Question: My calculation for percentage isn’t returning the right values, but the data is there. I’m getting the sum of a single product, not the full sum. What do I need to do? Understanding what Tableau does with calculations and aggregations is important when building calculated...
The question is: We receive CSV files from our data provider which we pull into Prep. We then unionize them and output a Tableau online server file. Why can’t we edit the default properties? If you are familiar with this menu, it normally looks like this: Many...
You have a shapefile. You have a custom background. They belong together. Now it’s just a matter of figuring out how to make it work in Tableau … This is a common challenge we get in both Tableau training and through InterWorks Assist. The best way...
Question: "I added a calculation that uses a parameter input and my dashboard is a lot slower now. How can I make it faster?" Example Calculation Some common reasons to include user-selected values (parameters) inside of calculations are: Change the measure displayed Set a date for comparison to...
Question: "I’ve published a report to Tableau Online, but I keep getting an error message on the refresh that I’ve scheduled with Tableau Bridge. Can you help me troubleshoot?" Background In many circumstances, Tableau Online doesn’t have the ability to connect to your on-premise data within your servers....
Question: "Tableau isn’t functioning the way I expect it to. I want to click on a chart and have it affect the two other sheets on the dashboard, but it won’t do what I want it to." To see what was going on with this question, we...
Question: "I want to build a Sankey diagram with my survey data, but I don’t know how to even start this. I want to be able to see someone’s response before exposure and after exposure to the test object we are surveying on. Could we hop...
Question: "I’ve established the data relationship, but the number still won’t show and I still get this error. What am I doing wrong?" Blending is one of those features that we see many issues with. Some users don’t realize they’ve started a blend while others may have...
Question for this week: My users love the dashboards, but they want to get an email with the dashboard filtered to their specific options without having to click the filter. Can we set up a script to send an email to the user with their dashboard...
"My LOD calculation results are not matching up during QA, and I can’t figure out what’s different. Can we hop on a screenshare to discuss?" We hopped on a screenshare with the client. Upon reviewing the two views with her, everything appeared to be in order...
Tableau purchased Power Tools in 2019. Contact Us for more information. Here's the InterWorks Assist question for this week's post: "I have a situation where one of our power users left the company, and I’m having trouble finding the data connections related to them as they aren’t...
This week’s question came from a longtime Tableau user, but they just aren’t happy with the way their dashboard looked: "The attached dashboard just doesn’t have the bang that I’m going for. Any tips you can think of to enhance it? There are maps with the...
Welcome to the first edition of "Advancing with Assist." This week’s question came from a newer user to Tableau who asked: “I only need values before the first day of the current month. Is there an easier way than excluding the month manually each time my...
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