So, earlier, you created a great report showing sales for the month and published it out to the server. The next month, your manager comes back and complains that the report is set to show last month’s data. Why doesn’t the report just update to...
I'm that guy who straightens a picture when its crooked, even in public. If a book is out of place on my shelf, I'll move it. When the text on a Tableau dashboard isn't just so, I will change it. There are three things I...
The first topic we’ll be covering in this new series is Data, and the first point on the checklist is as follows: "Keep analysis simple. Work with a subset of your data. Extract a sample if needed." The old adage, “Keep It Simple, Stupid” is just as...
We’ve covered symbol maps and filled maps in our review of all of the different types of chart types in earlier articles. Today, we’re going to look at some of the formatting options you can apply to your maps beyond formatting the marks and fills. Let’s start with a...
Calculated fields are a staple of almost every workbook I create. There’s always a need to add a field to the original set of dimensions or measures to either enhance a visualization or to add powerful analysis on the fly without having to re-write the...
Hierarchies in Tableau are a great way to offer a high-level summary with the option to drill down into the data. For example, in the Sample Superstore extract, you can go from feeling great about Technology sales to worrying about losing money on DFX-8500 printers...
Ask Tableau users what they love most about Tableau, and they’ll likely say it’s the ability to create stunning data visualizations quickly and easily. Tableau was designed with usability in mind, apparent in its approachable interface, yet behind that interface lies a powerful collection of...
Tableau tooltips are a fantastic way to add additional context or information to your view without taking up any precious real estate on the worksheet (super important when the worksheet is on a dashboard). As we’ll discuss in this post, you can populate the tooltip...
In this edition of Tableau Essentials, we’ll examine the Color button on the Marks card. Color options are a powerful way to add distinction to your visualization as well as depth to your data’s story. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you...
What are the differences between CASE and IF statements when making calculated fields in Tableau? How do different types of IF statements vary? When is it better to use one of these statements over the others? That is what I’ll address in this article. The Different...
A look at effectively preparing for the rapid aging of the American workforce utilizing calculated fields and parameters in Tableau. The Scenario It’s no secret: The American workforce is aging – rapidly. The “Silver Tsunami” is hastily approaching land. With it comes waves of increased medical expenditures,...
This post builds off of two great previous posts about Tabcmd by Kate Treadwell and Tanner Ladd. Please refer back to these posts if you have questions about setting up Tabcmd and distributing PDFs. The goal of this post is to show you how to use...
We’ve kicked off 2015 with answers to some of our most commonly asked questions. Another problem that appears involves a simple piece of functionality – totals. We know that Tableau can create totals for us through the Analysis menu. In Tableau 8.1, a new feature called...
Today, we’re going to cover labels and some of the tricks and tips you can use with your visualization. To start, let’s take a simple horizontal bar chart. Our bar chart shows the penetration of Internet usage of countries with 200 million people or more. Now,...
Today, we’ll look at some formatting ideas that you can use on your next visualization. Specifically, we’ll look at using custom shapes to serve as our marks. Here is a simple table illustrating where players from the 2014 World Cup play their club football: Club Location field...
Now that we have some basics out of the way and a few chart types in our arsenal, it’s time to move onto some of the finer points of data visualization in Tableau. First, let’s talk about formatting. Most of us know the saying, “don’t judge...
What is a maxim? According to Merriam-Webster: “A general truth, fundamental principle or rule of conduct.” Recently, I read a book called “Clear and Simple as the Truth” that got me thinking about maxims. The authors reference a French essayist named François de La Rochefoucauld, who wrote a book...
Highlight tables can be a great way to help users quickly spot the most interesting values in a table of numbers. In cases where multiple variables are displayed, Measure Values can be used to apply a single color scheme to all of the values in...
The packed bubbles view, also known as a bubble chart, is a means to show relational value without regards to axes. The bubbles are packed in as tightly as possible to make efficient use of space. There are a lot of different ways to use this...
In this post, we'll have a little fun with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ for short. I recently began training in BJJ at the Renzo Gracie Academy in Portland, OR. I feel very fortunate to have found a facility full of great people to be around,...
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