Workaround for PrimitiveExp:: MakePrimitive Caused by IFNULL and a Zero Length String in Tableau
Recently, a colleague ran into an issue with the workbook that is exported from our Audit tool in our Workbook Tools product: The error is Tableau Data Engine Error: 4: PrimitiveExp::MakePrimitive: map_lower_user2_val. Findings When I investigated, I discovered that it was caused by a bug in Tableau 9.0. In our workbook, we have a calculated […]
10 Questions for Iron Viz Champion Ryan Sleeper
Ryan Sleeper is a consultant based in Kansas City with a keen interest in professional sports, an infectiously positive attitude and a friendly nature. I first noticed Ryan because of his fine sports-related data visualizations and his winning performance in the 2013 Iron Viz competition. When I did my book tour last year, I made a point […]
5 Things I Learned at OpenVis Conference 2015
A little over a week ago, a few of my colleagues and I attended the OpenVis Conference in Boston and had a blast learning about new open source visualization technologies and hearing ideas for creating on the web. The lineup was full of amazing speakers, including Tableau’s Robert Kosara, infographic designer Nigel Holmes and Santiago […]
Power Tools for Tableau Webinar
Tableau purchased Power Tools in 2019. Contact Us for more information. We recently held a webinar on how InterWorks could help em’power’ your Tableau Experience, using the InterWorks Power Tools for Tableau. If you wanted a recap or fancy finding out exactly what could possibly make Tableau even better, read on… Do you have a successful Tableau […]
Veeam Instant Recovery: A How To Guide
In the last decade, there has been a profound change of expectations in the world of IT. Applications are expected to have no down time while at the same time having minimal to no loss of data. Thanks to virtualization and discoveries in technology, it is now cost-effective for many organizations to have high redundancy with […]
Tableau Essentials: Calculated Fields – Date Functions
Today, we’ll continue our exploration of the functions you can use when you create a calculated field. We covered Logical Functions and Number Functions in the two previous articles on this topic. Now, we’ll cover Date Functions. To bring up the Calculated Field window, right-click anywhere in the Data window (i.e. sidebar) to bring up […]
Veeam 8: Active Directory Explorer
As an IT professional who has worked with multiple recovery programs over the years, I have acquired a great appreciation for the tools included in Veeam Backup and Replication. Tools such as Veeam Explorer for Exchange 2010/2013 and the Veeam Explorer for SharePoint have simplified recovery and introduced new, creative ways to perform some of […]
Looking Back on Aruba Atmosphere 2015
Aruba’s largest annual conference, Aruba Atmosphere, wrapped up just a few weeks ago. The purpose of the conference is to bring together Aruba partners and customers alike to share all the latest wireless technologies from Aruba as well as new ways in which customers are using Aruba technology. They had the great judgment to hold […]
InterWorks OKC Open House 2015: Celebrating Seven Years of Growth
We at InterWorks are opening the doors of our OKC office for a day of fun, networking and client appreciation. Whether you’re an old friend or a new acquaintance, or even if we haven’t met you yet, we’d love for you to join us at our place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April […]
The Tableau Community Mosaic
It’s been said before, but what makes Tableau unlike any other data visualization tool out there is the community surrounding it. People don’t just use Tableau – they live it. There are so many helpful resources out there, be it blogs or social media channels, but there is no better place to see this community […]