Also, reference line...
In the next article of our Deep Dive on parameters, we’ll explore how we can use parameters to allow our report users to choose the size of their bins within a histogram. Histogram Review We talked about the histogram in our Tableau Essentials series here. It’s a...
In the last two articles of this parameters Deep Dive, we’ve learned how to use parameters with filters and within calculated fields. Now, let’s combine these skills and use a parameter to filter across disparate data sources. Quick Review Remember, filters are different than parameters. Filters are...
Every day, we are contacted by individuals that are aware of the great potential in Tableau but have no background in data analytics. They are keenly interested in learning Tableau as quickly as possible. As a certified Tableau training partner and 2015 Tableau Training Partner of the...
It’s worth exploring the data you use with Tableau a bit further. In our last article of the Driver’s Ed series, we talked about adding data sources to your Tableau team. The business side sources the data, and the IT side incorporates and manages it....
When you combine parameters with calculated fields, you’re unlocking the potential of some powerful stuff. Obviously, no matter how deep our deep dive could go, there’s no way I could show you everything that is possible. So, we’ll use a couple of examples to get...
In a previous blog post, I mapped America’s Deadliest Shootings based on a timeline put together by the "Los Angeles Times." A topic not often discussed is the order of elements when laying out floating containers on your dashboard and how this can ultimately impact...
We all know that we can create some pretty cool maps in Tableau using fields like City, State and ZIP Code; however, Tableau cannot natively map street addresses. In order to plot specific addresses, we’ll need to use latitude and longitude coordinates. Through the use...
“Without data, you are just another person with an opinion.” - W. Edwards Deming, Statistician, Author, Consultant Tableau without data is just an interface, a car without gas. The more usable data sources that you can add for your report creators the better. In this article, we’ll...
When going through training, people are often introduced to highlight tables and are immediately intrigued. That’s because they allow us to create a standard crosstab but use color to call attention to certain values (high or low). But how do we edit colors once we...
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