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...
The Tableau platform is a suite of innovative and intuitive tools. When I first started using Tableau Desktop in 2009, I managed to create basic dashboards and, for the first time, the organization I worked with used visual analytics to inform decisions. At the time,...
TL;DR: Quick LOD calcs make LODs easier, which is slightly concerning. However, this could lead to some major time saving and teaching opportunities if the feature is built upon. Great New Feature, Great Responsibility When Tableau added Quick LODs in its most recent release, I’ll admit I...
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 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’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...
Tableau has recently made their eLearning program free for 90 days after you sign up. Use the code 2020elearning when registering. For anyone keen on upskilling, I would highly encourage you to give this a try regardless of where you are on your data journey....
A few months ago, most of us were working safely in an office next to our colleagues and would have never guessed that soon, we would all be at home rethinking the way we work. For many, though, remote work has been their way of...
The world is in lockdown. That’s true here in Australia, as well. So, we decided to take our popular Lunch & Learn learning series from the conference rooms in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Singapore and share them virtually to any and all that wanted a...
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...
One of the questions that I’ve been getting a lot lately when I present on analytics is: how do you get good at Tableau? I’m going to give you as close to a blueprint as possible based on my own experiences to quickly build skills...
Have you ever built a really cool dashboard and thought, “Man, this would be awesome to access from my phone while I’m on the go!” The world we live in today is a mobile one—we are all on the go and spending more time on...
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...
Do you like being challenged? Is passing the Tableau Desktop Professional Exam (CP) on your to-do list? Then this blog might be handy. I recently became a Certified Tableau Desktop Professional and want to share a few tips to help you prepare. Getting Started Your best source...
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...
Question: Is there an easy way, without going workbook by workbook, to see a list of ALL data sources on our server that are published within workbooks and NOT published themselves? The good news here is yes, there is a way to do this from the...
Question: I am not interested in seeing the landmass around the US. Is there a way to get rid of it within Tableau? As with most questions posed to the Assist team, the answer is yes. The end result you want just requires a bit of...
Question: I’ve used a case statement to allow my user to switch between measures, but I can’t format my percentage correctly. It always shows as a decimal. Is there a way around this? The short answer is yes but with the requirement that you can’t have...
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