Tableau Release Notes Made Easy – The Future Is Here
This post is also available in: German I am going to start off this blog post with a simple assumption: if you have used Tableau for a while, chances are you’ve read through the release notes on Tableau’s website. You were either checking if an issue you’re experiencing has been addressed in a later update, […]
Using the Tableau Data Interpreter
I’ve been concentrating for weeks on updating my book to include new Tableau 9.0 features. There are a couple of new features that will be featured in this video: The Data Intpreter Ad hoc calculations (with autofill) The video will also show you how to incorporate data blending using more than one dimension to blend […]
Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields – Aggregate Functions
In this article on Tableau Functions, we’ll examine Aggregate Functions. Aggregate Functions are a type of function where values of multiple rows are grouped together as the input to form a single value of more significant meaning, such as a set or list. To access these functions, simply select Aggregate from the function drop-down list […]
Hot Topics: Best Practices for Data Connections
Working on the InterWorks Expert Hotline I come into contact with many clients every day assisting them with all aspects of their Tableau deployment from data preparation to best practice dashboard design all the way through to complex table calculations and Tableau Server tuning. This new series of blogs will pick up hot topics that are commonly […]
My First Week of Traveling with the Apple Watch
Traveling with the Apple Watch is a combination of fun and frustrating – mostly fun. I checked travel schedules, boarded plans, purchased coffee, used map directions, sent and received texts, and answered a phone call – all from my phone. People notice the watch and ask questions about it. As a result, I have become good […]
10 Questions for Tableau Zen Master Kelly Martin
I’ve admired Kelly’s Tableau Public work and her blog for several years. Late last year, I was in Vancouver giving a talk. That gave me the opportunity to have dinner with Kelly along with the George Gorczynski, the Tableau Picasso. We talked about data viz for several hours over dinner and had a great time. Kelly calls herself the “grandma” of data […]
Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields – Type Conversion
In our next Tableau Essentials article on functions, we’ll examine Type Conversion Functions. This group of functions allow you to take the result of any expression and convert it to another specific data type. These are important for preparing some fields for calculation or in the case that the underlying data source needs a little […]
The Fight of the Century – Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather T-Minus 2 Days… (probably less if you read this before I update this countdown again!) The Training Camps are almost complete and the tapering down is in progress…. The Weigh-In is just around the corner which marks the Grand Finale in terms of preparations before the Main Event itself – “The Fight […]
How to Automate a Tableau Data Source Refresh with Alteryx
So, you’ve finally worked out your ETL process using Alteryx and have it exporting a shiny new TDE file. Now what? Using the Run Command tool in Alteryx Designer you can automate the publishing of that TDE to Tableau Server, and here’s how you do it: Step 1 Using Alteryx Designer, select the Workflow canvas […]
I ♥ When Tableau Does That – Calculated Fields in Tableau 9.0 Edition
When last we left our hero, she was complaining mightily about how when you have a calculated field in Tableau, and that field is referenced by another calculated field, things go seriously awry when you replace data sources. Luckily, there is a solution that works much of the time. Read all about it here! But […]